Deaths in the 1940s

Georgia Kober

1873–1942 (age 69)

Maple Grove Cemetery

Georgia Kober (1873–1942) rests at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Ethel Bowman Wheeler

1875–1940 (age 65)

All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery

Ethel Bowman Wheeler (1875–1940) is buried at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery.

Joe R. Hastings

1925–1945 (age 20)

Magnolia Cemetery

Joe R. Hastings (1925–1945) of Malvern is buried at Magnolia Cemetery.

Tony Butkovich

1921–1945 (age 24)

Saint Marys Cemetery

Tony Butkovich (1921–1945) of St. David starred for the University of Illinois football team before his World War II s...

Henry Gurke

1922–1943 (age 21)

Union Cemetery

Henry Gurke (1922–1943) of Neche was a U.S. Marine awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism in World War II...

Andrew Gulickson

1856–1941 (age 85)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Andrew Gulickson (1856–1941) is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Walter E. Truemper

1918–1944 (age 26)

Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery

Walter E. Truemper (1918–1944) of Aurora is buried at Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.

James R. Gillenwater

1871–1946 (age 75)

Highland Cemetery

James R. Gillenwater (1871–1946) of Virginia is buried at Highland Cemetery.

Paul N. Cyr

1878–1946 (age 68)

McGowen Cemetery

Paul N. Cyr (1878–1946) of Jeanerette is buried at McGowen Cemetery.

Frederick L. Thompson

1871–1944 (age 73)

Beth El Cemetery

Frederick L. Thompson (1871-1944) was a Round Grove resident whose final resting place is Beth El Cemetery.

William Chapin Deming

1869–1949 (age 80)

Beth El Cemetery

William Chapin Deming (1869-1949) spent his life connected to Mount Olive and was laid to rest at Beth El Cemetery.

Elias Polk

1884–1943 (age 59)

Terryville Community Cemetery

Elias Polk (1884-1943) hailed from Gonzales County and is buried at Terryville Community Cemetery.

Dora Pinkham

1891–1941 (age 50)

Christ Congregational Church Cemetery

Dora Pinkham (1891-1941) is remembered through her burial at Christ Congregational Church Cemetery.

Frederick Barry

1876–1943 (age 67)

Westminster New Cemetery

Frederick Barry (1876-1943) was interred at Westminster New Cemetery after a life rooted in the surrounding community.

Earl L. Brewer

1869–1942 (age 73)

Oakridge Cemetery

Earl L. Brewer (1869-1942) served as Governor of Mississippi before being laid to rest in Oakridge Cemetery.

Curtis Hidden Page

1870–1946 (age 76)

Smith Meeting House Cemetery

Curtis Hidden Page (1870-1946) was an American educator and author whose remains lie in Smith Meeting House Cemetery in ...

George Otis Smith

1871–1944 (age 73)

Southside Cemetery

George Otis Smith (1871-1944), the geologist and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, is buried at Southside Cemetery...

Louise Helen Coburn

1856–1949 (age 93)

Southside Cemetery

Louise Helen Coburn (1856-1949) was a Maine educator, author, and suffragist who rests in Southside Cemetery.

John Curlett

1870–1944 (age 74)

Norwood Baptist Church Cemetery

John Curlett (1870-1944) of Baltimore was buried in Norwood Baptist Church Cemetery after a life spent in the region.

Suzan Rose Benedict

1873–1942 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Susan Rose Benedict (1873-1942) was a noted mathematician and Wellesley College professor interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Charles Henry Douglass

1870–1940 (age 70)

Linwood Cemetery

Charles Henry Douglass (1870-1940) was a Macon native whose grave is in Linwood Cemetery.

Ernest Calvin Williams

1887–1940 (age 53)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ernest Calvin Williams (1887-1940) of Broadwell rests at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Alfred Bergin

1866–1944 (age 78)

Elmwood Cemetery

Alfred Bergin (1866-1944) was born in Västergötland and later buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

Hugh Joseph Gaffey

1895–1946 (age 51)

Fort Knox Post Cemetery

Hugh Joseph Gaffey (1895-1946) was a U.S. Army major general whose final posting in death was Fort Knox Post Cemetery.

Ethel McClintock Adamson

1878–1949 (age 71)

Rock Baptist Church Cemetery

Ethel McClintock Adamson (1878–1949) was laid to rest at Rock Baptist Church Cemetery.

Nelson M. O'Beirne

1869–1948 (age 79)

South Boston Cemetery

Nelson M. O'Beirne (1869–1948) is buried in South Boston Cemetery after passing from life in Berlin Township.

Frank Fernando Jones

1855–1941 (age 86)

Villisca Cemetery

Frank Fernando Jones (1855–1941) spent his final days in Bath and rests at Villisca Cemetery.

Lynn Frazier

1874–1947 (age 73)

Hoople Cemetery

Lynn Frazier (1874–1947) of Steele County was interred at Hoople Cemetery following his death.

Lora L. Corum

1899–1949 (age 50)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Lora L. Corum (1899–1949) is memorialized at Memorial Park Cemetery after her time in Jonesville.

Jacques Gordon

1898–1948 (age 50)

Barrack Cemetery

Jacques Gordon (1898–1948) was buried in Barrack Cemetery after living in Odesa.

Carl R. Kositzky

1876–1940 (age 64)

Fairview Cemetery

Carl R. Kositzky (1876–1940) of Yankton was laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery.

Howdy Wilcox II

1905–1946 (age 41)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Howdy Wilcox II (1905–1946) is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery near Indianapolis.

Roland E. Chase

1867–1948 (age 81)

Phipps Memorial Cemetery

Roland E. Chase (1867–1948) lived in Clintwood and now rests at Phipps Memorial Cemetery.

Carl M. Grimstad

1856–1940 (age 84)

Mount Horeb Union Cemetery

Carl M. Grimstad (1856–1940) is interred at Mount Horeb Union Cemetery.

Byron Whittingham

1870–1942 (age 72)

Marcellon Cemetery

Byron Whittingham (1870–1942) is laid to rest in Marcellon Cemetery.

Martin Williams

1858–1948 (age 90)

Eastside Cemetery

Martin Williams (1858–1948) rests in Eastside Cemetery.

William Macnider

1850–1940 (age 90)

Fairview Cemetery

William Macnider (1850–1940) of Huntingdon was buried in Fairview Cemetery.

Darrell S. Cole

1920–1945 (age 25)

Parkview Cemetery

Darrell S. Cole (1920–1945) of Park Hills rests at Parkview Cemetery.

George Lyman Kittredge

1860–1941 (age 81)

Lothrop Hill Cemetery

George Lyman Kittredge (1860–1941) was laid to rest at Lothrop Hill Cemetery after a life in Boston.

Alice L. Darlington

1854–1941 (age 87)

Rosedale Friends Cemetery

Alice L. Darlington (1854–1941) was laid to rest at Rosedale Friends Cemetery.

Joseph Wilson Ervin

1901–1945 (age 44)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901–1945) of Morganton is remembered at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Halil-Bey Mussaijassul

1896–1949 (age 53)

East Side Cemetery

Halil-Bey Mussaijassul (1896–1949) of Chokh was buried at East Side Cemetery.

Frances Ream

1878–1943 (age 65)

Saint Stephens Episcopal Cemetery

Frances Ream (1878–1943) was interred at Saint Stephens Episcopal Cemetery.

William E. Cox

1861–1942 (age 81)

Fairmount Cemetery

William E. Cox (1861–1942) of Birdseye rests in Fairmount Cemetery.

Bill Menke

1918–1945 (age 27)

Fairmount Cemetery

Bill Menke (1918–1945) was laid to rest at Fairmount Cemetery.

Bob Groom

1884–1948 (age 64)

Walnut Hill Cemetery

Bob Groom (1884–1948) of Belleville was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery.

Edward Avery McIlhenny

1872–1949 (age 77)

Avery Island Cemetery

Edward Avery McIlhenny (1872–1949) of Avery Island lies in Avery Island Cemetery.

Samuel R. Webster

1854–1948 (age 94)

Okeeg Cemetery

Samuel R. Webster (1854–1948) of Elba is buried in Okeeg Cemetery.

Zula Brown Toole

1868–1947 (age 79)

Colquitt City Cemetery

Zula Brown Toole (1868–1947) of Decatur County was laid to rest at Colquitt City Cemetery.

Cassius M. Shartel

1860–1943 (age 83)

Odd Fellows Cemetery

Cassius M. Shartel (1860–1943) of Crawford County rests in Odd Fellows Cemetery.