Deaths in the 1940s

Linda Jeal

1852–1941 (age 89)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Linda Jeal (1852-1941) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

D. W. Griffith

1875–1948 (age 73)

Mount Tabor Methodist Church Graveyard

D. W. Griffith (1875-1948) was a Crestwood resident and pioneering filmmaker buried at Mount Tabor Methodist Church Grav...

George Whiteman

1882–1947 (age 65)

Hollywood Cemetery

George Whiteman (1882-1947) was a Peoria resident buried at Hollywood Cemetery.

Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.

1861–1949 (age 88)

Greenwood Cemetery

Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr. (1861-1949) was a Bardstown-based African American poet and writer interred at Greenwood Cemet...

William Frederick Garver

1864–1942 (age 78)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William Frederick Garver (1864-1942) was a Holmes County resident buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Hortense Sparks Ward

1872–1944 (age 72)

Hollywood Cemetery

Hortense Sparks Ward (1872-1944) was a Matagorda County resident laid to rest at Hollywood Cemetery.

Selma Neubacher Steele

1870–1945 (age 75)

TC Steele Memorial Cemetery

Selma Neubacher Steele (1870-1945) was an Indianapolis resident whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

Joseph Devereux Robertson

1872–1945 (age 73)

Center White Creek Cemetery

Joseph Devereux Robertson (1872-1945) lived during a transformative period in American history.

J. A. Coburn

1868–1943 (age 75)

Pinewood Cemetery

J. A. Coburn (1868-1943) was a Boston resident who lived through significant social and industrial changes.

Edwin F. Ganz

1859–1946 (age 87)

Alma Cemetery

Edwin F. Ganz (1859-1946) was a Waumandee resident who lived into his late eighties.

Ada Rogers Markham

1867–1948 (age 81)

Roselawn Memorial Park

Ada Rogers Markham (1867-1948) was a Trempealeau County resident who lived over eight decades.

Margaret Adeline Gilmore Kelso

1855–1948 (age 93)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Margaret Adeline Gilmore Kelso (1855-1948) lived nearly a century, witnessing major transformations in American society.

Michael Francis Phelan

1875–1941 (age 66)

St. Mary Cemetery

Michael Francis Phelan (1875-1941) was a Lynn resident of Irish descent.

Lawrence J. Connery

1895–1941 (age 46)

St. Mary Cemetery

Lawrence J. Connery (1895-1941) was a Lynn resident who died in his mid-forties.

Robert Craig

1919–1943 (age 24)

Toledo Memorial Park

Robert Craig (1919-1943) was a Scottish-born individual who died during World War II.

Clarence Jack

1881–1941 (age 60)

Rose Hill Memorial Park

Clarence Jack (1881-1941) was a Tulsa resident who lived through the oil boom era.

Walter Probstfield

1877–1949 (age 72)

Riverside Cemetery

Walter Probstfield (1877-1949) was a Moorhead resident who lived into his seventies.

Dave Campbell

1873–1949 (age 76)

Maplewood Cemetery

Dave Campbell (1873-1949) was a Waltham resident who lived over seventy-five years.

Earle C. Hayes

1885–1943 (age 58)

Odd Fellows Cemetery

Earle C. Hayes (1885-1943) lived during the early-to-mid twentieth century.

Rags Ragland

1905–1946 (age 41)

Evergreen Cemetery

Rags Ragland (1905-1946) was a Louisville resident and athlete known for professional baseball and football.

William Alton Taylor

1863–1949 (age 86)

Riverside Cemetery

William Alton Taylor (1863-1949) was a Chelsea resident who lived over eighty-five years.

Robert Allen Cook

1872–1949 (age 77)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Robert Allen Cook (1872-1949) was a resident of Milford who lived to age 77.

Antone Kuckuk

1863–1946 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Antone Kuckuk (1863-1946) was a Slinger resident who lived 83 years.

John C. Chapple

1875–1946 (age 71)

Mount Hope Cemetery

John C. Chapple (1875-1946) was a La Porte City resident who lived to age 71.

Warner Underwood

1851–1941 (age 90)

Friends Burial Ground

Warner Underwood (1851-1941) lived 90 years and was buried at Friends Burial Ground.

Ira Greenlief Hersey

1858–1943 (age 85)

Evergreen Cemetery

Ira Greenlief Hersey (1858-1943) was a Hodgdon resident who lived 85 years.

Ragnvald A. Nestos

1877–1942 (age 65)

Rosehill Memorial Park

Ragnvald A. Nestos (1877-1942) was from Voss Municipality and lived 65 years.

Mordecai Brown

1876–1948 (age 72)

Roselawn Memorial Park

Mordecai Brown (1876-1948) was a Nyesville resident who lived to age 72.

John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle

1855–1941 (age 86)

Assumption Abbey Church Crypt

John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle (1855-1941) was a Berg resident and monk buried at Assumption Abbey.

T. Tileston Wells

1865–1946 (age 81)

Christ Church Episcopal Churchyard

T. Tileston Wells (1865-1946) lived 81 years and was buried at Christ Church Episcopal.

Will Cuppy

1884–1949 (age 65)

Evergreen Cemetery

Will Cuppy (1884-1949) was an Auburn resident and author who lived 65 years.

Audley Dean Nicols

1875–1941 (age 66)

Restlawn Memorial Park

Audley Dean Nicols (1875-1941) was a Pittsburgh resident who lived to age 66.

Samuel Bell Thomas

1868–1943 (age 75)

Oakland Memorial Park

Samuel Bell Thomas (1868-1943) lived 75 years and was buried at Oakland Memorial Park.

Horace Dutton Taft

1861–1943 (age 82)

Evergreen Cemetery

Horace Dutton Taft (1861-1943) was a Cincinnati resident and educator who lived 82 years.

Edith Loring Peirce Getchell

1855–1940 (age 85)

Hillside Cemetery

Edith Loring Peirce Getchell (1855-1940) was a Bristol resident who lived 85 years.

Helen Churchill Candee

1858–1949 (age 91)

First Parish Cemetery

Helen Churchill Candee (1858-1949) was a New York City resident and author who lived 91 years.

Ransford W. Shaw

1856–1945 (age 89)

Evergreen Cemetery

Ransford W. Shaw was an American who lived from 1856 to 1945.

Frank R. Bill

1858–1947 (age 89)

Oakwood Cemetery

Frank R. Bill was an American who lived from 1858 to 1947.

Lee M. Russell

1875–1943 (age 68)

Lakewood Memorial Park

Lee M. Russell was a Lafayette County resident who lived from 1875 to 1943.

Charles L. Wallace

1871–1949 (age 78)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Charles L. Wallace was an American who lived from 1871 to 1949.

Martha Lorene Jordan Van Zant

1896–1947 (age 51)

Lakewood Memorial Park

Martha Lorene Jordan Van Zant was a Carthage resident who lived from 1896 to 1947.

Pasquale Amato

1878–1942 (age 64)

Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Pasquale Amato was a Naples native who lived from 1878 to 1942.

Arthur T. Prescott

1863–1942 (age 79)

Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Arthur T. Prescott was a Mansfield resident who lived from 1863 to 1942.

John Seip

1882–1940 (age 58)

Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum

John Seip was an Allentown resident who lived from 1882 to 1940.

Whyte Glendower Owen

1858–1949 (age 91)

Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Whyte Glendower Owen was a Nashville resident who lived from 1858 to 1949.

Margaret Emma Nicholas Fraser

1871–1940 (age 69)

Oakwood Cemetery

Margaret Emma Nicholas Fraser was an American who lived from 1871 to 1940.

William Putnam Nye

1873–1947 (age 74)

Oakdale Memorial Park

William Putnam Nye was an American who lived from 1873 to 1947.

Joseph Emile Harley

1880–1942 (age 62)

Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery New

Joseph Emile Harley was a Williston resident who lived from 1880 to 1942.

John Humphrey Small

1858–1946 (age 88)

Oakdale Cemetery

John Humphrey Small was a Washington resident who lived from 1858 to 1946.

Edgar Glass

1879–1944 (age 65)

Fairview Cemetery

Edgar Glass was a Syracuse resident who lived from 1879 to 1944.