A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. . Amanda Gross holds the hands of her 6-year-old son, Patrick Henry, as they pray outside of the gated community where former first lady Barbara Bush died earlier in the day, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Houston.

Within minutes of the news that former first lady Barbara Bush had died Tuesday at the age of 92, tributes began pouring in from political figures, including those in her own family. George H.W. Bush, her husband of 73 years, issued a statement that praised his wife as a "proponent of family literacy," and noted that she is survived by 5 children, 17 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and a brother.

Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92. On Sunday, family spokesman Jim McGrath said the former first lady had decided to decline further medical treatment for health problems and focus instead on "comfort care" at home in Houston.

I have an obituary in today's paper about the death last week of Deirdre Carr. She and her husband, Joe, lived locally for a long time and co-founded Joseph Carr Winery and Josh Cellars.

Thomas John Worden of Virginia Beach was called to his heavenly home April 6, 2018. A quiet and humble man, he led his life and his family with steady strength.

Bethlehem Highway Department workers last week building a path to the Slingerland family burial vault in Slingerlands. The property is owned by the town.

Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered flags at state and federal buildings to be flown at half-staff Sunday in honor of a Minnesota firefighter who died in the line of duty. Timothy Wayne Royce, of Mapleton, was found unconscious after suffering a heart attack in the early hours of March 30. He had responded to two emergency calls the day before, a traffic crash and a medical call.

William Henry "Bill" Campbell, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, after a long illness. Bill was a happy, life-long resident of Janesville.

Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered flags at state and federal buildings to be flown at half-staff Sunday in honor of a Minnesota firefighter who died in the line of duty. Timothy Wayne Royce, of Mapleton, was found unconscious after suffering a heart attack in the early hours of March 30. He had responded to two emergency calls the day before, a traffic crash and a medical call.

Tina Hawk, 60 of Salem, Ohio passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA following an extended illness. She was born in East Liverpool, OH on May 11, 1957 a daughter to Larry Messenger and Joan Messenger.

Bernice King, after she spoke at the Mason Temple of the Church of God in Christ in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The church is where their father, the Rev.

Mr. John David Timbers, Sr., 90, of Seymour, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home. He was born on November 3, 1927 to the late Elsie Timbers.

A federal investigation of a Mississippi County housing agency found mismanaged money and demanded the funds be repaid, but the agency director disputes the government's claims. The Mississippi County Public Facilities Board in Osceola provides housing vouchers, known as Section 8, for 468 families.

Mourners on June 13, 2016, observe a moment of silence for the Pulse nightclub shooting victims during a vigil outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla. Questions have lingered in Damaris Benitez Torres' mind since the day she lost her brother, Martin Benitez, in the Pulse nightclub shooting.

Judge Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.... . FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2014, file pool photo, Judge Stephen Reinhardt listens to arguments on gay marriage bans at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for nearly four decades, died Thursday in Southern California. He was 87. Reinhardt died of a heart attack during a visit to a dermatologist in Los Angeles, court spokesman David Madden said.

Linda Brown, who as a girl in Topeka, was at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at the age of 75. Topeka's former Sumner School was all-white when her father, Oliver, tried to enroll the family. He became lead plaintiff in the 1954 Brown v.

Rep. Louise Slaughter , who served more than 31 years in the House of Representatives, died Friday following a fall last week, her chief of staff announced in a news release. Slaughter died early Friday morning surrounded by family at George Washington University Hospital after sustaining an injury in her Washington, DC residence last week, according to longtime aide Liam Fitzsimmons.

She was the first woman to lead the powerful House Rules Committee and called herself the only microbiologist on Capitol Hill

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