Deaths in the 1940s

Mira Lloyd Dock

1853–1945 (age 92)

Harrisburg Cemetery

Mira Lloyd Dock (1853-1945) was an American conservationist and environmental activist.

James McCormick Cameron

1865–1949 (age 84)

Harrisburg Cemetery

James McCormick Cameron (1865-1949) was an American businessman and civic leader.

William Gibbons Rantoul

1867–1949 (age 82)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

William Gibbons Rantoul (1867-1949) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

J. Bertram Lippincott

1857–1940 (age 83)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

J. Bertram Lippincott (1857-1940) was an American publisher and member of the prominent Lippincott publishing family.

John Rutherfoord

1861–1942 (age 81)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

John Rutherfoord (1861-1942) was an American landowner and civic leader.

Henry Disston

1872–1945 (age 73)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Henry Disston (1872-1945) was an American industrialist and member of the prominent Disston saw manufacturing family.

Bill Byers

1877–1948 (age 71)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Bill Byers (1877-1948) was a resident of Bridgeton buried at Loudon Park Cemetery.

William J. Powell

1897–1942 (age 45)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

William J. Powell (1897-1942) was a Henderson native who served in a capacity that led to his burial at Los Angeles Nati...

Miles J. Breuer

1889–1945 (age 56)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Miles J. Breuer (1889-1945) was a Chicago-born individual buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Karl Hackett

1893–1948 (age 55)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Karl Hackett (1893-1948) was a Carthage resident interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

George W. Howard

1848–1940 (age 92)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

George W. Howard (1848-1940) was a Lawrence County native whose military or service record warranted burial at Los Angel...

Walter Herreid

d. 1941

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Walter Herreid (1941-) was a Flandreau resident buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Michael Cudahy

1908–1947 (age 39)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Michael Cudahy (1908-1947) was buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Nick Copeland

1894–1940 (age 46)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Nick Copeland (1894-1940) was an Omaha native interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Davidson McBride

1896–1944 (age 48)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Davidson McBride (1896-1944) was buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Joseph E. Widener

1871–1943 (age 72)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Joseph E. Widener (1871-1943) was a Philadelphia-born individual buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Nina Anderson Pape

1869–1944 (age 75)

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

Nina Anderson Pape (1869-1944) was a Savannah resident interred at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.

Elliott Woolfolk Major

1864–1949 (age 85)

Oakwood Cemetery

Elliott Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) was a Lincoln County native buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

Oscar Branch Colquitt

1861–1940 (age 79)

Oakwood Cemetery

Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861-1940) was a Camilla resident interred at Oakwood Cemetery.

John Lomax

1867–1948 (age 81)

Oakwood Cemetery

John Lomax (1867-1948) was a Goodman native buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

Annie Webb Blanton

1870–1945 (age 75)

Oakwood Cemetery

Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) was a Houston-born educator and women's suffrage advocate buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

Mervyn S. Bennion

1887–1941 (age 54)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Mervyn S. Bennion was a United States Navy captain who commanded the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor...

William H. King

1863–1949 (age 86)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

William H. King was a United States Senator from Utah who served multiple terms in Congress.

Karyl Norman

1897–1947 (age 50)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Karyl Norman was an American vaudeville performer and female impersonator known as 'The Creole Nightingale.'

Henry Grattan Tyrrell

1867–1948 (age 81)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Henry Grattan Tyrrell was an American journalist and author who covered major historical events.

Jerome Napoleon Charles Bonaparte

1878–1945 (age 67)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Jerome Napoleon Charles Bonaparte was a French-American descendant of the Bonaparte family.

Frederic Arnold Kummer

1873–1943 (age 70)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Frederic Arnold Kummer was an American playwright and author of numerous stage productions.

Joseph Lauber

1855–1948 (age 93)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Joseph Lauber was a German-American immigrant and businessman.

Harry Benson

1909–1943 (age 34)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Harry Benson was an American who died during World War II.

Mary Elizabeth Robinette

1894–1943 (age 49)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Mary Elizabeth Robinette was an American woman who lived during the early 20th century.

Lewellys Franklin Barker

1867–1943 (age 76)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Lewellys Franklin Barker was an American physician and medical educator at Johns Hopkins University.

Francis King Carey

1858–1944 (age 86)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Francis King Carey was an American businessman and civic leader in Baltimore.

Olive Edwards Palmer

1860–1943 (age 83)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Olive Edwards Palmer was an American socialite and philanthropist from Washington, D.C.

Charles Gilbert Hall

1866–1947 (age 81)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Charles Gilbert Hall was an American businessman and industrialist from Illinois.

Ulric Dahlgren

1870–1946 (age 76)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Ulric Dahlgren was an American Civil War officer and son of Union General John A. Dahlgren.

Howard Constable

1855–1940 (age 85)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Howard Constable was an American merchant and founder of the Constable department store in Philadelphia.

Bessye Wolcott Frothingham

1857–1942 (age 85)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Bessye Wolcott Frothingham (1857-1942) was an American woman buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Percival Roberts

1857–1943 (age 86)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Percival Roberts (1857-1943) was a man of the late 19th and early 20th centuries buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Isabelle S. Ross

1867–1947 (age 80)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Isabelle S. Ross (1867-1947) was a Perry resident who was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery.

John Henry Evans

1872–1947 (age 75)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

John Henry Evans (1872-1947) was a Wales native who lived until 1947 and was buried in Salt Lake City.

John Wells

1864–1941 (age 77)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

John Wells (1864-1941) was a man of the 19th-20th century transition buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Lewis T. Cannon

1872–1942 (age 70)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Lewis T. Cannon (1872-1942) was a Salt Lake City resident buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Matthias F. Cowley

1858–1940 (age 82)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Matthias F. Cowley (1858-1940) was a man buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

May Anderson

1864–1946 (age 82)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

May Anderson (1864-1946) was a Liverpool-born woman who was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Nicholas G. Smith

1881–1945 (age 64)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Nicholas G. Smith (1881-1945) was a man buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Rudger Clawson

1857–1943 (age 86)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Rudger Clawson (1857-1943) was a Salt Lake City resident buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Sylvester Q. Cannon

1877–1943 (age 66)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Sylvester Q. Cannon (1877-1943) was a Salt Lake City man buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Johnny Dodds

1892–1940 (age 48)

Lincoln Cemetery

Johnny Dodds (1892-1940) was a New Orleans-born musician buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Albert Ammons

1907–1949 (age 42)

Lincoln Cemetery

Albert Ammons (1907-1949) was a Chicago-born blues pianist buried at Lincoln Cemetery.

Ira Davenport

1887–1941 (age 54)

Linwood Cemetery

Ira Davenport (1887-1941) was a Winfield resident buried at Linwood Cemetery.