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  2. State funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    President George H. W. Bush lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda on December 3, 2018. In the United States, state funerals are the official funerary rites conducted by the federal government in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., that are offered to a sitting or former president, a president-elect, high government officials and other civilians who have rendered distinguished ...

  3. Madge Evans - Wikipedia

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    Actress. Years active. 1914–1958. Spouse. Sidney Kingsley (m. 1939) Awards. Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Madge Evans (born Margherita Harrison Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. [2] She began her career as a child performer and model.

  4. Clay Evans (pastor) - Wikipedia

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    Savoy, Jewel, Paula, Meek, Blackberry, Pro-Arte. Clay Evans (June 23, 1925 – November 27, 2019) was an African American Baptist pastor and founder of the influential Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, famous for its gospel music infused Sunday service and choir. [1] Evans released his first musical project in 1984 ...

  5. Nicholas Evans - Wikipedia

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    Nicholas Benbow Evans (26 July 1950 – 9 August 2022) was a British journalist, screenwriter, television and film producer and novelist.

  6. Edith Evans - Wikipedia

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    Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was nominated for three Academy Awards. Evans's stage career spanned sixty years, during which she played ...

  7. Death care industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The death care industry in the United States includes companies and organizations that provide services related to death: funerals, cremation or burial, and memorials. This includes for example funeral homes, coffins, crematoria, cemeteries, and headstones. [1][2] The death care industry within the U.S. consists mainly of small businesses, [3 ...

  8. Jean Brenchley - Wikipedia

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    Jean Elnora Brenchley was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania, as the daughter of J. Edward Brenchley and Elizabeth Jefferson Brenchley."My love of microorganisms started while growing up on a small dairy farm in Pennsylvania" she recalled later in life. [1]

  9. Obituary - Wikipedia

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    An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2] According to Nigel Farndale, the Obituaries Editor of The Times, obituaries ought to be "balanced ...