Margaret Shirley Villars

Age: 90

Summary: columnist and editor for The Times-Picayune who wrote the "Today in History" clip on the editorial page and sang for many years with the New Orleans Opera Chorus.

Cause of Death: Heart attack during an evacuation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Born: August 10, 1915

Died: September 2, 2005

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana