Jerry Hale Owens, the son of a small-town West Virginia newspaper publisher who grew up to travel the world working on high-stakes newspaper acquisition deals, died Saturday after a long bout with (Today)

Willie Davis, a speedy center fielder who collected two World Series rings, three Gold Gloves and was a two-time All-Star during his 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 69. (Today)

Sylvia Pressler, a trailblazing New Jersey judge whose 1973 ruling opened Little League baseball to girls, has died. She was 75. (Today)

A friend says he doesn't know anyone who was more organized than Paul Kuzmich of McKees Rocks. Mr. Kuzmich had to be organized. He was a vice president of Columbia Gas, where he worked for 31 years, and took leadership positions in a host of civic activities. (Yesterday)

Mary Josephine Ray, the New Hampshire woman who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, has died at age 114 years, 294 days. (Yesterday)