I pretty much paid no thought to everything else you said, as it's your personal opinion, and one I respect.
However, with this, you have to realise that while "Bob" may have been a better person, Anna Nicole Smith was a celebrity, and therefore would be put on a higher platform then said guy named "Bob". I'm not saying his passing is more or less important then hers, but that's what celebrity status will do for a person. If you haven't realised that yet, then you must be oblivious to what the difference is in the public world regarding a celebrity's passing and an unknown local person's passing is regarding media and news coverage.