Deaths in the 1950s
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John Gould Fletcher
1886–1950 (age 64)
Mount Holly Cemetery
John Gould Fletcher (1886–1950) was a Little Rock-born poet and Pulitzer Prize winner interred at Mount Holly Cemetery...
Sue Peay Worthen
1881–1954 (age 73)
Mount Holly Cemetery
Sue Peay Worthen (1881–1954) is remembered through her burial at Mount Holly Cemetery.
Mary Teresa Norton
1875–1959 (age 84)
Holy Name Cemetery
Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959) represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives and rests at Holy Name Ceme...
Connie Mack
1862–1956 (age 94)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Connie Mack (1862–1956) was a legendary baseball manager and owner who is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Francis J. Myers
1901–1956 (age 55)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Francis J. Myers (1901–1956) served as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania before being interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemete...
Viola Gillette
1871–1956 (age 85)
Salt Lake City Cemetery
Viola Gillette (1871–1956) was an American singer from Salt Lake City whose grave is in Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Joseph F. Merrill
1868–1952 (age 84)
Salt Lake City Cemetery
Joseph F. Merrill (1868–1952) was an American educator and Latter-day Saint leader buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery.
James Connolly
1868–1957 (age 89)
Holyhood Cemetery
James Connolly (1868–1957) was an Irish-American Olympic athlete and long-time Bostonite buried at Holyhood Cemetery.
Richard Bernard Vail
1895–1955 (age 60)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Richard Bernard Vail (1895–1955) was a Chicago-born congressman laid to rest at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Pete Hill
1880–1951 (age 71)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Pete Hill (1880–1951) was a Negro leagues baseball outfielder buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Tom McGuire
1892–1959 (age 67)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Tom McGuire (1892–1959) was a Chicago native interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
James J. Connolly
1881–1952 (age 71)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
James J. Connolly (1881-1952) was a Philadelphia-born politician who served in the U.S. House and is buried at Holy Sepu...
Joe Benz
1886–1957 (age 71)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Joe Benz (1886-1957) was a New Alsace native who pitched in Major League Baseball and rests at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Barbara Grimes
1941–1956 (age 15)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Barbara Grimes (1941-1956) was a girl from Cook County whose brief life ended in 1956 and who is buried at Holy Sepulchr...
Patricia Grimes
1943–1956 (age 13)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Patricia Grimes (1943-1956) was another young Cook County resident whose death in 1956 led to her interment at Holy Sepu...
Edward James Gay
1878–1952 (age 74)
Metairie Cemetery
Edward James Gay (1878-1952) represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate and after his death in Iberville Parish was buried...
Andrew Higgins
1886–1952 (age 66)
Metairie Cemetery
Andrew Higgins (1886-1952) of Columbus built landing craft and other vessels that proved decisive in World War II before...
Albert Coombs Barnes
1872–1951 (age 79)
Merion Station
Albert Coombs Barnes (1872-1951) was a Philadelphia physician turned art collector who founded the Barnes Foundation and...
Mel Ott
1909–1958 (age 49)
Metairie Cemetery
Mel Ott (1909-1958) was a Gretna-born baseball outfielder and Hall of Famer whose grave is in Metairie Cemetery.
Isaac Cline
1861–1955 (age 94)
Metairie Cemetery
Isaac Cline (1861-1955) of Tennessee directed weather observations for the U.S. Weather Bureau and is buried at Metairie...
Dorothy Dix
1861–1951 (age 90)
Metairie Cemetery
Dorothy Dix (1861-1951) of Montgomery County became a nationally syndicated advice columnist and lies in Metairie Cemete...
Charles E. Dunbar
1888–1959 (age 71)
Metairie Cemetery
Charles E. Dunbar (1888-1959) was a McComb-born attorney who served New Orleans before being interred at Metairie Cemete...
John Horne Burns
1916–1953 (age 37)
Holyhood Cemetery
John Horne Burns (1916-1953) of Andover wrote acclaimed novels about World War II before being buried at Holyhood Cemete...
Frederick Mansfield
1877–1958 (age 81)
Holyhood Cemetery
Frederick Mansfield (1877-1958) served as Boston mayor and held federal posts prior to his burial at Holyhood Cemetery.
Bill Hallman
1876–1950 (age 74)
Mount Peace Cemetery
Bill Hallman (1876-1950) was a Philadelphia-born Major League Baseball infielder who rests at Mount Peace Cemetery.
Charlie Ross
1885–1950 (age 65)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Charlie Ross (1885-1950) of Independence ended his life in the region and was laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Michael Joseph Lenihan
1865–1958 (age 93)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Michael Joseph Lenihan (1865–1958) was a Hopkinton-born U.S. Army officer who rose to prominence during World War I be...
Harriet Sartain
1873–1957 (age 84)
Mount Peace Cemetery
Harriet Sartain (1873–1957) was a Philadelphia art educator and advocate for women’s artistic training whose work is...
Baby Dodds
1898–1959 (age 61)
Lincoln Cemetery
Baby Dodds (1898–1959) was a pioneering New Orleans jazz drummer whose inventive rhythms helped define early jazz and ...
Charles Irving Martin
1871–1953 (age 82)
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Charles Irving Martin (1871–1953) was an Illinois-born U.S. Army officer whose military service earned him burial at L...
H. L. Mencken
1880–1956 (age 76)
Loudon Park Cemetery
H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) was a Baltimore journalist, critic, and satirist whose sharp pen shaped American literary di...
Edmund MacDonald
1908–1951 (age 43)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Edmund MacDonald (1908–1951) was a Boston-born film actor known for supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood prod...
Bernhardt Wall
1872–1956 (age 84)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Bernhardt Wall (1872–1956) was an American printmaker and writer celebrated for his historical etchings who rests at L...
Herb Butterfield
1895–1957 (age 62)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Herb Butterfield (1895–1957) was a U.S. military veteran whose service is commemorated by his interment at Los Angeles...
Robert W. Foy
1916–1950 (age 34)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Robert W. Foy (1916–1950) was a New York–born fighter pilot credited with aerial victories during World War II befor...
Douglas Bronston
1887–1951 (age 64)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Douglas Bronston (1887–1951) was a Richmond-born U.S. military officer honored with burial at Los Angeles National Cem...
Paul H. Allen
1895–1956 (age 61)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Paul H. Allen (1895–1956) was an Ohio-born U.S. Army veteran whose final resting place is Los Angeles National Cemeter...
George Cochrane
1867–1952 (age 85)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
George Cochrane (1867–1952) was an American veteran of the U.S. armed forces who was interred at Los Angeles National ...
Juan Duval
1897–1954 (age 57)
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Juan Duval (1897–1954) was a Barcelona-born U.S. military veteran laid to rest at Los Angeles National Cemetery.
Florence Louise Peshine
1870–1956 (age 86)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Florence Louise Peshine (1870–1956) was a Newark resident whose life concluded with burial at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Shannon Lord Meany
1892–1951 (age 59)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Shannon Lord Meany (1892–1951) was an American whose final resting place is Mount Pleasant Cemetery after a life spann...
Otto C. Lightner
1887–1950 (age 63)
Lightner Museum
Otto C. Lightner (1887–1950) was a Norwich resident whose final resting place is the Lightner Museum.
Emily Thomas Colket
1867–1955 (age 88)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Emily Thomas Colket (1867–1955) spent her life before being buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Sydney Emlen Hutchinson
1866–1950 (age 84)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sydney Emlen Hutchinson (1866–1950) is interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery after living through the turn of the century.
Anna Wharton Morris
1868–1957 (age 89)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Anna Wharton Morris (1868–1957) rests at Laurel Hill Cemetery following a long life spanning the late 19th and early 2...
William Bridgman Churchman
1882–1952 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Bridgman Churchman (1882–1952) is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Robert Lawson
1892–1957 (age 65)
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Robert Lawson (1892–1957) of New York City is buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery.
William Fielding Ogburn
1886–1959 (age 73)
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
William Fielding Ogburn (1886–1959) called Butler home before being laid to rest at Myrtle Hill Cemetery.
Joseph Ritt
1893–1951 (age 58)
Mount Zion Cemetery
Joseph Ritt (1893–1951) was a New York City resident who was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery.
Frank Joseph Bell
1880–1957 (age 77)
Mountview Cemetery
Frank Joseph Bell (1880–1957) of Potosi rests at Mountview Cemetery.