Jean Rather, the wife of legendary news anchor Dan Rather, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. She passed in Austin surrounded by loved ones.

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is mourning the death of his wife, Jean Rather, at age 89. “Today is the saddest of days for Dan and the extended Rather family. Jean Rather, Dan’s wife, passed away at their home in Austin,

Newscaster Dan Rather is mourning the death of his wife, Jean Rather, the artist to whom he was married for 67 years. According to a statement from a family friend, the 89-year-old died from cancer in the couple’s Austin home,