Deaths for the week ending 10 May 2014:
Sunday, 4 May 2014
Dick Ayers, comic book artist (The Fantastic Four), 90.
Elena Baltacha, pro tennis player, of liver cancer, 30.
Al Pease, auto racer (Formula One), 92.
Monday, 5 May 2014
Butler Derrick, U.S. Congressman (D-SC, 1975-95), of cancer, 77.
Jackie Lynn Taylor, child actress (Our Gang) and TV hostess (San Diego, California), 88.
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Jimmy Ellis, pro boxer (WBA heavyweight), with dementia, 74.
Billy Harrell, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), of natural causes, 85.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Wilbur Rakestraw, auto racer (NASCAR), of congestive heart failure, 85.
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Nancy Malone, actress (Libby Kingston on "Naked City"), of leukemia, 79.
Leo Marentette, major leaguer (Detroit Tigers), of a heart attack, 73.
Joseph P. Teasdale, governor of Missouri (D, 1977-81), of pneumonia, 78.
Harry Weltman, pro basketball executive (Cleveland Cavaliers), with Alzheimer's disease, 81.
Friday, 9 May 2014
Harlan Mathews, U.S. Senator (D-TN, 1993-94), of brain cancer, 87.
Saturday, 10 May 2014
Patrick Lucey, governor of Wisconsin (D, 1971-77), 96.