Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Isaac Melson Meekins
1875–1946 (age 71)
Old Hollywood Cemetery
Isaac Melson Meekins was a North Carolina congressman who represented the state's eastern district.
William McAndrew
1887–1943 (age 56)
Oakland Cemetery
William McAndrew was an American educator and superintendent of schools.
Robert Sidney Douglass
1871–1940 (age 69)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Robert Sidney Douglass was an American businessman and community leader.
Lawrence C. Boles
1883–1945 (age 62)
Wooster Cemetery
Lawrence C. Boles was an Ohio-based American businessman and civic figure.
William Carl Gower
1911–1945 (age 34)
Oakland Cemetery
William Carl Gower was a young American soldier who died during World War II.
Benjamin True Gault
1858–1942 (age 84)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Benjamin True Gault was an American businessman and industrial figure.
Effie Louise Koogle
1869–1947 (age 78)
Lebanon Cemetery
Effie Louise Koogle (1869-1947) was a resident of Lebanon, Vermont.
Clyde du Vernet Hunt
1861–1941 (age 80)
Weathersfield Bow Cemetery
Clyde du Vernet Hunt (1861-1941) was a Vermont resident buried in Weathersfield.
Arthur Elmore Bostwick
1860–1942 (age 82)
East Cemetery
Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1860-1942) was a Litchfield resident.
George Shepard Chappell
1877–1946 (age 69)
East Cemetery
George Shepard Chappell (1877-1946) was a New London resident.
Edith Parsons Morgan
1865–1942 (age 77)
Church on the Hill Cemetery
Edith Parsons Morgan (1865-1942) was a resident of Vermont.
Rufus Lenoir Patterson
1922–1944 (age 22)
Church on the Hill Cemetery
Rufus Lenoir Patterson (1922-1944) was a young man who died during World War II.
Margaret Winthrop Folsom
1876–1946 (age 70)
Church on the Hill Cemetery
Margaret Winthrop Folsom (1876-1946) was a Vermont resident.
Maud Christine Folsom
1880–1947 (age 67)
Church on the Hill Cemetery
Maud Christine Folsom (1880-1947) was a Vermont resident.
William Allen White
1868–1944 (age 76)
Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery
William Allen White (1868-1944) was an Emporia, Kansas resident and notable public figure.
Art Benedict
1862–1948 (age 86)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Art Benedict (1862-1948) was a Cornwall Township resident.
Courtney Ryley Cooper
1886–1940 (age 54)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886-1940) was a Kansas City resident and writer.
Edward G. Wilkin
1917–1945 (age 28)
Longmeadow Cemetery
Edward G. Wilkin (1917-1945) was a Burlington resident who died during World War II.
Jack W. Mathis
1921–1943 (age 22)
Fairmount Cemetery
Jack W. Mathis (1921-1943) was a San Angelo, Texas resident who died during World War II.
William Henry Johnson
1871–1941 (age 70)
Southview Cemetery
William Henry Johnson (1871-1941) was a Copake resident.
James Tracy Potter
1870–1946 (age 76)
Southview Cemetery
James Tracy Potter (1870-1946) was a Bennington, Vermont resident.
Ellis A. Davis
1881–1948 (age 67)
Fairmount Cemetery
Ellis A. Davis (1881-1948) was an American resident buried at Fairmount Cemetery.
Florence R. Curtis
1873–1944 (age 71)
Ogdensburg Cemetery
Florence R. Curtis (1873-1944) was an Ogdensburg resident buried at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
Augustus Thorndike
1863–1940 (age 77)
Ledgelawn Cemetery
Augustus Thorndike (1863-1940) was a Paris resident buried at Ledgelawn Cemetery.
Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
1868–1942 (age 74)
Old Swedes Churchyard
Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (1868-1942) was a Wilmington resident buried at Old Swedes Churchyard.
George Petrie
1866–1947 (age 81)
Pine Hill Cemetery
George Petrie (1866-1947) was a Montgomery County resident buried at Pine Hill Cemetery.
Gherardi Davis
1858–1941 (age 83)
Grace Episcopal Churchyard
Gherardi Davis (1858-1941) was a San Francisco resident buried at Grace Episcopal Churchyard.
Axtell J. Byles
1880–1941 (age 61)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) was a Titusville resident buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Alice Lorraine Daly
1883–1945 (age 62)
Riverside Memorial Park
Alice Lorraine Daly (1883-1945) was a Minnesota resident buried at Riverside Memorial Park.
Nicholas Arthur Brothers
1871–1942 (age 71)
Riverside Memorial Park
Nicholas Arthur Brothers (1871-1942) was a Greenville resident buried at Riverside Memorial Park.
Stephen Bolles
1866–1941 (age 75)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) was a Springboro resident buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Thomas Montgomery Bell
1861–1941 (age 80)
Alta Vista Cemetery
Thomas Montgomery Bell (1861-1941) was an American resident buried at Alta Vista Cemetery.
Willard Robertson
1886–1948 (age 62)
Alta Vista Cemetery
Willard Robertson (1886-1948) was a Runnels County resident buried at Alta Vista Cemetery.
Emil Liston
1890–1949 (age 59)
Evergreen Cemetery
Emil Liston (1890-1949) was a Stockton resident buried at Evergreen Cemetery.
Earl J. Atkisson
1886–1941 (age 55)
Sanger Cemetery
Earl J. Atkisson (1886-1941) was a Broken Bow resident buried at Sanger Cemetery.
Claude McCoy Sterling
1896–1949 (age 53)
Evergreen Cemetery
Claude McCoy Sterling (1896-1949) was an American resident buried at Evergreen Cemetery.
Joseph Faurot
1872–1942 (age 70)
Peacedale Cemetery
Joseph Faurot (1872-1942) was a New York resident buried at Peacedale Cemetery.
Milton Forrest Conley
1868–1940 (age 72)
Pine Hill Cemetery
Milton Forrest Conley (1868-1940) was a Louisa resident buried at Pine Hill Cemetery.
Margaret Wootten Collier
1869–1947 (age 78)
West Hill Cemetery
Margaret Wootten Collier (1869-1947) was a Whitfield County resident buried at West Hill Cemetery.
Harry Benjamin Wolf
1880–1944 (age 64)
Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
Harry Benjamin Wolf (1880-1944) was a Baltimore resident buried at Hebrew Friendship Cemetery.
L. H. Hausam
1870–1941 (age 71)
Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery
L. H. Hausam (1870-1941) was buried at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
A. M. Ebright
1881–1947 (age 66)
Maple Grove Cemetery
A. M. Ebright (1881-1947) was a Rodney resident buried at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Francis Beckman
1875–1948 (age 73)
St. Raphael's Cathedral Crypt
Francis Beckman (1875-1948) was a Cincinnati resident buried at St. Raphael's Cathedral Crypt.
William H. Wheat
1879–1944 (age 65)
Maplewood Cemetery
William H. Wheat (1879-1944) was a Kahoka resident buried at Maplewood Cemetery.
Maud McKnight Lindsay
1874–1941 (age 67)
Winston Family Cemetery
Maud McKnight Lindsay (1874-1941) was a Tuscumbia resident buried at Winston Family Cemetery.
Matthew Scott Sloan
1881–1945 (age 64)
Pine Hill Cemetery
Matthew Scott Sloan (1881-1945) was a Mobile resident buried at Pine Hill Cemetery.
Osmo Smith
1912–1949 (age 37)
Pine Hill Cemetery
Osmo Smith (1912-1949) was a Lee County resident buried at Pine Hill Cemetery.
Clara Adelaide May
1872–1948 (age 76)
Sutton Island Cemetery
Clara Adelaide May (1872-1948) was buried at Sutton Island Cemetery.
Thomas S. Nolan
1856–1944 (age 88)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thomas S. Nolan (1856-1944) was a Janesville resident buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Louis Reingold
1874–1944 (age 70)
Waldheim Cemetery Co.
Louis Reingold (1874-1944) was buried at Waldheim Cemetery Co.