Despite their bitter divorce in 1994, Burt Reynolds also once praised his ex-wife for sticking by him as he battled addiction and dramatic weight loss

Loni Anderson, the actress, who has died two days short of her 80th birthday, combined eye-popping glamour with superb comic timing as the radio station receptionist Jennifer Marlowe in the popular sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982);

Loni Anderson, who died Aug. 3 at 79, will be remembered for marrying Burt Reynolds at his ranch near Jupiter and their years living in Hobe Sound.