Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 19 November 2016:

Leon Russell, folk rock musician ("A Song For You"), after a long illnes, 74.

Bob Gain, NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), 87.

Gwen Ifill, TV journalist (PBS), of cancer, 61.

Gardnar Mulloy, pro tennis player (1946, 1948, 1949 Davis Cups), 102.

Janet Wright, actress (Canadian), cause not reported, 71.

Bob Addis, major leaguer (Boston Braves), 91.

Mose Allison, jazz musician, 89.

Cliff Barrows, musical director (Billy Graham crusades), after a brief illness, 93.

Holly Dunn, country singer ("Daddy's Hands"), of cancer, 59.

Lisa Lynn Masters, actress (Dr. Goodman on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"), of suicide by hanging, 52.

Melvin Laird, U.S. Secretary of Defense (under Nixon, 1969-73), 94.

Mentor Williams, pop songwriter ("Drift Away"), cause not reported, 70. He was the brother of songwriter Paul Williams.

Ruth Gruber, photojournalist, 105.

Denton Cooley, heart surgeon, 98.

Ed Francis, pro wrestler, 90.

Sharon Jones, soul singer, of pancreatic cancer, 60.