Deaths in the 1950s
16,000+ memorials
Jules James
1885–1957 (age 72)
Philadelphia
Jules James (1885-1957) was a Danville resident buried in Philadelphia.
Sol Hess
1886–1953 (age 67)
Philadelphia
Sol Hess (1886-1953) was a cartoonist and illustrator buried in Philadelphia.
Stanford Caldwell Hooper
1884–1955 (age 71)
Philadelphia
Stanford Caldwell Hooper (1884-1955) was a U.S. Navy officer from Colton, California.
Frederick Polley
1875–1957 (age 82)
Indianapolis
Frederick Polley (1875-1957) was a Union City resident buried in Indianapolis.
Phil B. Perkins
1893–1958 (age 65)
Portland
Phil B. Perkins (1893-1958) was a Grants Pass, Oregon resident buried in Portland.
Franciszek Januszewski
1886–1953 (age 67)
Detroit
Franciszek Januszewski (1886-1953) was a Polish immigrant from Łomża buried in Detroit.
George Creel
1876–1953 (age 77)
Independence
George Creel (1876-1953) was an American journalist and propagandist from Blackburn.
Faith Edith Smith
1873–1957 (age 84)
Aurora
Faith Edith Smith (1873-1957) was an Aurora resident buried in her hometown.
Frederick L. Bixby
1880–1955 (age 75)
Oakland
Frederick L. Bixby (1880-1955) was a Moorhead resident buried in Oakland, California.
Muriel Draper
1887–1952 (age 65)
Haverhill
Muriel Draper (1887-1952) was an American writer and arts patron from Haverhill, Massachusetts.
George E. Leach
1876–1955 (age 79)
Minneapolis
George E. Leach (1876-1955) was a Cedar Rapids resident and U.S. Representative from Iowa.
Marie Bankhead Owen
1869–1958 (age 89)
Montgomery
Marie Bankhead Owen (1869-1958) was an Alabama historian and author from Noxubee County.
Horatio Nelson Jackson
1872–1955 (age 83)
Burlington
Horatio Nelson Jackson (1872-1955) was an American physician and pioneer automobilist from Toronto, Ohio.
Nellie Revell
1873–1958 (age 85)
Springfield
Nellie Revell (1873-1958) was a resident of Riverton who was buried in Springfield.
Margaret DeMott Brown
1880–1959 (age 79)
Springfield
Margaret DeMott Brown (1880-1959) was a Jacksonville resident who was buried in Springfield.
Oskar Meyer
1880–1959 (age 79)
Fargo
Oskar Meyer (1880-1959) was a native of Lübeck, Germany who was buried in Fargo.
W. L. Mhoon
1879–1950 (age 71)
Jackson
W. L. Mhoon (1879-1950) was buried in Jackson.
David Moore Robinson
1880–1958 (age 78)
Brooklyn
David Moore Robinson (1880-1958) was an Auburn resident who was buried in Brooklyn.
Caroline Coventry Haynes
1858–1951 (age 93)
The Bronx
Caroline Coventry Haynes (1858-1951) was a New York City resident who was buried in The Bronx.
Eugene Curtis Auchter
1889–1952 (age 63)
Honolulu
Eugene Curtis Auchter (1889-1952) was a New York native who was buried in Honolulu.
Jessie G. Beach
1887–1954 (age 67)
Erath County
Jessie G. Beach (1887-1954) was a Stephenville resident who was buried in Erath County.
Maurice J. Tobin
1901–1953 (age 52)
Brookline
Maurice J. Tobin (1901-1953) was a Roxbury native who was buried in Brookline.
Robert A. Taft
1889–1953 (age 64)
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft (1889-1953) was a prominent Cincinnati politician and senator.
William Marshall Bullitt
1873–1957 (age 84)
Louisville
William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) was a Louisville resident and diplomat.
Andrew James Louis Brennan
1877–1956 (age 79)
Richmond
Andrew James Louis Brennan (1877-1956) was a Pennsylvania native who was buried in Richmond.
Samuel Plato
1882–1957 (age 75)
Louisville
Samuel Plato (1882-1957) was a Waugh resident who was buried in Louisville.
James Aherne
1867–1955 (age 88)
Omaha
James Aherne (1867-1955) was an Irish native from Fermoy who was buried in Omaha.
Ada Gilmore Chaffee
1883–1955 (age 72)
Provincetown
Ada Gilmore Chaffee (1883-1955) was a Kalamazoo resident who was buried in Provincetown.
Joseph J. Vitko
1897–1958 (age 61)
Omaha
Joseph J. Vitko (1897-1958) was a Chicago-born resident who was buried in Omaha.
Oliver Geduly
1889–1956 (age 67)
Cincinnati
Oliver Geduly (1889-1956) was a Budapest native who spent his later years in Cincinnati where he was buried.
Jackie Saunders
1892–1954 (age 62)
Riverside County
Jackie Saunders (1892-1954) was a Philadelphia-born individual buried in Riverside County, California.
John M Jenkins
1863–1958 (age 95)
Arlington County
John M Jenkins (1863-1958) was buried in Arlington County, Virginia.
Fred Clute Wallace
1887–1959 (age 72)
Arlington County
Fred Clute Wallace (1887-1959) was a McMinnville resident who was buried in Arlington County, Virginia.
Arthur Cleveland Bent
1866–1954 (age 88)
Taunton
Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954) was a Taunton, Massachusetts native who remained there throughout his life and death.
Dezső Földes
1880–1950 (age 70)
Cleveland
Dezső Földes (1880-1950) was a Hungarian-born resident of Miskolc who was buried in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dora Read Goodale
1866–1953 (age 87)
Fairfield County
Dora Read Goodale (1866-1953) was a Mount Washington resident buried in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
William Jurian Kaula
1871–1953 (age 82)
Hillsborough County
William Jurian Kaula (1871-1953) was a Boston-born artist buried in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
Lee Lufkin Kaula
1865–1957 (age 92)
Hillsborough County
Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865-1957) was an Erie-born artist buried in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
Frederick Howland Bailey
1864–1954 (age 90)
Fitchburg
Frederick Howland Bailey (1864-1954) was a Fitchburg, Massachusetts native who remained there throughout his life.
Victor Houteff
1885–1955 (age 70)
Waco
Victor Houteff (1885-1955) was a Bulgarian-born religious leader and founder of the Branch Davidians, buried in Waco, Te...
Anthony F. Isenberg
1879–1954 (age 75)
Lafayette
Anthony F. Isenberg (1879-1954) was a Trier native buried in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Roscoe C. Patterson
1876–1954 (age 78)
Springfield
Roscoe C. Patterson (1876-1954) was a Springfield resident who remained in his hometown until his death.
Sam Maceo
1894–1951 (age 57)
Galveston
Sam Maceo (1894-1951) was a Palermo-born businessman who became a prominent figure in Galveston, Texas.
William Lewis Moody, Jr.
1865–1954 (age 89)
Galveston
William Lewis Moody, Jr. (1865-1954) was a prominent Texas banker and philanthropist from Galveston.
Joseph Maurer
1876–1953 (age 77)
Galveston
Joseph Maurer (1876-1953) was a Galveston resident whose life spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Lefty Thomas
1903–1952 (age 49)
Abingdon
Lefty Thomas (1903-1952) was a Glade Spring native who died in his late forties.
Guy Chester Crampton
1881–1951 (age 70)
Mobile
Guy Chester Crampton (1881-1951) was a Mobile resident who lived through seven decades of American history.
Marietta Palmer Wetherill
1876–1954 (age 78)
San Juan County
Marietta Palmer Wetherill (1876-1954) was an Illinois-born woman with connections to San Juan County.
Eliezer Schindler
1892–1957 (age 65)
Worcester
Eliezer Schindler (1892-1957) was a Tyczyn-born immigrant who settled in Worcester.
Howard Willard Cook
1890–1959 (age 69)
Wichita
Howard Willard Cook (1890-1959) was a Syracuse native who relocated to Wichita later in life.