Deaths for the week ending 12 April 2014:
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Mary Anderson, actress (Gone With the Wind), 96.
Mickey Rooney, actor (National Velvet), of natural causes, 93.
Monday, 7 April 2014
George Shuffler, bluegrass musician, 88.
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
James Hellwig, aka The Ultimate Warrior, pro wrestler, of heart disease, 54.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Chris Banks, NFL football player (Denver Broncos), cause not reported, 41.
Emmanuel III Delly, Catholic cardinal (Chaldean), 87.
Eddie Miller, NBA basketball player (Baltimore Bullets), 82.
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Tom Jacobs, skier (1952 Olympics), 87.
Sue Townsend, author (Adrian Mole series), after a long illness, 68.
Friday, 11 April 2014
Hal Cooper, TV director and producer ("Maude"), of heart failure, 91.
Lou Hudson, NBA basketball player (Atlanta Hawks), after a long illness, 69.
Jesse Winchester, singer-songwriter ("The Brand New Tennessee Waltz"), of bladder cancer, 69.
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Hal Smith, major leaguer (St. Louis Cardinals), 82.
Billy Standridge, auto racer (NASCAR), of cancer, 60.