thursday, april 15 Milburn Drysdale made his final withdrawl . Raymond Bailey died.

That is sad too.:(

Raymond Bailey's death date was worked into a Jeopardy! category on April 16 this year as part of a category called "I'd Rather Pay Taxes", about famous people who died on April 15 of various years. You can see the text of the show answers here:

http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=3367

yes, I saw that episode and that's why I started this thread.

Mr. Drysdale's schemes to stop the Hillbillies from withdrawing their money from his bank and moving back home were hilarious and were an important part of the fabric of this show. Rest in peace Raymond Bailey.