Woodlawn Cemetery

C. Farris Bryant

1914–2002 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

C. Farris Bryant (1914–2002) was an American politician from Marion County who served as Governor of Florida and is bu...

Ken Burkhart

1916–2004 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ken Burkhart brought integrity and passion to America’s pastime both on the mound and behind the plate.

Mary Alice Fontenot

1910–2003 (age 93)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary Alice Fontenot (1910-2003) was an American author celebrated for bringing Cajun culture to young readers.

Jeffrey Chuan Chu

1919–2011 (age 92)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Jeffrey Chuan Chu (1919–2011) hailed from Tianjin and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Norma Miller

1919–2019 (age 100)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Norma Miller (1919–2019) left her mark on Harlem and now lies at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Roy Innis

1934–2017 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Roy Innis (1934–2017) was an American civil rights activist and longtime national chairman of the Congress of Racial E...

John H. Davis

1929–2012 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John H. Davis (1929–2012) spent his final years in Manhattan and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Ornette Coleman

1930–2015 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ornette Coleman (1930–2015) was a Fort Worth-born jazz saxophonist and composer who helped pioneer the free jazz movem...

Cicely Tyson

1924–2021 (age 97)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Cicely Tyson (1924–2021) was a Bronx-born actress renowned for portraying strong African American women across theater...

Diahann Carroll

1935–2019 (age 84)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Diahann Carroll (1935-2019) was a trailblazing American actress and singer who made history on stage and television.

E. L. Doctorow

1931–2015 (age 84)

Woodlawn Cemetery

E. L. Doctorow (1931-2015) was an American novelist celebrated for his historical fiction.

Clarice Taylor

1917–2011 (age 94)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clarice Taylor (1917-2011) was an American actress best known for playing Olivia Jefferson on The Jeffersons and for her...

Clark Terry

1920–2015 (age 95)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clark Terry (1920-2015) was an influential American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player who helped shape the swing and ...

Ralph MacDonald

1944–2011 (age 67)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ralph MacDonald (1944-2011) was an American percussionist and songwriter whose rhythms anchored countless pop and R&B hi...

Lee Konitz

1927–2020 (age 93)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lee Konitz (1927-2020) was an American jazz alto saxophonist celebrated for his cool-jazz tone and inventive improvisati...

Huguette Marcelle Clark

1906–2011 (age 105)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an American heiress and philanthropist known for her reclusive life and vast art...

Billy Bang

1947–2011 (age 64)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Billy Bang (1947-2011) was an American jazz violinist and composer whose adventurous work blended improvisation with soc...

Fred Heineman

1929–2010 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Fred Heineman (1929-2010) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 3rd district and former Charlotte police chief...

Johnny Pacheco

1935–2021 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Johnny Pacheco (1935–2021) was a Dominican musician, bandleader, and co-founder of Fania Records who helped popularize...

Joe Wilder

1922–2014 (age 92)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Joe Wilder (1922–2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader noted for his elegant tone.

Louise Henry

1911–2011 (age 100)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Louise Henry (1911–2011) was a Syracuse-born woman whose century-spanning life concluded with her burial at Woodlawn C...

Dean Meminger

1948–2013 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Dean Meminger (1948–2013) was an American basketball player who starred as a guard for the New York Knicks and later c...

LeRoy Neiman

1921–2012 (age 91)

Woodlawn Cemetery

LeRoy Neiman (1921–2012) was an American artist celebrated for his colorful paintings of sporting events and leisure s...

Edward House Auchincloss

1929–2015 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward House Auchincloss (1929–2015) was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Hamilton Twombly Burden

1937–2015 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Hamilton Twombly Burden (1937–2015) is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx after a life remembered by family an...

Horace Bullard

1938–2013 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Horace Bullard (1938–2013) was an East Harlem resident whose burial at Woodlawn Cemetery marks his place in the New Yo...

Guy A. Wiggins

1920–2020 (age 100)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Guy A. Wiggins (1920–2020) was a New London native whose memory lives on at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Arnold Birenbaum

1939–2020 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Arnold Birenbaum (1939–2020) was a Bronx-born figure whose remains lie at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Aretha Franklin

1942–2018 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) of Memphis was the celebrated American singer-songwriter dubbed the "Queen of Soul" and is b...

Barrett Strong

1941–2023 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Barrett Strong (1941–2023) was a West Point-born singer-songwriter whose Motown hits such as “Money (That’s What I...

Hattie Canty

1933–2012 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Hattie Canty (1933–2012) was a St. Stephens-born labor activist who led the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Ve...

Harold "Deacon" Duvall

1917–2014 (age 97)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Harold "Deacon" Duvall (1917–2014) was a Fairmont college football coach who guided Fairmont State University to multi...

Stella Parson

1929–2016 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Stella Parson (1929–2016) was a Lake native whose life is commemorated by her burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Bobby Rogers

1940–2013 (age 73)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Bobby Rogers was a Detroit-born singer and songwriter, co-founder of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and a Motown legend.

Bill Campbell

1948–2023 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Bill Campbell was a Highland Park figure whose contributions were remembered at his 2023 passing, with burial at Woodlaw...

Bobby Smith

1936–2013 (age 77)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Bobby Smith spent his career as a Detroit-born vocalist leading the Spinners through soul and R&B hits over several deca...

Henry Fambrough

1938–2024 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry Fambrough was a Detroit-born singer whose tenor anchored the Spinners through years of chart success.

Lenny Green

1933–2019 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lenny Green (1933–2019) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder from Detroit who was laid to rest at Woodlawn...

Mel Farr

1944–2015 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mel Farr (1944–2015) was an American NFL running back from Beaumont buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Howard Sims

1933–2016 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Howard Sims (1933–2016) was an American tap dancer and performer from Detroit laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Henry P. Covington

1957–2010 (age 53)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry P. Covington (1957–2010) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Thomas L. Ashley

1923–2010 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Thomas L. Ashley (1923-2010) served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Jefferson D. Robinson III

1923–2011 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Jefferson D. Robinson III (1923-2011) passed away in Toledo and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Karen Stives

1950–2015 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Karen Stives (1950–2015) was an American show jumping rider who helped capture team gold for the United States at the ...

Eddie Yost

1926–2012 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Eddie Yost (1926–2012) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman and coach famed for his ability to draw wal...

Sumner Gage Whittier

1911–2010 (age 99)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Sumner Gage Whittier (1911–2010) spent time in Everett and now rests at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Michael S. Hart

1947–2011 (age 64)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Michael S. Hart (1947–2011) founded Project Gutenberg and is credited with starting the free digital library movement.

Henry William Wyld

1928–2013 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry William Wyld (1928–2013) spent his final years in the Portland area and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Bettye Krolick

1926–2011 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Bettye Krolick (1926–2011) had ties to Washington University Medical Center and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Dolph Schayes

1928–2015 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Dolph Schayes (1928–2015) was a Hall of Fame basketball player from The Bronx interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.