Deaths in the 1940s

Oliver Max Gardner

1882–1947 (age 65)

Sunset Cemetery

Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) was a North Carolina resident buried at Sunset Cemetery.

DuBose Heyward

1885–1940 (age 55)

St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery

DuBose Heyward (1885-1940) was a Charleston-based author and playwright buried at St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery...

W. J. Cash

1900–1941 (age 41)

Sunset Cemetery

W. J. Cash (1900-1941) was a Gaffney resident and writer buried at Sunset Cemetery.

George C. D. Odell

1866–1949 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George C. D. Odell (1866-1949) was a Newburgh resident and theater historian buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Eben Pratt Clapp

1859–1947 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Eben Pratt Clapp (1859-1947) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Frances Bradley Laird

1857–1945 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frances Bradley Laird (1857-1945) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Ezra Dwight Sanderson

1878–1944 (age 66)

Lake View Cemetery

Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1878-1944) was an American resident of Clio.

Gil Dobie

1879–1948 (age 69)

Lake View Cemetery

Gil Dobie (1879-1948) was an American football coach and player.

Fabián García

1872–1948 (age 76)

Masonic Cemetery

Fabián García (1872-1948) was a Mexican agricultural scientist and plant breeder.

William Alva Lindauer

1864–1941 (age 77)

Turbotville Cemetery

William Alva Lindauer (1864-1941) was an American resident of Pennsylvania.

Pearl Beatrice Price

1874–1940 (age 66)

New Hagerstown Cemetery

Pearl Beatrice Price (1874-1940) was an American resident of Leesville.

Francis Morrison Forbes

1868–1945 (age 77)

New Hagerstown Cemetery

Francis Morrison Forbes (1868-1945) was an American resident of Leesville.

Nathan Solomon Jonas

1868–1943 (age 75)

Maimonides Cemetery

Nathan Solomon Jonas (1868-1943) was an American resident of Montgomery.

Frank A. Mason

1862–1940 (age 78)

Newton Cemetery

Frank A. Mason (1862-1940) was an American resident of Newton.

Louis K. Liggett

1875–1946 (age 71)

Newton Cemetery

Louis K. Liggett (1875-1946) was an American pharmacist and drugstore chain founder.

John Calvin Ferguson

1866–1945 (age 79)

Newton Cemetery

John Calvin Ferguson (1866-1945) was an American educator and diplomat in China.

Clementina Butler

1862–1949 (age 87)

Newton Cemetery

Clementina Butler (1862-1949) was an American resident of Bareilly.

Helen Maria Noyes Webster

1875–1949 (age 74)

Newton Cemetery

Helen Maria Noyes Webster (1875-1949) was an American resident of Auburndale.

Hollis Webster

1862–1943 (age 81)

Newton Cemetery

Hollis Webster (1862-1943) was an American resident of Milton.

Lewis H. Bacon

1857–1941 (age 84)

Newton Cemetery

Lewis H. Bacon (1857-1941) was an American resident of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.

Herbert J. Kellaway

1867–1947 (age 80)

Newton Cemetery

Herbert J. Kellaway (1867-1947) was an American resident of Sevenoaks.

Walter Babcock Swift

1868–1942 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Walter Babcock Swift (1868-1942) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Geneva.

Mabel Wagnalls

1871–1946 (age 75)

Lithopolis Cemetery

Mabel Wagnalls (1871-1946) was an American author and publisher based in Kansas City.

Hugo Wolf

1888–1946 (age 58)

Linden Hill Jewish Cemetery

Hugo Wolf (1888-1946) was an Austrian composer born in Wiener Neustadt.

Reina Victoria Belasco

1878–1948 (age 70)

Linden Hill Jewish Cemetery

Reina Victoria Belasco (1878-1948) was an American actress and performer.

Thomas Henry Ball

1859–1944 (age 85)

Forest Park Cemetery

Thomas Henry Ball (1859-1944) was an American businessman from Huntsville.

Edward Robinson Baldwin

1864–1947 (age 83)

Pine Ridge Cemetery

Edward Robinson Baldwin (1864-1947) was an American industrialist from Bethel.

Charles Locke Scudder

1860–1949 (age 89)

Mahaiwe Cemetery

Charles Locke Scudder (1860-1949) was an American educator and scholar from Kent.

Amos Rusie

1871–1942 (age 71)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Amos Rusie (1871-1942) was an American professional baseball pitcher from Indiana.

Edmund T. Allen

1896–1943 (age 47)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Edmund T. Allen (1896-1943) was an American aeronautical engineer from Chicago.

Ralph Nichols

1874–1949 (age 75)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Ralph Nichols (1874-1949) was an American businessman from Panora.

Samuel W. Salus

1872–1945 (age 73)

Adath Jeshurun Cemetery

Samuel W. Salus (1872-1945) was an American physician and public health advocate.

John Earl Guberlet

1887–1940 (age 53)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

John Earl Guberlet (1887-1940) was an American marine biologist and naturalist.

Grace H. Griswold

1872–1946 (age 74)

Oakhill Cemetery

Grace H. Griswold (1872-1946) was an American educator from Taylors Falls.

Gordon C. Bettles

1859–1945 (age 86)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Gordon C. Bettles (1859-1945) was an American explorer and businessman.

Thomas Joseph Appleton

1863–1942 (age 79)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Thomas Joseph Appleton (1863-1942) was an American businessman and civic leader.

Justina Hall Merrick

1863–1949 (age 86)

Oakhill Cemetery

Justina Hall Merrick was an American woman who lived from 1863 to 1949.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1882–1945 (age 63)

Franklin Delano and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt tomb

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.

Willis Stanley Blatchley

1859–1940 (age 81)

Dunedin Cemetery

Willis Stanley Blatchley was an American naturalist and entomologist who lived from 1859 to 1940.

Joseph Fitz

1886–1945 (age 59)

Glendale Cemetery

Joseph Fitz was an Austrian man who lived from 1886 to 1945.

Laura Anna Blaine

1851–1948 (age 97)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Laura Anna Blaine was an American woman from Frankfort who lived from 1851 to 1948.

Daniel Carter Beard

1850–1941 (age 91)

Brick Church Cemetery

Daniel Carter Beard was an American author, illustrator, and founder of the Boy Scouts of America who lived from 1850 to...

Jack Thayer

1894–1945 (age 51)

Church of the Redeemer Cemetery

Jack Thayer was an American businessman and Titanic survivor who lived from 1894 to 1945.

Samuel Matthews Vauclain

1856–1940 (age 84)

Church of the Redeemer Cemetery

Samuel Matthews Vauclain was an American locomotive engineer and industrialist who lived from 1856 to 1940.

George Albert Blumenthal

1864–1943 (age 79)

Brick Church Cemetery

George Albert Blumenthal was an American banker and art collector who lived from 1864 to 1943.

Frank M. Drew

1852–1949 (age 97)

Girard Cemetery

Frank M. Drew was an American man from New York City who lived from 1852 to 1949.

Siegfried Frank

1879–1943 (age 64)

The Temple Cemetery

Siegfried Frank was a German man from Buttenhausen who lived from 1879 to 1943.

Fred E. Crum

1882–1949 (age 67)

Brick Church Cemetery

Fred E. Crum was an American man from Viola who lived from 1882 to 1949.

Robert Kelso Cassatt

1873–1944 (age 71)

Church of the Redeemer Cemetery

Robert Kelso Cassatt was an American man who lived from 1873 to 1944.

Elizabeth Palmer Bispham

1862–1947 (age 85)

Church of the Redeemer Cemetery

Elizabeth Palmer Bispham was an American woman who lived from 1862 to 1947.