Deaths in the 1950s
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Neal Ball
1881–1957 (age 76)
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Neal Ball (1881–1957) from Grand Haven lies in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
Ernest T. Eaton
1877–1957 (age 80)
Mountview Cemetery
Ernest T. Eaton (1877–1957) of Atkinson is buried at Mountview Cemetery.
A. Edwin Keigwin
1869–1951 (age 82)
Newton Cemetery
A. Edwin Keigwin (1869–1951) finds his final resting place at Newton Cemetery.
Mary Stranahan Hart Pattison
1869–1951 (age 82)
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Mary Stranahan Hart Pattison (1869–1951) of Brooklyn is buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery.
Rudolph Matas
1860–1957 (age 97)
Metairie Cemetery
Rudolph Matas (1860–1957) of St. Charles Parish was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Helen Turner
1858–1958 (age 100)
Metairie Cemetery
Helen Turner (1858–1958) of Louisville is interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Meigs O. Frost
1882–1950 (age 68)
Metairie Cemetery
Meigs O. Frost (1882-1950) lived in New Britain and was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
George Vidmer
1871–1952 (age 81)
Magnolia Cemetery
George Vidmer (1871-1952) of Mobile County is buried in Magnolia Cemetery.
Big Bill Broonzy
1893–1958 (age 65)
Lincoln Cemetery
Big Bill Broonzy (1893-1958), born in Scott County, was a seminal blues singer and guitarist laid to rest at Lincoln Cem...
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
1905–1950 (age 45)
Lincoln Cemetery
Bertha "Chippie" Hill (1905-1950), the Charleston-born jazz vocalist, is interred at Lincoln Cemetery.
Florence Price
1887–1953 (age 66)
Lincoln Cemetery
Florence Price (1887-1953), the Little Rock–born composer, rests at Lincoln Cemetery.
Jimmy Yancey
1894–1951 (age 57)
Lincoln Cemetery
Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951) was a Chicago blues pianist and composer whose grave is at Lincoln Cemetery.
J. Ernest Wilkins Sr.
1894–1959 (age 65)
Lincoln Cemetery
J. Ernest Wilkins Sr. (1894-1959), the Farmington-born lawyer and statesman, is buried at Lincoln Cemetery.
Larry Quigley
1891–1956 (age 65)
Little Rock National Cemetery
Larry Quigley (1891-1956) hailed from Atchison and was laid to rest at Little Rock National Cemetery.
Elder Lucy Smith
1874–1952 (age 78)
Lincoln Cemetery
Elder Lucy Smith (1874-1952), the evangelist and pastor, lies buried at Lincoln Cemetery.
Julian Dawson
1888–1955 (age 67)
Lincoln Cemetery
Julian Dawson (1888-1955) of Albany is interred at Lincoln Cemetery.
Margaret Condit Kinney
1865–1954 (age 89)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Margaret Condit Kinney (1865-1954) rests at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
William Cameron Forbes
1870–1959 (age 89)
Milton Cemetery
William Cameron Forbes (1870-1959) of Milton was an American diplomat and statesman buried at Milton Cemetery.
Clarence J. McLeod
1895–1959 (age 64)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Clarence J. McLeod (1895-1959), the Detroit-born lawyer and politician, is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Tom Tyler
1903–1954 (age 51)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Tom Tyler (1903-1954), the Essex County-born actor known for westerns, is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
George D. O'Brien
1900–1957 (age 57)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
George D. O'Brien (1900-1957) of Detroit was a lawyer and politician laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
John Lesinski, Sr.
1885–1950 (age 65)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
John Lesinski, Sr. (1885-1950) of Erie was laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Charles Patrick Gillen
1876–1956 (age 80)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Charles Patrick Gillen (1876-1956) of County Roscommon was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Edward A. Gisburne
1892–1955 (age 63)
Milton Cemetery
Edward A. Gisburne (1892-1955) of Providence was interred at Milton Cemetery.
Mary Dranga Campbell
1867–1957 (age 90)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Mary Dranga Campbell (1867-1957) of California found her final resting place at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Bertha Heiges
1866–1956 (age 90)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Bertha Heiges (1866-1956) of Pennsylvania was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Sophia Meta Moldenke
1876–1959 (age 83)
Middle Village
Sophia Meta Moldenke (1876-1959) was memorialized at Middle Village.
Lucia A. Miltenberger
1873–1955 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Lucia A. Miltenberger (1873-1955) of New Orleans was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Trist Wood
1868–1952 (age 84)
Metairie Cemetery
Trist Wood (1868-1952) of New Orleans rests at Metairie Cemetery.
Endre N. Haugen
1868–1953 (age 85)
Missoula Cemetery
Endre N. Haugen (1868-1953) was buried in Missoula Cemetery.
Fontaine Martin
1883–1959 (age 76)
Metairie Cemetery
Fontaine Martin (1883-1959) was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Samuel J. Seymour
1860–1956 (age 96)
Loudon Park National Cemetery
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956) of Easton is interred at Loudon Park National Cemetery.
Slats Jordan
1878–1953 (age 75)
Loudon Park Cemetery
Slats Jordan (1878-1953) of Baltimore was buried in Loudon Park Cemetery.
Fred Eunick
1892–1959 (age 67)
Loudon Park Cemetery
Fred Eunick (1892-1959) of Baltimore rests at Loudon Park Cemetery.
William M. Legg
1920–1953 (age 33)
Loudon Park Cemetery
William M. Legg (1920-1953) was interred at Loudon Park Cemetery.
R. Howard Bland
1880–1959 (age 79)
Loudon Park Cemetery
R. Howard Bland (1880-1959) was buried in Loudon Park Cemetery.
Leander M. Zimmerman
1860–1952 (age 92)
Loudon Park Cemetery
Leander M. Zimmerman (1860-1952) of Manchester was laid to rest at Loudon Park Cemetery.
Charles Judson Scudder
1866–1956 (age 90)
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Charles Judson Scudder (1866-1956) hailed from Vellore and was buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery.
Lawrence Clement Windom
1872–1957 (age 85)
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Lawrence Clement Windom (1872-1957) of Lancaster found his final resting place at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
John Francis Kenah
1870–1954 (age 84)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
John Francis Kenah (1870-1954) from Ireland ended his life and was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Leslie William Lee
1871–1951 (age 80)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Leslie William Lee (1871-1951) came from Manchester and is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Elmer E. Starr
1873–1953 (age 80)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Elmer E. Starr (1873-1953) of Valparaiso rests in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Graham Gordon Lacy
1858–1952 (age 94)
Mount Mora Cemetery
Graham Gordon Lacy (1858-1952) was interred at Mount Mora Cemetery.
Enrico Fermi
1901–1954 (age 53)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), the Italian-American physicist whose work on nuclear reactions reshaped science, is buried at ...
Jake Guzik
1886–1956 (age 70)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Jake Guzik (1886-1956), the Kraków-born mobster known for his role in Chicago's organized crime scene, lies in Oak Wood...
Robert Redfield
1897–1958 (age 61)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Robert Redfield (1897-1958), the Chicago-born anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural patterns, was laid to res...
Chrispin Martin
1893–1953 (age 60)
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Chrispin Martin (1893-1953) of Tucson was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
1864–1953 (age 89)
Pittsfield Cemetery
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864-1953), the Chicago-born patron whose philanthropy supported chamber music, is buried at...
Harry Streett Baldwin
1894–1952 (age 58)
Phoenix
Harry Streett Baldwin (1894-1952) of Baldwin, Maryland, who served in the U.S. Congress, was buried in Phoenix.
Howard W. Odum
1884–1954 (age 70)
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
Howard W. Odum (1884-1954), the Bethlehem-born sociologist and educator, was interred at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.