– Craig Stevens, actor (b. 1918) May 12 – Adam Petty, race car driver (b. 1980) May 20 – Edward Bernds, director (b. 1905) May 21 – Mark R. Hughes, businessman (b. 1956) May 31 – John Coolidge, businessman and son of President Calvin Coolidge (b. 1906) June June 8 – Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (b. 1947) June 14 – Robert Trent Jones, British-born golf course designer, died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (b. 1906) June 15 – James Montgomery Boice, American pastor and theologian (b. 1938) June 18 – Nancy Marchand, actress (b. 1928) June 21 – Alan Hovhaness, composer (b. 1911) July July 1 – Walter Matthau, actor (b. 1920) July 7 – James C. Quayle, newspaper publisher (b. 1921) July 14 – Meredith MacRae, actress (b. 1944) July 27 – Gordon Solie, wrestling commentator (b. 1929) August August 9 Bob Lido, musician (b. 1914) Lewis Wilson, actor (b. 1920) August 12 Dave Edwards, musician (b. 1941) Loretta Young, actress (b. 1913) August 25 – Carl Barks, cartoonist (b. 1901) September September 2 Elvera Sanchez, dancer (b. 1905) Jean Speegle Howard, actress (b. 1927) September 3 R. H. Harris, American gospel singer (b. 1916) Walt Stanchfield, American animator (b. 1919) September 4 – David Brown, American bass guitarist (Santana) (b. 1950) September 5 – George Musso, American football player (Chicago Bears) and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (b. 1910). September 17 – Nicole Reinhart, cyclist (b. 1976) September 26 – Carl Sigman, songwriter (b. 1909) October October 4 – George Huntston Williams, theologian (b. 1914) October 16 – Mel Carnahan, politician from Missouri (b. 1934) Rick Jason, actor (b. 1923) October 22 – Rodney Anoa'i, wrestler, died in Liverpool, United Kingdom (b. 1966) October 30 – Steve Allen, comedian, composer, talk show host, and author (b. 1921) November November 6 – L. Sprague de Camp, writer (b. 1907) November 14 – Robert Trout, American journalist (b. 1908) November 25 – Hugh Alexander, American baseball player and scout (b. 1917) November 28 Robert Bentley, American animator (b. 1907) Henry B. Gonzalez, American politician (b. 1916) December December 2 – Gail Fisher, actress (b. 1935) December 3 – Gwendolyn Brooks, African American poet (b. 1917) December 10 – Marie Windsor, actress (b. 1919) December 12 – George Montgomery, actor (b. 1916) December 19 – John Lindsay, politician, lawyer and broadcaster (b. 1921) December 23 Billy Barty, actor (b.