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From left, Dave Rexroad, Charlie Mattews, Bobby Holland and Alvin Phillips in a skit in “Hee Haw” that opens at 7 p.m. today at the Actors Guild of Parkersburg. The show is a fundraiser for the Guild.

Lulu Roman, who found fame as a comedic actress and singer on the TV series “Hee Haw” over a run that lasted from 1969 till 1993, died Wednesday at age 78. No cause of death was immediately given, ...