George “Woody” O’Hara, 83, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, gained his heavenly wings on August 29, 2025. He was born on Feb. 20, 1942, in Chattanooga, to the late George O’Hara and Hazel Jefferson O’Hara.

Vallejo has seen good and bad moments recently, but on Saturday the city truly hit some positive notes. It was all about music as Con Funk Shun, a band born in Vallejo with a long and successful ...

Life often writes its own script, one that doesn’t always have a picture-perfect ending. Dorothy and her husband, Olus B are healing and recovering The machines kept her alive. Tubes snaked down ...

CHICAGO — Michael Sumler, who spent a decade and a half working with the iconic group Kool & the Gang, died over the weekend at age 71. According to reports, Sumler, known as “Chicago Mike,” was ...

Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their hype man and was known as “Chicago Mike,” died in a car crash on Sunday in Georgia. He was 71. Local Atlanta television ...

Kool & the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia over Memorial Day Weekend. Michael Sumler, the longtime hype man and stylist for Kool & the Gang, died early ...

Michael Sumler, who spent years working with the venerable soul-funk group Kool & the Gang as both an onstage hype man and a behind-the-scenes stylist, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia. He was 71 ...

Michael Sumler, who was the iconic stylist, promoter and choreographer for the group Kool & the Gang, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 71. 11Alive, a news ...