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"Hee Haw" comedian and gospel singer Lulu Roman, seen at a 2016 luncheon in Nashville, has died at age 78. (Rick Diamond / Getty Images) Lulu Roman, the "Hee Haw" comedian turned gospel singer, has ...

Beloved character actor Gailard Sartain, known for “Hee Haw,” “Mississippi Burning” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” has died at age 78. The Church Studio in Oklahoma, where he was a visitor and his wife ...

Lulu Roman, an actress-turned-gospel singer who appeared in the popular television series “Hee Haw,” died on April 23. She was 78. Roman died in Bellingham, Washington, her son, Damon Roman, told The ...