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FILE - In this May 25, 2014 file photo, Jim Nabors waves to fans after singing before the start of the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Nabors died peacefully at his home in Honolulu on Thursday with his husband Stan Cadwallader at his side. He was 87. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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TV star Jim Nabors dies at 87 Popular singer lived in Whitefish for many years
November 30, 2017 2:23 p.m.

TV star Jim Nabors dies at 87 Popular singer lived in Whitefish for many years

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star as Gomer Pyle and whose surprisingly operatic voice kept him a favorite in Las Vegas and other showplaces, died Thursday. He was 87.