James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017)
The actor, singer and comedian, Jim Nabors, the star who played the clumsy deputy sheriff Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” on CBS (1960-1968) and eventually starred in his own spinoff, died today.Nabors’ health had been declining for the past year. His immune system also was suppressed after he underwent a liver transplant about 20 years ago. (Fox News)