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Mentioned by me in the Ideas and Possibilities for 2021 thread, and just discovered she died off radar thanks to a family tree published by Shirley Phelps on Ancestry; Margie Marie Phelps (née Simms b. 15 Sep 1925), who was the hunchback, often silent wife of hate monger Fred Phelps (1929–2014), died in Topeka, Kansas on 18th April 2020, aged 94. Unsurprisingly the family didn't release a statement or post a notice (they don't believe in "mourning" the dead in any way – according to them, it's a judgement of god and should be praised). Reunited at last.

Death Notice for Sir Colin Southgate aged 83, sometime controversial chairman of EMI and sometime chair of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden through its possibly toughest era: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/251318/southgate

Updating the list of Dukes, Marquesses and Earls who will reach 80 or over by or in 2022 (again, Wiki is my friend, any errors are theirs): Dukes: James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose (b. 1935) James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (b. 1934) Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent (b. 1935) Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans (b. 1939) Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland (b. 1940) Marquesses: Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester (b. 1941) David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensbury (b. 1929) Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (b. 1941) Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (b. 1935) David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden (b. 1930) - No individual Wiki page. Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (b. 1937) Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading (b. 1942) Earls: England: Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl of Berkshire (b. 1935; d. 2022) Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey and 9th Earl of Abingdon (b. 1931) George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry (b. 1939) Scotland: Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford (b. 1927) Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar (b. 1940) Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan (b. 1930) - No individual Wiki Page John Eric Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth (b. 1935) Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale (b. 1937) Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1924) David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie (b. 1926) Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk (b. 1940) Filippo Rospigliosi, 11th Prince Rospigliosi and 12th Earl of Newburgh (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (b. 1941) Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney (b. 1938) Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield (b. 1939) Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery and 3rd Earl of Midlothian (b. 1929) Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow (b. 1939) Great Britain: James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave (b. 1940) Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan (b. 1937) Ireland: William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath (b. 1928) John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath (b. 1941) - No Individual Wiki Page Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (b. 1937) Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough (b. 1941) Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (b. 1938) John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough (b. 1931) - No individual Wiki Page Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden (b. 1938) - No individual Wiki Page Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (b. 1933) George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington (b. 1938) - No individual Wiki Page Michael Annesley, 12th Earl of Annesley (b. 1933) - No individual Wiki Page Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart (b. 1928) Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore (b. 1927) Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (b. 1936) Sir Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey (b. 1942) United Kingdom: Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton (b. 1934) Philip Grey, 7th Earl Grey (b. 1940) Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke (b. 1937) - No individual Wiki Page David Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham (b. 1939; d. 2022) - No individual Wiki Page Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns (b. 1939) Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl Cranbrook (b. 1933) Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie (b. 1939; d. 2021) Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (b. 1935)

Well one of them was an alcoholic with liver failure and the other two have/had Parkinson's disease, so given that MP's only major complaint was prostate cancer (which seems to be cured/under control), I wouldn't be surprised if he outlives Connolly too.

Cartoonist Martin Perscheid, of cancer

Very stylish, very catchy. I knew you would like it

Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO for 12 years, and so the nr. 1 US union person, dead at 72: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/05/richard-trumka-head-of-afl-cio-union-federation-dies-at-72.html

Need some fresh retro sound today: So what do I hear or see? - Visage - Lipps, Inc. - Shakespears Sister - Ladytron - Client - Giorgio Moroder

Tom Parker says his tumor is stable and may have shrunk.

Reg Gorman, probably best known as Jack Fletcher in The Sullivans, reported dead aged 89: Roles in Skippy and also Prisoner. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331116/

Geoffrey Chater is 100 next month. He is the oldest surviving actor who appeared in One Foot in the Grave.

There is an online article quoting her when she was 99 & recalling her sons' careers. The Margaret Everly who died in 1975 is obviously someone with the same name.

One theory is that Jimmy Carter has lived longer (40+years) after leaving the presidency thatn any other ex-president in US history - which of course is less than 300 years according to the white extremists.

Trump won't even attend his own! Seriously, he will probably ban lots of people just as John McCann banned Trump but let Trump's daughter & son-in-law attend. Now the latter two are as bad almost as Trump.

A widow for over 80 years. There can hardly have been anyone in the world with a parent (logically a father) born so long ago as her husband, but a spouse to have had a partner born so long ago when one died in 2020 has to be a record breaker/creator?

John Thaw's first wife is still alive as well.

Kane Tanaka was born before Margaret Ann Neve died (b 18 May 1792) on 4 April 1903 aged 110 y 321 d. Margaret is regarded as the very first British super centenarian. A span between her & Kane that involves 4 different centuries.

Apart from 3 very senior Archers actresses who are the only soap performers to be listed above William Roache on the site that lists longest performing 'soapstars', what about Leonard Fenton (94) who was the original doctor in Eastenders? William Russell (96) was not only in Coronation Street but also the first episode of Dr Who. Mark Eden who has just died was not only in Coronation Street but also the first series of Dr Who.

Where are Norman Lloyd (105), Eileen Whelan (109), June Spencer (101), Clarissa Eden (100), Phillippe de Gaulle (99), Glynis Johns (97), William Russell (96), Walter Fawkes {Trog} (96), Robert Fyffe (95), John Woodcock (94), Doreen Mantle (94), Leonard Fenton (94), Joan le Mesurier (89)?

Phillippe de Gaulle is 99 today. Famous in his own right as well as being the only surviving child of the French WW2 leader.

Ray Brooks voiced the Rupert Bear series on BBC1 in the late 80's. He famously said that the inane rhyming couplets & the repetitious format of the series meant he was as drunk as possible without slurring the words before each session in the recording studio.

William Roache (who has said he feels he will live to 120 due to his lifestyle & postive energy) said on the 60th Anniversary of Coronation Street documentary that he hoped to be the first centenarian to appear on a soap; however he should have stated "TV soap" as June Spencer was on The Archers last night & she is aged 101.

For many years while Desmond Morris was presenting Zootime, his namesake Johnny Morris (no relation) was presenting a similar programme on the only other UK channel called Animal Magic. Only one of the presenters resorted to animal impressions.

There are many former spouses of famous actors still alive but not all are as well-known as others. Peter Gilmore (1931-2013) who played Captain James Onedin in all 91 episodes of The Onedin Line has all 3 former spouses still sailing serenely above ground. They are Jan Walters (b 1937), Una Stubbs (b 1937) & Anne Stallybrass (b1938). The latter played his wife in the show & they lived in Dartmouth where many of the location scenes were filmed in a house named "Charlotte Rhodes) which was the name of Onedin's ship in the series. Strangely she was killed off in the show in the early years of the series & the second wife was played by Jill Gascoigne who died a few months ago. John Thaw (1942-2002) (Morse, Mister Tom, Jack Regan etc) has both of his former spouses still alive. They are Sally Alexander (b 1943) & Sheila Hancock (b 1933). Jon Pertwee (1919-1996) (Dr Who, Worzel Gummage etc) also has both former wives alive. They are Jean Marsh (b 1936) & Ingeborg Rhoesa (b 1937).

He missed 2 episodes of JAM in 2018 & 2 more last year. There seems to have been a much longer period between series of JAM than usual - in recent years there are 6 or 8 shows of JAM (recorded 2 at a time) and then a series of a different show lasting about 6 or 8 weeks then back to JAM. Additionally, on his 96th birthday (Oct 2019?) he was photographed between his wife & The Duchess of Cornwall in a wheelchair & it was also widely reported that due to a fall he was unable to particpate in a carol concert last December that his daughter has been involved in for many years and in which he reads a lesson.