Deaths in the 1940s

Eric G. Gibson

1919–1944 (age 25)

Nora Cemetery

Eric G. Gibson was a Swedish-American soldier who died during World War II at a young age.

Freeman Ransom

1880–1947 (age 67)

West Ridge Park Cemetery

Freeman Ransom was an American businessman and civil rights advocate who worked in the automotive industry.

Jimmy Sheckard

1878–1947 (age 69)

Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens

Jimmy Sheckard was an American professional baseball player who had a lengthy career in Major League Baseball as an outf...

Robert Mutter

1873–1948 (age 75)

Burlington Cemetery

Robert Mutter was an American businessman and community figure in the Dover area during the late 19th and early 20th cen...

Lillian Steinert Greene

1878–1945 (age 67)

Fort Plain Cemetery

Lillian Steinert Greene was an American socialite and cultural figure from New York City.

William Arthur Chalfant

1868–1943 (age 75)

East Line Street Cemetery

William Arthur Chalfant was an American journalist and historian known for his work documenting the history of the Ameri...

Wiley Parks Conley

1855–1945 (age 90)

Frederick Memorial Cemetery

Wiley Parks Conley was an American businessman and community leader in the Frederick area.

Cumberland Posey

1890–1946 (age 56)

Homestead Cemetery

Cumberland Posey was an American baseball player and manager who was a pioneering figure in African American baseball.

Francis D. Culkin

1874–1943 (age 69)

Saint Paul Cemetery

Francis D. Culkin was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Aubrey E. Strode

1873–1946 (age 73)

Amherst Cemetery

Aubrey E. Strode was an American lawyer and legal scholar who contributed to constitutional law and civil rights jurispr...

Clarence J. Tauzer

1897–1948 (age 51)

Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery and Mausoleum

Clarence J. Tauzer was an American businessman and community leader in the Gilroy area during the early 20th century.

Frank Blake

1883–1948 (age 65)

Midlothian Cemetery

Frank Blake was a Texas resident who lived from 1883 to 1948.

Anna Estelle Arnold

1879–1942 (age 63)

Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory

Anna Estelle Arnold was a Whiting resident who lived from 1879 to 1942.

Mary Ryerson Butin

1857–1944 (age 87)

Arbor Vitae Cemetery

Mary Ryerson Butin was a Wilton resident who lived from 1857 to 1944.

Harry C. Canfield

1875–1945 (age 70)

First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery

Harry C. Canfield was a Moores Hill resident who lived from 1875 to 1945.

Gerald L. Endl

1915–1944 (age 29)

Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery

Gerald L. Endl was a Fort Atkinson resident who lived from 1915 to 1944.

Robert M. McTureous, Jr.

1924–1945 (age 21)

Glendale Cemetery

Robert M. McTureous, Jr. was a Florida resident who lived from 1924 to 1945.

Willie Johnston

1850–1941 (age 91)

Berkeley Plantation Graveyard

Willie Johnston was a Morristown resident who lived from 1850 to 1941.

George Clyde Fisher

1878–1949 (age 71)

Graceland Cemetery

George Clyde Fisher was a Sidney resident who lived from 1878 to 1949.

Clara Eliza Smith

1865–1943 (age 78)

Northford New Cemetery

Clara Eliza Smith was a Northford Center Historic District resident who lived from 1865 to 1943.

William Quigley

1890–1942 (age 52)

Star of the Sea Cemetery

William Quigley was a Beverly resident who lived from 1890 to 1942.

W. McKinley King

1904–1946 (age 42)

Sunnyvale Cemetery

W. McKinley King lived from 1904 to 1946 and was buried in Sunnyvale Cemetery.

Marvin O. Ashton

1883–1946 (age 63)

Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery

Marvin O. Ashton was a Salt Lake City resident who lived from 1883 to 1946.

William Dyess

1916–1943 (age 27)

Albany Cemetery

William Dyess was an Albany resident who lived from 1916 to 1943.

William D. Gibbs

1869–1944 (age 75)

Winchester City Cemetery

William D. Gibbs was a Winchester resident who lived from 1869 to 1944.

Mary Field Garner

1836–1943 (age 107)

Hooper City Cemetery

Mary Field Garner was a Stanley resident who lived from 1836 to 1943.

Bill Hollander

1891–1947 (age 56)

Home of Eternity Cemetery

Bill Hollander was a York resident who lived from 1891 to 1947.

Charles Puryear

1860–1940 (age 80)

Bryan City Cemetery

Charles Puryear was a Boydton resident who lived from 1860 to 1940.

A. Earl McNeill

1886–1949 (age 63)

Onawa City Cemetery

A. Earl McNeill lived from 1886 to 1949 and was buried in Onawa.

William Smith O'Brien

1862–1948 (age 86)

Heavner Cemetery

William Smith O'Brien was a Philippi resident who lived from 1862 to 1948.

Frederic Palen Schoonmaker

1870–1945 (age 75)

Alfred Rural Cemetery

Frederic Palen Schoonmaker was a Limestone resident who lived from 1870 to 1945.

Annie Latham Bartlett

1865–1948 (age 83)

Heavner Cemetery

Annie Latham Bartlett was a Grafton resident who lived from 1865 to 1948.

Hack Wilson

1900–1948 (age 48)

Rosedale Cemetery

Hack Wilson was an Ellwood City resident and professional baseball player who lived from 1900 to 1948.

Oscar R. Olson

1869–1945 (age 76)

Old York Lutheran Cemetery

Oscar R. Olson was a Jordan resident who lived from 1869 to 1945.

Frederick Essen

1863–1946 (age 83)

Bethel Cemetery

Frederick Essen lived from 1863 to 1946 and was buried in Bethel Cemetery.

Clarence Eugene Hancock

1885–1948 (age 63)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clarence Eugene Hancock was a Syracuse resident and politician who lived from 1885 to 1948.

Laverne Parrish

1918–1945 (age 27)

Ronan Cemetery

Laverne Parrish was a Knox City resident who lived from 1918 to 1945.

Pop Golden

1868–1949 (age 81)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Pop Golden was an Athens resident who lived from 1868 to 1949.

John Daniel Vhay

1874–1949 (age 75)

Calvary Cemetery

John Daniel Vhay was a Detroit resident who lived from 1874 to 1949.

Irvin S. Cobb

1876–1944 (age 68)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Irvin S. Cobb was a Paducah-born writer and humorist who lived from 1876 to 1944.

James H. Davis

1853–1940 (age 87)

Sulphur Springs City Cemetery

James H. Davis lived from 1853 to 1940 and was buried in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery.

Edward McNamara

1884–1944 (age 60)

West Tisbury Village Cemetery

Edward McNamara was a Paterson resident who lived from 1884 to 1944.

Evett Dumas Nix

1861–1946 (age 85)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Evett Dumas Nix was a Kentucky native who lived from 1861 to 1946.

Hudson Van Etten

1874–1941 (age 67)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Hudson Van Etten was a Port Jervis resident who lived from 1874 to 1941.

Lewis L. Boyer

1886–1944 (age 58)

Xander Cemetery

Lewis L. Boyer was a Richfield Township resident who lived from 1886 to 1944.

Frank Kell

1859–1941 (age 82)

Riverside Cemetery

Frank Kell was a Clifton resident who lived from 1859 to 1941.

Carl Lovelace

1878–1941 (age 63)

East Wiota Lutheran Church Cemetery

Carl Lovelace was a Wiota resident who lived from 1878 to 1941.

Bus Wilbert

1915–1946 (age 31)

Glen Cove Cemetery

Bus Wilbert lived from 1915 to 1946 and was buried in Glen Cove.

Electra Eliza Smith

1858–1945 (age 87)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Electra Eliza Smith was a woman who lived from 1858 to 1945.

Alfred Cope Garrett

1867–1946 (age 79)

Germantown Preparatory Meeting of Friends Cemetery

Alfred Cope Garrett lived from 1867 to 1946 and was associated with the Germantown Preparatory Meeting of Friends.