Oak Woods Cemetery

Noble Brandon Judah

1884–1938 (age 54)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Noble Brandon Judah (1884–1938) was a Chicago lawyer and civic leader involved in the city’s legal and philanthropic...

Joseph Brown Sanborn

1855–1934 (age 79)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Joseph Brown Sanborn (1855–1934) was a Chester native whose life unfolded in Illinois before he was laid to rest at Oa...

Ferdinand Lee Barnett

1852–1936 (age 84)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ferdinand Lee Barnett (1852–1936) was an African-American journalist, lawyer, and civil rights activist who co-founded...

Florence Holbrook

1860–1932 (age 72)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Florence Holbrook (1860–1932) was a Chicago educator and author who promoted progressive teaching methods and nature s...

George Francis James

1867–1932 (age 65)

Oak Woods Cemetery

George Francis James (1867–1932) was a lifelong resident of Normal, Illinois, whose life reflected the civic fabric of...

Viola Cole-Audet

1883–1936 (age 53)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Viola Cole-Audet (1883–1936) was a Chicago music teacher remembered by local music circles.

Olive May

1871–1938 (age 67)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Olive May (1871–1938) was an American stage actress active in the early twentieth century, remembered for her dramatic...

William Andrew Dyche

1861–1936 (age 75)

Oak Woods Cemetery

William Andrew Dyche (1861-1936) was a Monroe native who spent his final years in Chicago and is buried at Oak Woods Cem...

Frederick William Rueckheim

1846–1934 (age 88)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Frederick William Rueckheim (1846-1934) hailed from Japenzin and ended his days in Chicago, where he was buried at Oak W...

John L. Porter

1864–1938 (age 74)

Oak Woods Cemetery

John L. Porter (1864-1938), originally of Alstead, lived out his life in the Chicago area and is interred at Oak Woods C...

Otto L. Schmidt

1863–1935 (age 72)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Otto L. Schmidt (1863-1935) was a Chicago resident whose final resting place is Oak Woods Cemetery.

John Griffiths

1846–1937 (age 91)

Oak Woods Cemetery

John Griffiths of Oxford County, born 1846 and dying in 1937, lies in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Shaʼul Zilber

1881–1946 (age 65)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Shaʼul Zilber (1881–1946) was born in Naujamiestis, Panevėžys and later interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Lucy Waite

1860–1943 (age 83)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Lucy Waite (1860–1943) of Palatine was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Donn P. Crane

1878–1944 (age 66)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Donn P. Crane (1878–1944) of Springfield is among those buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

William A. Bond

1849–1943 (age 94)

Oak Woods Cemetery

William A. Bond (1849–1943) was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery after his lifetime of work.

Mabel Banta

1864–1949 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Mabel Banta (1864–1949) was interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Enrico Fermi

1901–1954 (age 53)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), the Italian-American physicist whose work on nuclear reactions reshaped science, is buried at ...

Jake Guzik

1886–1956 (age 70)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Jake Guzik (1886-1956), the Kraków-born mobster known for his role in Chicago's organized crime scene, lies in Oak Wood...

Robert Redfield

1897–1958 (age 61)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Robert Redfield (1897-1958), the Chicago-born anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural patterns, was laid to res...

Ellen MacGregor

1906–1954 (age 48)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ellen MacGregor (1906–1954) of Baltimore rests in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Maud Slye

1869–1954 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Maud Slye (1869–1954) of Minneapolis is interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Nathan William MacChesney

1878–1954 (age 76)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Nathan William MacChesney (1878–1954) of Chicago rests in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Roger Sherman

1872–1957 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Roger Sherman (1872–1957) of Chicago is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

William Draper Harkins

1873–1951 (age 78)

Oak Woods Cemetery

William Draper Harkins (1873–1951) of Titusville lies in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Jesse Binga

1865–1950 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Jesse Binga (1865–1950) of Detroit is buried in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Julius Hess

1876–1955 (age 79)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Julius Hess (1876-1955) of Ottawa is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Woodnut S. Burr

1861–1952 (age 91)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Woodnut S. Burr (1861-1952) is interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Ada S. McKinley

1868–1952 (age 84)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ada S. McKinley (1868-1952) of Galveston rests at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Anna Ross Lapham

1869–1953 (age 84)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Anna Ross Lapham (1869–1953) was an Elderville-area resident whose life is commemorated at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Louis Sherman Aldrich

1882–1958 (age 76)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Louis Sherman Aldrich (1882–1958) was an American whose life spanned the early 20th century and who is buried at Oak W...

Frederick Lee McNally

1889–1950 (age 61)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Frederick Lee McNally was an American whose historic record notes his burial at Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.

Les Podewell

1907–1998 (age 91)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Les Podewell (1907–1998) was an American whose Chicago origins led to his interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Lincoln Dotson Truss

1914–1995 (age 81)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Lincoln Dotson Truss (1914–1995) is remembered through his interment at Oak Woods Cemetery after a life that spanned m...

Orlando Murden

1925–1994 (age 69)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Orlando Murden (1925–1994) passed away in Atlanta and was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Junior Wells

1934–1998 (age 64)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Junior Wells (1934–1998) was an American blues vocalist and harmonica virtuoso who helped popularize Chicago blues thr...

Thomas A. Dorsey

1899–1993 (age 94)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993) was an American musician and composer dubbed the Father of Gospel Music for fusing blues ...

Eddie Harris

1934–1996 (age 62)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Eddie Harris (1934–1996) was a Chicago-born jazz saxophonist celebrated for genre-bending hits such as his electric ta...

June Travis

1914–2008 (age 94)

Oak Woods Cemetery

June Travis (1914-2008) was a Chicago-born actress who appeared in numerous 1930s Hollywood films.

Eugene Sawyer

1934–2008 (age 74)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) of Greensboro lies at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Willye White

1939–2007 (age 68)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Willye White (1939-2007) of Money, Mississippi, is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

John H. Johnson

1918–2005 (age 87)

Oak Woods Cemetery

John H. Johnson (1918-2005) of Arkansas City rests at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Pops Staples

1914–2000 (age 86)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Pops Staples (1914-2000) of Winona is interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Ted Radcliffe

1902–2005 (age 103)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ted Radcliffe (1902-2005) of Mobile lies at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Charles Johnson

1909–2006 (age 97)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Charles Johnson (1909–2006) spent his life in Pine Bluff and was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Lester Lockett

1912–2005 (age 93)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Lester Lockett (1912–2005) was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader whose career helped bridge the swing era an...

Vernon Jarrett

1917–2004 (age 87)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Vernon Jarrett (1917–2004) was a prominent African American journalist and commentator whose columns chronicled the st...

Don Melvoin

1922–2002 (age 80)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Don Melvoin (1922–2002) was a Chicago resident interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Albertina Walker

1929–2010 (age 81)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Albertina Walker (1929–2010) was an American gospel singer and founder of the Caravans buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Gloster Richardson

1942–2020 (age 78)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Gloster Richardson (1942–2020) was an American professional football wide receiver laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery.