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Gordie Tapp, who played the role of Cousin Clem on the televised comedy show Hee Haw, has died.

Sometimes things happen exactly when they are supposed to happen and maybe that is part of the magic of the Christmas season.

Country singer Holly Dunn has lost her battle with ovarian cancer.

Gwen Ifill, veteran PBS journalist and co-anchor of the network's "NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, passed away yesterday of cancer. She was 61.

Baby boomers have lost another old friend. Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell has passed away at the age of 74.

Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, died early on Monday. She was 78.

The unrestrained 21-year-old driver was killed in the single-vehicle crash on La. 167 early Sunday morning.

Veteran comedian and actor Kevin Meaney passed away on Friday at his New York City home.

Sad news to report out of Calcasieu Parish as an off-duty Beauregard Parish sheriff's deputy has been killed.

Eunice pediatrician Dr. Nicole Michael travels to her native Haiti a few times a year to treat children there at a clinic in a small mountain village that lost its sources of food and income. She fears many will died of famine, and no access to food or clean water without aid. A non-profit mission organization is working to make sure that doesn't happen, and you can help.

Actor Tommy Ford passed away yesterday in an Atlanta area hospital. He was 52.

Randy Travis and his family are mourning the loss of Harold Traywick, Travis' father.

Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry star Jean Shepard has died. She was 82.

Buckwheat Zydeco, one of the most prominent voices in all of Zydeco music, has passed away at the age of 68. He died around 1:30am Saturday morning at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette following a lengthy battle with lung cancer.

At this time, a cause of death has not been determined for Bob Gordon, 68, and his wife Sharon Gordon, 57.

Transgender actress Alexis Arquette died yesterday at the age of 47. There's no word yet on the cause of death.

Rasing Cane II the most recent mascot of the Louisiana chicken finger restaurant has died.

The woman who was kissed by a sailor in Times Square celebrating the end of World World II has died at the age of 92.

Sad news to report out of the Country music world. Tracy Lawrence's father Duane Dickens has passed away. Dickens was 83-years-old.

Gene Wilder, best known for his comedic roles in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein has died at the age of 83.