There was laughter, tears, romance, and, most importantly, friendship.
But there have also been low points.
Just three years later, however, Carter died.
She passed away in April 2010, at the age of 70, from endometrial cancer.
On their second date, in 1987, McRaney proposed.
The two married in 1989 and remain together as of 2025.
She garnered a reputation for being difficult to work with, and tabloids hounded her about her weight.
Smart admitted that it had taken years for her to come to terms with his passing.
The couple met when he had a recurring guest role on “Designing Women” in 1986.
The couple wed the following year at Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook’s home.
In anInstagramfarewell, Potts wrote, “Sweet Richard.
You are missed already.”
And she asked him to greet their other cast mates who had passed away.
But it was almost impossible for any of that to have ever occurred.
