Deaths for the week ending 28 January 2006:
Sunday, 22 January 2006
Janette Carter, country singer ("Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow"), of multiple illnesses, 82. She was the sister of country singer June Carter Cash.
Monday, 23 January 2006
Charles J. Herring Jr., TV news announcer (Seattle), of cancer, 83.
Virginia Smith, U.S. Congresswoman (R-NE, 1975-91), 94.
Tuesday, 24 January 2006
Carlos Martinez, major leaguer (Chicago White Sox), after a long illness, 40.
Fayard Nicholas, tap dancer ("Stormy Weather"), of complications from a stroke, 91.
Chris Penn, actor (Reservoir Dogs), of heart disease, 40. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn.
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Luther "Sally" Green, ABA/NBA basketball player (New York Nets), of lung cancer, 59.
Susan Bieke Neilson, U.S. judge (6th Circuit Court of Appeals), of lung failure, 49.
Friday, 27 January 2006
Gene McFadden, singer and songwriter ("Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"), of cancer, 56.
Saturday, 28 January 2006
Arthur Bloom, TV news director ("60 Minutes"), of cancer, 63.
Henry McGee, actor ("The Benny Hill Show"), with Alzheimer's disease, 76.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup