Deaths in the 1950s
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Tippo Peddy
1890–1957 (age 67)
Linwood Cemetery
Tippo Peddy (1890–1957) lies at Linwood Cemetery.
Temple Bailey
1880–1953 (age 73)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Temple Bailey (1880–1953) was a woman whose life reflected the evolution of twentieth-century America.
Truman Abbe
1873–1955 (age 82)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Truman Abbe is honored at Rock Creek Cemetery for his calm resolve and loyal friendship.
Paulina Longworth Sturm
1925–1957 (age 32)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Paulina Longworth Sturm (1925–1957) was a young woman whose life reflected the spirit of her era.
Henry E. Lackey
1876–1952 (age 76)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Henry E. Lackey, U.S. Navy officer, led with steady resolve throughout his career.
Pat Morris Neff
1871–1952 (age 81)
Oakwood Cemetery
Pat Morris Neff (1871–1952) was a man whose life encompassed the rise of modern America.
Ellsworth Faris
1874–1953 (age 79)
Oakwood Cemetery
Ellsworth Faris shaped American sociology through thoughtful teaching and scholarship.
Charles Albert Boynton
1867–1954 (age 87)
Oakwood Cemetery
Dan A. Killian
1880–1953 (age 73)
Oakwood Cemetery Chapel
Dan A. Killian guided generations of student-athletes with steady character.
Paul Tyson
1886–1950 (age 64)
Oakwood Cemetery
Frederick Alfred Wallis
1869–1951 (age 82)
Paris Cemetery
Frederick Alfred Wallis was a steadfast presence in the Paris community.
Edwin Joseph O'Malley
1881–1953 (age 72)
Saint Charles Cemetery
Pauline Sabin
1887–1955 (age 68)
Southampton Cemetery
Pauline Sabin's leadership in the repeal of Prohibition championed pragmatic reform.
Edith Fahnestock
1872–1956 (age 84)
Oakwood Cemetery
Wilhelm Reich
1897–1957 (age 60)
Orgonon
Wilhelm Reich's bold explorations in psychoanalysis left a complex and enduring mark.
David Browning
1931–1956 (age 25)
Restland Memorial Park
Daniel F. Steck
1881–1950 (age 69)
Ottumwa Cemetery
Daniel F. Steck (1881-1950) hailed from Ottumwa and was laid to rest in Ottumwa Cemetery.
Larry Benton
1897–1953 (age 56)
Old St. Joseph's Cemetery
Larry Benton (1897-1953) spent his life in St. Louis before being buried at Old St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Luis R. Esteves
1893–1958 (age 65)
Old Urban Cemetery
Luis R. Esteves (1893-1958) was from Aguadilla and is interred at Old Urban Cemetery.
Jess Tinsley
1908–1955 (age 47)
Old Town Cemetery
Jess Tinsley (1908-1955) was associated with Homer and rests in Old Town Cemetery.
J. Anthony Bill
1875–1950 (age 75)
Old St. Joseph's Cemetery
J. Anthony Bill (1875-1950) lived in Cincinnati and was laid to rest in Old St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Dwight Deere Wiman
1895–1951 (age 56)
Riverside Cemetery
Dwight Deere Wiman (1895-1951) hailed from Moline and is buried in Riverside Cemetery.
Roy Thomas
1874–1959 (age 85)
Riverside Cemetery
Roy Thomas (1874-1959) came from Norristown and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
Allen J. Oliver
1903–1953 (age 50)
Riverside Cemetery
Allen J. Oliver (1903-1953) was laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery.
Forrest Matthews
1908–1951 (age 43)
Restland Memorial Park
Forrest Matthews (1908-1951) came from McKinney and rests at Restland Memorial Park.
Richard Carroll
1898–1959 (age 61)
Putnam Cemetery
Richard Carroll (1898-1959) hailed from Cambridge and is buried in Putnam Cemetery.
Ernst Olson
1870–1958 (age 88)
Riverside Cemetery
Ernst Olson (1870-1958) was from Finja socken and lies in Riverside Cemetery.
Daisy Dill Norton
1872–1959 (age 87)
Riverside Cemetery
Daisy Dill Norton (1872-1959) resided in Lynnfield and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
Louis B. Costello
1876–1959 (age 83)
Riverside Cemetery
Louis B. Costello (1876-1959) came from Wells and rests in Riverside Cemetery.
Josephine Trott
1874–1950 (age 76)
Riverside Cemetery
Josephine Trott (1874-1950) is buried in Riverside Cemetery.
David R. Gump
1881–1953 (age 72)
Riverside Cemetery
David R. Gump (1881-1953) lived in Missouri and was laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery.
Lilija Štengele
1891–1958 (age 67)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Lilija Štengele (1891–1958) of Vilce Parish was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Therese I. Laughlin
1880–1958 (age 78)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Therese I. Laughlin (1880–1958) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Lawrence Richey
1885–1959 (age 74)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Lawrence Richey (1885–1959) of Harrisburg was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Pinckney Alston Trapier
1897–1957 (age 60)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Pinckney Alston Trapier (1897–1957) rests in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Bertha Gemeaux Woods
1873–1952 (age 79)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Bertha Gemeaux Woods (1873–1952) of Penn Yan was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Walter Compton
1912–1959 (age 47)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Walter Compton (1912–1959) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Helen Essary
1886–1951 (age 65)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Helen Essary (1886–1951) of Maryland was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Frederick J. Bates
1877–1958 (age 81)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Frederick J. Bates (1877–1958) of Marysville was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Rudolph Max Kauffmann
1882–1956 (age 74)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Rudolph Max Kauffmann (1882–1956) is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Caroline Brown Bourland
1871–1956 (age 85)
Springdale Cemetery
Caroline Brown Bourland (1871–1956) of Peoria was laid to rest at Springdale Cemetery.
Joseph H. Gaines
1864–1951 (age 87)
Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District
Joseph H. Gaines (1864–1951) of Washington, D.C. was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District.
Everette Lee DeGolyer
1886–1956 (age 70)
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Everette Lee DeGolyer (1886–1956) of Greensburg rests at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.
Henry Russell Sanders
1905–1958 (age 53)
Spring Hill Cemetery
Henry Russell Sanders (1905–1958) of Asheville was laid to rest at Spring Hill Cemetery.
Hugh Hill
1879–1958 (age 79)
Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District
Hugh Hill (1879–1958) of Ringgold was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District.
Herbert Marcus
1878–1950 (age 72)
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Herbert Marcus (1878–1950) of Louisville rests at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.
Edward Mellon
1875–1952 (age 77)
Southampton Cemetery
Edward Mellon (1875–1952) was a Pittsburgh-born member of the Mellon family who was buried at Southampton Cemetery.
Sarah Eakin Cowan
1875–1958 (age 83)
Spring Hill Cemetery
Sarah Eakin Cowan (1875–1958) lived in Hendersonville and was laid to rest in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Orson Desaix Munn II
1883–1958 (age 75)
Southampton Cemetery
Orson Desaix Munn II (1883–1958) of Manhattan published Scientific American and was interred at Southampton Cemetery.
Goodhue Livingston
1867–1951 (age 84)
Southampton Cemetery
Goodhue Livingston (1867–1951) was a New York City architect buried at Southampton Cemetery.