Television audiences knew him as “Grandpa Jones” from “Hee Haw.” Former Akron resident Marshall Jones, better known as “Grandpa Jones,” was a star of the TV show “Hee Haw.” ...

Gailard Sartain, the character actor and comedian whose breakthrough role on Hee Haw launched a career of playing Southern ...

Grandpa Jones, the banjo-playing fixture of the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw for half a century who was known for his whimsical recitations of country menus, has died. He was 84. Mr. Jones ...

Gailard Sartain, the actor best known for his long-running role on “Hee Haw’’ and memorable appearances in films such as ``Mississippi Burning’’ and “The Buddy Holly ...

Hee Haw first made its debut in 1969 ... at 83 years old after suffering a stroke a few years earlier. Grandpa Jones (Louis Marshall Jones) passed on February 19, 1998, at 84 years old, following ...

Minnie Pearl and“Grandpa” Jones, plus comics Junior Samples and Lulu Roman. Hee Haw also helped cement the sexpot status of Petticoat Junction stars Jeannine Riley and Gunilla Hutton.

Grandpa Jones was a member of the Country Music Hall ... From its 1969 debut — and for the next 25 years — the couple appeared on TV’s Hee Haw. Jones is survived by her husband, Reverend ...

Louis "Grandpa" Jones, a country music entertainer known for his work on the TV show "Hee Haw," will be honored with a highway marker in Henderson County. Approval of the proposed marker by the ...

For 50 years, television audiences sang along and laughed along with Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, Minnie Pearl and other members of the ''Hee Haw'' family. First aired on CBS in 1969, its combination ...

Several Hee Haw cast members passed away, including Junior Samples, Archie Campbell, Grandpa Jones, Roni Stoneman, David "Stringbean" Akeman, and Minnie Pearl. How many years was Hee Haw on TV?

Ramona Jones — a well-known fiddler ... wholesome brand of country humor. A popular skit on Hee Haw was their cowbell routine. Both would strap cowbells to their hands and feet and attempt ...

Television audiences knew him as “Grandpa Jones” from “Hee Haw.” Jones enjoyed nearly 70 years in show business after beginning his career on Akron radio as a teenager in 1929. He lived ...