Obituaries for 2026

[jafo2010]

Was rooting around on Youtube, and they had this piece on 7 Famous People That Died Recently.  I started watching it, and it is one famous person after another. 

I can't help wondering how many died prematurely because they received the COVID vaccine(s).  That is the coverup of the century, and it may never be officially revealed until all of us are long dead.  The liability would be in the billions, if not trillions.

So many folks I did not realize had passed away.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NYz0yGQTl4

[jmyrlefuller]

Brenda Fricker, Oscar-winning character actress, dies at 81

Fricker flourished in the late 1980s and early 1990s, often playing roles with a slightly eccentric yet motherly air, winning an Academy Award for her role as the lead role's mother in My Left Foot. She followed that with roles in Home Alone 2 and Angels in the Outfield.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brenda-fricker-dead-my-left-foot-1236650849/

[jmyrlefuller]

Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, early 1960s rock and roll star, dies at 89

Cannon's hard-driving, almost-growling style was influenced by his upbringing in the suburbs of Boston and became a favorite of American Bandstand host Dick Clark's. It can be heard on hits such as "Tallahassee Lassie," "Palisades Park," "Abigail Beecher," "Action (Theme from Where the Action Is)" and his cover of "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans."

https://variety.com/2026/music/obituaries-people-news/freddy-cannon-dead-palisades-park-rocker-1236815495/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J191zWAbDLo

[jmyrlefuller]

Hannah Rapp, an emerging contender in featherweight boxing, dies at 26

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/boxer-hannah-rapp-dies-struck-by-car

[Cyber Liberty]

Hannah Rapp, an emerging contender in featherweight boxing, dies at 26

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/boxer-hannah-rapp-dies-struck-by-car

Tragic story! That driver went out of his way to run her down.

[MeganC]

Hannah Rapp, an emerging contender in featherweight boxing, dies at 26

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/boxer-hannah-rapp-dies-struck-by-car

"The agency said Rapp and a fellow bicyclist were riding on a local road when Medina passed them in his car, stopped, and drove his vehicle in reverse. Medina then hit Rapp, and she was pronounced dead after emergency responders brought her to a hospital."

Manslaughter???? WTF????

That's Murder One, straight up. Medina needs the death penalty.

[Free Vulcan]

 It almost sounds like a hit job

[rustynail]

Kaylee Hottle has sadly passed away at the age of 18 after a fatal car crash. She was known for playing Jia in the Godzilla x Kong films.
Originally from Georgia, Kaylee Hottle comes from an all-deaf family, spanning four generations of deaf relatives on her father's side.

[jmyrlefuller]

Daniel Siad, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most notorious recruiters, found dead at 69

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/daniel-siad-model-scout-jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-home-paris

[MeganC]

Daniel Siad, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most notorious recruiters, found dead at 69

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/daniel-siad-model-scout-jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-home-paris

He made a clean getaway. 

[Smokin Joe]

He made a clean getaway. 

To what?

[MeganC]

To what?

A death that was not in a prison.

[Smokin Joe]

A death that was not in a prison.

Yeah, but that is a transition, and Hell awaits.

[Timber Rattler]

The agency said Rapp and a fellow bicyclist were riding on a local road when Medina passed them in his car, stopped, and drove his vehicle in reverse. Medina then hit Rapp, and she was pronounced dead after emergency responders brought her to a hospital.

Brazos deputies said they booked Medina on a count of manslaughter, which Texas law defines as recklessly causing a person’s death.

While the sheriff’s office did not provide additional details, court records reported by the Texas news outlet KHOU said Medina had sped past Rapp and her boyfriend when the boyfriend raised his hands. The court records alleged that Medina slammed on his brakes, backed into Rapp and hit her so hard that she shattered the rear windshield.

Yep, road rage--2nd degree murder.

[jmyrlefuller]

Actor Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore dies at 80

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/01/vincent-pastore-dead/

[Free Vulcan]

Per Fox, former Texas Rep Kay Granger dead at 83...

[mountaineer]

Actor Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore dies at 80

Loved that character. We didn't watch The Sopranos during its original run, as we didn't have HBO, but saw the "sanitized" episodes on A&E. Big Puss still got offed, and swims with the fishes.

[mountaineer]

Per Fox, former Texas Rep Kay Granger dead at 83...

Ryan James Girdusky
@RyanGirdusky
Kay had such severe Alzheimer’s during her last term in Congress that should would regularly wander into other people’s apartments in the building that she lived in.
Terrible end to a trailblazer. She should have retired years beforehand
8:57 AM · Aug 3, 2026

Story at Politico:  Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83

[Timber Rattler]

Ben Jones, Actor Turned Politician Who Played Cooter Davenport in ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies at 84

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ben-jones-dead-cooter-davenport-the-dukes-of-hazzard-1236831024/

Ben Jones, the actor turned politician best known for playing Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died on Sunday from a heart attack, according to his wife Alma Viator. He was 84.

Viator announced her husband’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon. With a photo of Jones holding his dog, she wrote, “I lost the love of my life today. Ben passed from a massive heart attack. He was home resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop the Yankees. Ben had the most amazing, rich, full life. He loved and was loved by so many. He will be missed. I loved him so much.”

In “The Dukes of Hazzard,” Jones played Cooter Davenport, the Hazzard County mechanic and an honorary member of the Duke clan. Appearing in 142 episodes, Jones starred alongside Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, Sorrell Brooke and Waylon Jennings.

EXCERPT

[rustynail]

NBA Great Don Nelson Dies At 86

NBA legend Don Nelson has passed away at the age of 86. Nelson, born on May 15, 1940, in Muskegon, Michigan, left an indelible mark on basketball as both a player and a coach. He played in five NBA championships with the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 1976, securing five championship rings. As a coach, Nelson's career spanned over 30 years, during which he became known for his innovative strategies and amassed a record 1,335 NBA victories.

[verga]

Ben Jones, Actor Turned Politician Who Played Cooter Davenport in ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies at 84

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ben-jones-dead-cooter-davenport-the-dukes-of-hazzard-1236831024/

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R.I.P. sir

[Polly Ticks]

R.I.P. sir

Indeed. And the Braves DID beat the Yankees, so I guess he got a double-dose of heaven. 

[Wingnut]

I guess that only leaves Bo, Luke and Daisy Duke left.

We can't count the lost season when Coy and Vance, The Duke boys cousins who, according to a hastily written explanation, had left the farm years earlier and were now returning to help out while Bo and Luke were “away.”

[jmyrlefuller]

Tedde Moore dies at 79

Moore is best known for playing Miss Shields, the schoolteacher in the movie A Christmas Story.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tedde-moore-dead-a-christmas-story-teacher-ralphie-1236669867/

[berdie]

NBA Great Don Nelson Dies At 86

NBA legend Don Nelson has passed away at the age of 86. Nelson, born on May 15, 1940, in Muskegon, Michigan, left an indelible mark on basketball as both a player and a coach. He played in five NBA championships with the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 1976, securing five championship rings. As a coach, Nelson's career spanned over 30 years, during which he became known for his innovative strategies and amassed a record 1,335 NBA victories.

Well, I hate that. I really liked Don. He did have a good life.

[jmyrlefuller]

I guess that only leaves Bo, Luke and Daisy Duke left.

We can't count the lost season when Coy and Vance, The Duke boys cousins who, according to a hastily written explanation, had left the farm years earlier and were now returning to help out while Bo and Luke were “away.”

My headcanon is that the boys got busted, Boss Hogg threw them in jail, and they brought Coy and Vance in to cover that up until their sentences ended.

[jmyrlefuller]

Violet Hensley, Ozarks fiddling legend, dies at 109

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/country-music-oldest-living-legend-171733757.html

[mountaineer]

Violet Hensley, Ozarks fiddling legend, dies at 109

What a life!

... Violet never backed away from a challenge, often exceeding her own lofty goals. A violin teacher once told Violet it is impossible to play the violin and sing at the same time. Violet held up her violin, repeated, “Impossible?” and began to sing and play. Eventually, Violet’s signature performance was playing her fiddle on top of her head while singing and dancing a jig.

Violet was the embodiment of the Ozarks: a balance of determination, grit, and ingenuity. Like the rugged Ozarks, her life was filled with challenging turns in the road and mountains to scale, but her resilient spirit and resourcefulness molded her into a woman that never let struggles steal her joy. Violet internalized the hardships in her life along with the victories, and her music was her way of expressing herself in ways that words could not.

At 15, she determined to carve a fiddle as fine as the ones her father crafted. She completed fiddle number one in a few months, and three more by the age of 17. Later in life, after raising her ten children, she crafted another 69. ...

Obituary posted by the funeral home

[Idiot]

What a life!Obituary posted by the funeral home

Incredible woman.

[verga]

Incredible woman.

QFT

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Carved her own fiddle... wow.

[rustynail]

Jason Arday found dead

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor, has been found dead.

Mr Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

[MeganC]

Jason Arday found dead

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor, has been found dead.

Mr Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

That's the black DEI plagiarist, right?

[rustynail]

That's the black DEI plagiarist, right?

Yes.  A sad case.

[mountaineer]

That's the black DEI plagiarist, right?

The Rachael Dolezal/Elizabeth Warren of Cambridge, so to speak.

Clarification: unlike Dolezal, he really was black. It's just that everything else about him, from biography to academic credentials and everything in his curriculum vitae was a lie.

[Wingnut]

Jason Arday found dead

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor, has been found dead.

Mr Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Fascinating.

[Smokin Joe]

Bit ti v=be insensitive, but Arday is ed-day?

O kay

[MeganC]

Jason Arday found dead

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor, has been found dead.

Mr Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

It's insensitive to call him "dead".

He's metabolically challenged.   

[Wingnut]

It's insensitive to call him "dead".

He's metabolically challenged.   

He will be resurrected by the left.  A Saint George, But he really couldn't breath

[jmyrlefuller]

Tommy John, whose 26-year baseball career was extended by the surgery that now bears his name, dies at 83

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49630369/ex-mlb-pitcher-tommy-john-namesake-pioneering-surgery-dies

[Free Vulcan]

Tommy John, whose 26-year baseball career was extended by the surgery that now bears his name, dies at 83

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49630369/ex-mlb-pitcher-tommy-john-namesake-pioneering-surgery-dies

One of my baseball heroes. Guy was an absolute beast of a pitcher and I got a few of his early baseball cards.

[MeganC]

Hayden Panettiere of "Heroes" was 36 and she died on Sunday. She leaves behind a daughter named Kaya.

Cause of death not released at this time.

I used to love her on Heroes.

 

[Wingnut]

One of my baseball heroes. Guy was an absolute beast of a pitcher and I got a few of his early baseball cards.

“When they operated on my arm, I asked them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did, but it turned out to be Mrs. Koufax.” ~ Tommy John

[mountaineer]

I couldn't help but think of the Sopranos dialogue:
Christopher Moltisanti: "You ever think what a coincidence it is that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease?"
Tony Soprano: "You're gonna make that same stupid joke every time that comes up?"

What a coincidence Tommy John had an operation called Tommy John surgery!

[jmyrlefuller]

Hayden Panettiere of "Heroes" was 36 and she died on Sunday. She leaves behind a daughter named Kaya.

Cause of death not released at this time.

I used to love her on Heroes.

 

She was a damned... good looking actress. Most of the stuff she was in wasn't really my thing, but... good golly, she was easy on the eyes.

She was also close to Vlad Klitschko, the famed boxer and Ukrainian warrior, with whom she had a child. It would not surprise me to find out Putin's minions had something to do with her death to get back at Klitschko. It would not be the first time he's used espionage to take out a political enemy.

[corbe]

   TTIUWP:

[rustynail]

Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s Hard-Shuffling Drummer, Dead at 77
The tireless drummer anchored the Texas band on hits like “La Grange," "Tush," and "Cheap Sunglasses" during its five-decade run..

[mountaineer]

Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s Hard-Shuffling Drummer, Dead at 77
The tireless drummer anchored the Texas band on hits like “La Grange," "Tush," and "Cheap Sunglasses" during its five-decade run..

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/18/frank-beard-dead/

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for legendary rock band ZZ Top, has died ... TMZ has learned.

According to the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Frank passed away on August 17 at his Texas ranch with family by his side after a stay in hospice. A cause of death has not been disclosed at this time.

ZZ Top founder Billy F. Gibbons released a statement on his passing saying, “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.”   ...

[Bigun]

[berdie]

That's too bad. I think they lost another member not long ago.

I had never been a big ZZ fan but a friend had an extra ticket that he offered to me. (never used to turn down a free live concert, lol)

It was really a fun concert and converted me to being a fan.