Celebrity Deaths in 2018
Country western star Clint Walker, best known for appearing in the '50s TV show Cheyenne, passed away just shy of his 91st birthday. He is survived by his wife, Susan Cavallari, and daughter, Valerie, who announced the news of his death.
The actress who starred opposite Christopher Reeve in 1978's Superman is still widely considered the most iconic Lois Lane of all time. According to her manager, Margot died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Livingston, Montana.
Following the former First Lady's peaceful death, her relatives including granddaughter Jenna Bush Hager posted touching tributes. Her husband, former President George H.W. Bush was able to be with her and held her hand until she passed.
The famous British physicist died at age 76, 54 years after he was diagnosed with a rare motor neurone disease and given only a few years to live.
In the beloved TV series M*A*S*H, Stiers portrayed Major Charles Emerson Winchester III. According to the MKS Talent Agency, the actor passed away "peacefully at his home in Newport, Oregon after a courageous battle with bladder cancer."
After decades of preaching and touching millions of lives, the Evangelist reverend known as "America's pastor" passed away at his home in Montreat, NC, at the age of 99. He will be buried at Charlotte's Billy Graham Museum and Library near his wife.
The honky-tonk singer-songwriter of '90s hits like "I Let Her Lie" and "Too Much Fun" died at home in Lebanon, TN, leaving behind a wife and four young kids. Fellow country musicians and friends posted tributes to social media. "Rest in peace Buddy, you sang country like country should be sung," wrote Charlie Daniels.
Film actor John Gavin, who starred in 1960s motion pictures Psycho and Spartacus, and eventually served as ambassador to Mexico, passed away at age 86.
Famous for playing sitcom dad Martin Crane on Frasier, John Mahoney died in Chicago while in hospice care. The Guardian reports the cause of death as complications related to throat cancer. His on-screen son, Kelsey Grammer, choked up remembering his costar, saying, "He was my father, and I loved him."
In November 2017, country singer Lari White revealed she had peritoneal cancer. Just a few months later, the artist known for her hit songs "That's How You Know," "That's My Baby," and "Now I Know," passed away at her home in Nashville at age 52,
America lost the real-life Rosie the Riveter, a woman named Naomi Parker Fraley, this year. The 1940s Naval Air Station employee became a World War II icon when artist J. Howard Miller based his illustration after her image - though it wasn't until 2015 that she was properly credited.
The actor best known for his work on the TV series Coach, as well as for being Dick Van Dyke's younger brother, died at the beginning of 2018. According to The New York Times, his wife, Shirley Ann Jones, said Jerry had been in a traffic accident in 2015, after which his health declined.
Clint Walker, 90, May 21
Country western star Clint Walker, best known for appearing in the '50s TV show Cheyenne, passed away just shy of his 91st birthday. He is survived by his wife, Susan Cavallari, and daughter, Valerie, who announced the news of his death.
A tribute to the country artists, actors, and other notable people who have died this year.