Jean Rather, the wife of legendary evening news host Dan Rather, has died of cancer at 89. Friends of the Rathers announced her death on her husband's Facebook page Tuesday evening, writing, "She had been on hospice care for some time, but the news still comes as a shock for those of us who knew and loved her."

Jean Rather, the wife of former longtime CBS News anchor Dan Rather, died Tuesday at the age of 89 following a battle with cancer.

Jean Rather, a visual artists best known as the wife of journalist Dan Rather for 67 years, died Tuesday from cancer, her family announced. She was 89. "Jean was a steadfast advisor and rock of true Texas grit during every storm.