Deaths in the 1950s

John J. Cornwell

1867–1953 (age 86)

Indian Mound Cemetery

John J. Cornwell (1867-1953) was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of West Virginia.

Archie Hoxton

1875–1951 (age 76)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Archie Hoxton (1875–1951) was an Alexandria resident whose life is commemorated at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Bert Daniels

1882–1958 (age 76)

Immaculate Conception Cemetery

Bert Daniels (1882–1958) was a Danville-born major league outfielder best known for his time with the New York Highlan...

Charles B. Crawford

1884–1951 (age 67)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Charles B. Crawford (1884–1951) was a New Jersey resident buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery whose broader biography is less ...

Edna Brady Cornwell

1868–1958 (age 90)

Indian Mound Cemetery

Edna Brady Cornwell (1868–1958) served as West Virginia's first lady while married to Governor John J. Cornwell and wa...

Lucy Randolph Mason

1882–1959 (age 77)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Lucy Randolph Mason (1882–1959) was an Alexandria-born labor and civil rights activist whose pioneering advocacy is ho...

Pierre Bernard

1875–1955 (age 80)

Sparkill

Pierre Bernard (1875–1955) of Leon was an American yoga teacher and founder of the Tantrik Order who introduced Easter...

Art LaVigne

1885–1950 (age 65)

Hope Cemetery

Art LaVigne (1885–1950) was a Worcester resident interred at Hope Cemetery, remembered locally though his wider biogra...

Bruno Haas

1891–1952 (age 61)

Hope Cemetery

Bruno Haas (1891–1952) was a Worcester-born major league pitcher who debuted with the Philadelphia Athletics.

Edith Marion Patch

1876–1954 (age 78)

Hope Cemetery

Edith Marion Patch (1876–1954) was an entomologist and pioneering woman scientist at the University of Maine whose res...

Emma Lucy Gates Bowen

1882–1951 (age 69)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Emma Lucy Gates Bowen (1882–1951) was a soprano opera singer from St. George who performed across the United States an...

Feramorz Y. Fox

1881–1957 (age 76)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Feramorz Y. Fox (1881–1957) was a Utah educator and community leader who devoted his career to advancing schools in Sa...

George F. Richards

1861–1950 (age 89)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

George F. Richards (1861–1950) served as an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually ...

Joseph White Musser

1872–1954 (age 82)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Joseph White Musser (1872–1954) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader who upheld plural marriage after the LDS Church off...

John A. Widtsoe

1872–1952 (age 80)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

John A. Widtsoe (1872–1952) was a science-minded LDS apostle, educator, and prolific writer who helped bridge faith an...

Lester Wire

1887–1958 (age 71)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Lester Wire (1887–1958) was a Salt Lake City police officer credited with inventing the two-color traffic signal to im...

Mae Taylor Nystrom

1881–1959 (age 78)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Mae Taylor Nystrom (1881–1959) was born and died in Salt Lake City and is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Matthew Cowley

1897–1953 (age 56)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Matthew Cowley (1897–1953) hailed from Preston and rests at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Ruth May Fox

1853–1958 (age 105)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Ruth May Fox (1853–1958) was born in Westbury and is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Sidney Dancoff

1913–1951 (age 38)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Sidney Dancoff (1913–1951), born in Philadelphia, is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Le Roy Phillips

1870–1959 (age 89)

Hope Cemetery

Le Roy Phillips (1870–1959) came from Columbus and is laid to rest in Hope Cemetery.

Helena Conley

1864–1958 (age 94)

Huron Cemetery

Helena Conley (1864–1958) is buried at Huron Cemetery.

Herman Hupfeld

1894–1951 (age 57)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Herman Hupfeld (1894–1951) was born in Montclair and is buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Grace Fernald

1879–1950 (age 71)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Grace Fernald (1879–1950) hailed from Clyde and rests at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Alfred Worcester

1855–1951 (age 96)

Mount Feake Cemetery

Alfred Worcester (1855–1951) was born in Waltham and is buried at Mount Feake Cemetery.

Robert M. Hale

1895–1952 (age 57)

Mount Emblem Cemetery

Robert M. Hale (1895–1952) was from New Hope and is laid to rest at Mount Emblem Cemetery.

Franklin K. Mathiews

1873–1950 (age 77)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Franklin K. Mathiews (1873–1950) is buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Mabel Ruth Fernald

1883–1952 (age 69)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Mabel Ruth Fernald (1883–1952) rests at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Frank Watterson Jackson

1874–1955 (age 81)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Frank Watterson Jackson (1874–1955) hailed from Ohiopyle and is buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Charles Augustus Hanna

1863–1950 (age 87)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Charles Augustus Hanna (1863–1950) is interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Stayner Richards

1885–1953 (age 68)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Stayner Richards (1885–1953) is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Man Mountain Dean

1891–1953 (age 62)

Marietta National Cemetery

Man Mountain Dean was a towering professional wrestler born in 1891 who died in 1953 and was interred in Marietta Nation...

E. Harold Cluett

1874–1954 (age 80)

Oakwood Cemetery

E. Harold Cluett, a Troy native born in 1874, served as a U.S. Representative from New York before his 1954 death and bu...

Zephine Humphrey

1874–1956 (age 82)

Oakwood Cemetery

Zephine Humphrey, the American author born in 1874, died in 1956 and was laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery.

William H. Adams

1872–1958 (age 86)

Oakwood Cemetery

William H. Adams, born in 1872, spent much of his life around Richmond before his 1958 death and interment at Oakwood Ce...

Arthur Judson Brewster

1875–1959 (age 84)

Oakwood Cemetery

Arthur Judson Brewster, born in Syracuse in 1875, passed away in 1959 and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

Mansfield Joseph French

1872–1953 (age 81)

Oakwood Cemetery

Mansfield Joseph French, born in 1872, died in New York City in 1953 and was laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery.

Ernest I. White

1869–1957 (age 88)

Oakwood Cemetery

Ernest I. White, born in 1869, concluded his life in 1957 and was interred at Oakwood Cemetery.

Mabel Sarah Coon Smallwood

1874–1956 (age 82)

Oakwood Cemetery

Mabel Sarah Coon Smallwood, born in 1874, passed away in 1956 and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery after a life spent in t...

Ralph Hunter Daughton

1885–1958 (age 73)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Ralph Hunter Daughton, a Washington, D.C. native born in 1885, represented Virginia in Congress before his 1958 death an...

Frank Olson

1910–1953 (age 43)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Frank Olson, born in Hurley in 1910, was a U.S. Army biochemist whose mysterious 1953 death led to his interment at Moun...

Clarence Berger

1894–1959 (age 65)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Clarence Berger, born in East Cleveland in 1894, was a Major League Baseball outfielder who died in 1959 and was laid to...

Dick Nallin

1877–1956 (age 79)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Dick Nallin, a Scranton native born in 1877, became a celebrated Major League Baseball umpire before his 1956 death and ...

Snuffy Stirnweiss

1918–1958 (age 40)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Snuffy Stirnweiss, born in New York City in 1918, was a New York Yankees infielder whose career ended with his 1958 deat...

Charles Henry Conley

1876–1956 (age 80)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Charles Henry Conley, born in 1876, passed away in 1956 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery after decades in Montgom...

Albert Neely Hall

1883–1959 (age 76)

Mount Emblem Cemetery

Albert Neely Hall, born in Chicago in 1883, served as a U.S. Representative before his 1959 death and burial at Mount Em...

Radford Richard Shawcross

1886–1955 (age 69)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Radford Richard Shawcross (1886–1955) was a Chicago resident whose final resting place is Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Bruno Paul John

1874–1953 (age 79)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Bruno Paul John (1874–1953) emigrated from Germany and was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

John Gregg Utterback

1872–1955 (age 83)

Mount Hope Cemetery

John Gregg Utterback (1872–1955) hailed from Franklin and was laid to rest in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Raymond Chandler

1888–1959 (age 71)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) was a Chicago-born novelist and screenwriter celebrated for his hardboiled detective fict...