Deaths in the 1950s

Oliver Tamblyn

1893–1957 (age 64)

Forestvale Cemetery

Oliver Tamblyn (1893-1957) of Helena rests in Forestvale Cemetery after spending his life in that Montana city.

Margaret Atherton Beeckman

1861–1951 (age 90)

Slate Hill Cemetery

Margaret Atherton Beeckman (1861-1951) was a member of the Beeckman family whose life ended with burial at Slate Hill Ce...

Papa Celestin

1884–1954 (age 70)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Papa Celestin (1884-1954) was a celebrated Napoleonville-born New Orleans jazz bandleader and trumpeter who was buried a...

Charles H. Barker

1935–1953 (age 18)

Honolulu Memorial

Charles H. Barker (1935-1953) of Pickens County was a U.S. serviceman who died in the Korean War and is commemorated at ...

Edward Gardner Lewis

1869–1950 (age 81)

Atascadero Pine Mountain Cemetery

Edward Gardner Lewis (1869-1950) was a magazine publisher and founder of Atascadero whose remains lie at Atascadero Pine...

Frederick F. Henry

1919–1950 (age 31)

Honolulu Memorial

Frederick F. Henry (1919-1950) of Vian was a U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient who died in the Korean War and is memori...

James M. Thomson

1878–1959 (age 81)

Old Chapel Cemetery

James M. Thomson (1878–1959) is memorialized at Old Chapel Cemetery.

Beverley Randolph

1923–1958 (age 35)

Old Chapel Cemetery

Beverley Randolph (1923–1958) rests at Old Chapel Cemetery in Virginia.

Madeleine L'Engle Iselin

1888–1954 (age 66)

Westbury Friends Cemetery

Madeleine L'Engle Iselin (1888–1954) is buried in the peaceful grounds of Westbury Friends Cemetery.

Shannon Lord Meany Jr.

1923–1950 (age 27)

Honolulu Memorial

Shannon Lord Meany Jr. (1923–1950) is remembered at Honolulu Memorial.

Mary Virginia Agate

1882–1950 (age 68)

Center Cemetery

Mary Virginia Agate (1882–1950) lies at Center Cemetery.

Lilias Juanita Grace

1874–1954 (age 80)

Westbury Friends Cemetery

Lilias Juanita Grace (1874–1954) rests among the graves of Westbury Friends Cemetery.

John William Palmer

1866–1958 (age 92)

Crown Hill Cemetery

John William Palmer (1866–1958) was associated with Macks Creek and buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Edwin Plimpton Adams

1878–1956 (age 78)

Maple Grove Cemetery

Edwin Plimpton Adams (1878–1956) is interred at Maple Grove Cemetery after living in Prague.

John K. Valentine

1904–1950 (age 46)

Oakland Cemetery

John K. Valentine (1904–1950) is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Oskaloosa.

Russell W. Keeney

1897–1958 (age 61)

Naperville Cemetery

Russell W. Keeney (1897–1958) rests at Naperville Cemetery after time in Pittsfield.

Henry Augustine Smith

1874–1952 (age 78)

Naperville Cemetery

Henry Augustine Smith (1874–1952) is buried in Naperville Cemetery in DuPage County.

Ephraim Watkins Cleveland

1889–1952 (age 63)

IOOF Cemetery

Ephraim Watkins Cleveland (1889–1952) is memorialized at the IOOF Cemetery in Naples.

Richard Ely Danielson

1885–1957 (age 72)

Groton Cemetery

Richard Ely Danielson (1885–1957) rests at Groton Cemetery following time in Brooklyn.

Calvin Goodrich

1874–1954 (age 80)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Calvin Goodrich (1874–1954) is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery after living in Chicago.

James L. Nichols II

1890–1955 (age 65)

Naperville Cemetery

James L. Nichols II (1890–1955) is buried at Naperville Cemetery.

Elizabeth Sewall Hill

1871–1957 (age 86)

Groton Cemetery

Elizabeth Sewall Hill (1871–1957) spent her life before being buried in Groton Cemetery.

Ransom E. Olds

1864–1950 (age 86)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Ransom E. Olds (1864–1950), associated with Geneva, rests in Mount Hope Cemetery.

George C. Peery

1873–1952 (age 79)

Maplewood Cemetery

George C. Peery (1873–1952) of Cedar Bluff was laid to rest at Maplewood Cemetery.

Adelbert Ames, Jr.

1880–1955 (age 75)

Dartmouth College Cemetery

Adelbert Ames, Jr. (1880–1955) of Lowell is buried in Dartmouth College Cemetery.

Eric DeLamarter

1880–1953 (age 73)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Eric DeLamarter (1880–1953) of Lansing lies buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Grant M. Hudson

1868–1955 (age 87)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Grant M. Hudson (1868–1955) of Eaton Township rests in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Howard Dutton Norris

1896–1951 (age 55)

All Faiths Cemetery

Howard Dutton Norris (1896–1951) of Washington, D.C., is buried at All Faiths Cemetery.

William K. Dick

1888–1953 (age 65)

All Faiths Cemetery

William K. Dick (1888–1953) was interred in All Faiths Cemetery.

John M. Merriam

1862–1959 (age 97)

Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum

John M. Merriam (1862–1959) of Southbridge rests in Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Fenimore Chatterton

1860–1958 (age 98)

Lakeview Cemetery

Fenimore Chatterton (1860–1958) of Oswego was laid to rest in Lakeview Cemetery.

William Van Alen

1882–1954 (age 72)

Cold Spring Cemetery

William Van Alen (1882–1954) of Brooklyn lies buried in Cold Spring Cemetery.

Miner Raymond VirDen

1895–1955 (age 60)

All Saints Cemetery

Miner Raymond VirDen (1895–1955) of Wheeler rests at All Saints Cemetery.

James Lee Love

1860–1950 (age 90)

Pine Hill Cemetery

James Lee Love (1860–1950) of Gaston County is buried in Pine Hill Cemetery.

Lillian Slocomb

1880–1954 (age 74)

Riverside Cemetery

Lillian Slocomb (1880–1954) was laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery.

Furman G. McLarty

1906–1951 (age 45)

Riverside Cemetery

Furman G. McLarty (1906–1951) lies in Riverside Cemetery.

Ab Jenkins

1883–1956 (age 73)

Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park

Ab Jenkins (1883-1956) was a Utah politician and auto racing pioneer who served as mayor of Salt Lake City and set numer...

Amy B. Lyman

1872–1959 (age 87)

Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park

Amy B. Lyman (1872-1959) was an American social worker and leader in the LDS Church who helped professionalize its welfa...

Stephen L Richards

1879–1959 (age 80)

Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park

Stephen L. Richards (1879-1959) was a prominent leader in the LDS Church who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twe...

William Donner

1864–1953 (age 89)

Old Saint David Church Cemetery

William Donner (1864-1953) was a Columbus, Ohio resident of the early 20th century whose final resting place is Old Sain...

Helen Taylor

1915–1950 (age 35)

Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park

Helen Taylor (1915-1950) was a Salt Lake City resident who lived through the Great Depression era and is buried at Wasat...

James Marion West Jr.

1903–1957 (age 54)

Forest Park Cemetery

James Marion West Jr. (1903-1957) was a Texas oilman, rancher, and philanthropist who played a major role in the family ...

Charles F. Roos

1901–1958 (age 57)

Forest Park Cemetery

Charles F. Roos (1901-1958) was a New Orleans resident whose exact career is not widely recorded but who was laid to res...

John Augustus Hulen

1871–1957 (age 86)

Forest Park Cemetery

John Augustus Hulen (1871-1957) was an American National Guard officer who rose to the rank of major general and command...

Jennie Katherine Kolter

1905–1959 (age 54)

Forest Park Cemetery

Jennie Katherine Kolter (1905-1959) was an American whose life concluded at Forest Park Cemetery after living through th...

Josephine Hull

1877–1957 (age 80)

Newton Cemetery

Josephine Hull (1877-1957) was an American stage and screen actress who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress...

Vida Dutton Scudder

1861–1954 (age 93)

Newton Cemetery

Vida Dutton Scudder (1861-1954) was an American educator, writer, and social reformer associated with the settlement mov...

Esther Griffin White

1869–1954 (age 85)

Earlham Cemetery

Esther Griffin White (1869-1954) was an American journalist, poet, and suffragist from Indiana.

Lavina Spindler

1878–1957 (age 79)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Lavina Spindler (1878-1957) was an American whose life spanned the early 20th century and who is buried at Mount Hope Ce...

Frank Lawrence Owsley

1890–1955 (age 65)

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

Frank Lawrence Owsley (1890-1955) was an American historian and professor who specialized in the South and taught at the...