Gene Wilder, the actor who performed to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in “The Producers” and the deranged animator of “Young Frankenstein,” has died. [...]]]>

American actor Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in ‘Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory’, directed by Mel Stuart, 1971. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gene Wilder, the actor who performed to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in “The Producers” and the deranged animator of “Young Frankenstein,” has died. He was 83.

Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

Jordan Walker-Pearlman said in a statement that Wilder was diagnosed with the disease three years ago, but kept the condition private so as not to disappoint fans.

“He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world,” Walker-Pearlman said.

Retired Police Captain Wyman Pounders

The Russellville Police Department is sad to announce the passing of Retired Police Captain Wyman Pounders. Captain Pounders served over 22 years at the Russellville Police Department and retired 11-20-2007.

Captain Pounders then rejoined the department as a School Resource Officer for the 2013, 2014 [...]]]>  

Retired Police Captain Wyman Pounders

The Russellville Police Department is sad to announce the passing of Retired Police Captain Wyman Pounders. Captain Pounders served over 22 years at the Russellville Police Department and retired 11-20-2007.

Captain Pounders then rejoined the department as a School Resource Officer for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 school years Captain Pounders was currently serving District 1 County Commissioner for Franklin County. Capt Pounders leaves behind wife Roxann Pounders, three daughters and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are as follows:
Visitation June 14 from 5 pm until 8 pm at
Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville, Al

Merle Haggard, April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016, died Wednesday, on his 79th birthday, from pneumonia.

He was born in Oklahoma but his mother took him to Bakersfield California in 1934, after the barn burned. He had a hard life, plagued by financial troubles and several terms in jail and prison.

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Merle Haggard, April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016, died Wednesday, on his 79th birthday, from pneumonia.

He was born in Oklahoma but his mother took him to Bakersfield California in 1934, after the barn burned. He had a hard life, plagued by financial troubles and several terms in jail and prison.

Lyrics for Bonnie and Clyde, by Merle Haggard

Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe
Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away
They both robbed and killed until both of them died
So goes the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde.

The poems that she wrote of the life that they led
Told of the lawmen left dying or dead
Some say that Clyde made her life a shame
But the legend made Bonnie the head of the game.

The rampage grew wilder with each passing day
The odds growing smaller with each get-a-way
With the end growing closer the harder they fought
With blood on their hands they were bound to get caught.

They drove back from town on one bright summer day
When a man they befriended stepped out in the way
With no thought of dyin’ they pulled to the side
But death lay there waiting for Bonnie and Clyde.

Two years or runnin’ was ended that day
For robbin’ and killin’ they both had to pay
But we’ll always remember how they lived and died
So goes the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde.