the character that had 8 kids in spoon river and dies is Margaret Fuller Slack
She died in prison after thirty years.
The Town Marshal in Spoon River Anthology died from a heart attack while trying to break up a fight between two men. His death symbolizes the burden of trying to keep peace and order in a tumultuous town.
The book series was an absolute hit. Even though the anthology had been published for years, it only became popular after the author died.
Mark Spoon died on January 11, 2006, in Berlin, Germany of heart attack.
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a lot of people died, but the main character who died was Marissa Cooper
Her poem/epitaph/whatever doesn't say, so feel free to speculate! "Boredom" would be my guess; it's one of the least interesting works I've ever had the misfortune of seeing, so she probably died from hearing the other tedious characters recite their own pieces of drivel. (Note: you may want to avoid using this answer, unless you're pretty confident in your grade otherwise; presumably your teacher thinks Edward Lee Masters is the best thing to happen to English Literature ever.)
Elizabeth Sladen, the actress who played the character has died. Presumably, the character will die with her.
the chigago river
they died in the nile river
River Phoenix died from heart failure as a result of an overdose of heroin and cocaine.
Sylvester of the River Obnora died in 1479.