Butterfly McQueen dies after kerosene fire at 84
Augusta Georgia AP reports Butterfly McQueen, famed for playing Prissy in Gone With the Wind, died after a kerosene heater accident. She was critically burned lighting a heater, then died about 10 hours later at Augusta Regional Medical Center. Neighbors helped pull her from the flames as two Boy Scouts assisted, and many friends mourned her death. Born Thelma McQueen in Tampa, she pursued Broadway and film before stepping away from acting, her legacy tied to a controversial Prissy role in the 1939 classic.
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NBC reporter Tom Pettit dies at 64
Acclaimed NBC journalist Tom Pettit, the only broadcaster to provide live coverage of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald, died Friday at 64 from complications after surgery. His career spanned from the Eisenhower era to the Clinton administration and included interviews with every president since Truman.
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Food bank and sheriff deliver holiday meals in Crumpler
The Liberty Chapel and Food Bank at Crumpler, aided by the McDowell County Sheriff's Department led by Sheriff Don Hicks, distributed Christmas meals to over 150 elderly and shut-in residents. Sheriff Hicks delivered many door to door in Crumpler Hollow while Ronald Bailey noted meals included turkey stuffing potatoes and cake. The church and food bank have operated about six months in an old coal company building and welcome all denominations.
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