Obituaries Related to "Church" from New York Times Archive
Church of England Unfair to Dead Bishop, Abuse Inquiry Finds
A report said church investigators had “rushed to justice” in the case of Bishop George Bell, accused decades after his death of abusing a young girl.
1,000 AT CARRILLO RITES; Acting Colleagues at Funeral in Santa Monica Church
The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church dies after presiding over a packed funeral.
The leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died of the coronavirus on Friday, according to the church, three weeks after he attended a packed funeral for a senior bishop who had died after contracting the virus.
Church That Hosted Emmett Till’s Funeral Is Designated ‘Endangered’
Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago, where thousands paid their respects to the murdered teenager in 1955, was placed on a new list of endangered historic places in the United States.
Deborah Henson, Church Member With Generous Spirit, Dies at 56
In Ocala, Fla., she counseled couples, donated clothing and aided women who suffered from domestic violence. She died of the coronavirus.
Rev. Vickey Gibbs, Activist in a Progressive Church, Dies at 57
Ms. Gibbs used her pulpit in Houston to treat broken parishioners in a broken social world. She died of the coronavirus.
Thomas Blanton, Who Bombed a Birmingham Church, Dies at 82
He was the last survivor of three Klansmen who were convicted, years later, in the killing four black girls in 1963, a case that was a turning point in the civil rights struggle.
Julio Guzman, Salvadoran Refugee Who Started a Church, Dies at 64
Mr. Guzman proclaimed his faith in God even as he lay dying of Covid-19 in the hospital. He started his church in New Jersey 30 years ago.
Pastor Who Defied Social Distancing Dies After Contracting Covid-19, Church Says
The death of Gerald O. Glenn, the bishop of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Va., was announced during Easter services.
Armed Man Dies After Shooting at Catholic Church in California, Authorities Say
The man entered Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Santa Ana on Sunday afternoon before Mass, the police said. The authorities do not know if the man was killed by the police, or if he fatally shot himself.
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John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93
He was a familiar face from Broadway productions of “Company,” “Titanic” and “Six Degrees of Separation” and from many movie and TV appearances.
Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65
In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.
Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
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