The comic’s three nieces, who called him “Uncle Bubba,” Martha Anne, Mary Jane and Candie, as well as their families, cared for Gregory in his final days and weeks, according to his publicist.

James Gregory, known as the 'Funniest Man In America', has sadly passed away at the age of 78 due to cardiac complications.

JAMES GREGORY: The 1930's was a time when there were fewer people on the road, fewer people moving, than at any point in the twentieth century. But one of the exceptions to that was the migration ...