Deaths in the 1950s
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Anna French Johnson
1869–1950 (age 81)
Aux Sable Grove Cemetery
Anna French Johnson (1869–1950) was an American from Kendall County interred at Aux Sable Grove Cemetery.
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones III
1884–1957 (age 73)
Evergreen Cemetery
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones III (1884–1957) was an American Charlotte resident buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Wattie Holm
1901–1950 (age 49)
Barnes Township Cemetery
Wattie Holm (1901–1950) was an American from Peterson whose resting place is Barnes Township Cemetery.
Warren T. Thayer
1869–1956 (age 87)
East Side Cemetery
Warren T. Thayer (1869–1956) was an American resident laid to rest in East Side Cemetery.
John W. Short
1874–1951 (age 77)
Saint Augustine Cemetery
John W. Short (1874–1951) was an American laid to rest at Saint Augustine Cemetery.
Vivian Streeter Lawrence
1896–1952 (age 56)
Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery
Vivian Streeter Lawrence (1896–1952) was an American Portsmouth resident buried at Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery.
Cornelius Bowstead Lakenan
1868–1959 (age 91)
Odd Fellows and Masonic Cemetery
Cornelius Bowstead Lakenan (1868–1959) was an American interred at the Odd Fellows and Masonic Cemetery.
Hill Zahn
1893–1957 (age 64)
Evergreen Cemetery
Hill Zahn (1893–1957) was an American whose final resting place is Evergreen Cemetery.
William Davis Miller
1887–1959 (age 72)
New Fernwood Cemetery
William Davis Miller (1887–1959) was an American resident buried in New Fernwood Cemetery.
Robert E. Doherty
1885–1950 (age 65)
Clay City Cemetery
Robert E. Doherty (1885–1950) was an American Clay City resident laid to rest in Clay City Cemetery.
William S. Sitman
1923–1951 (age 28)
Logan Valley Cemetery
William S. Sitman (1923–1951) was an American Bellwood resident whose final resting place is Logan Valley Cemetery.
John Randolph Neal, Jr.
1876–1959 (age 83)
Ault Cemetery
John Randolph Neal, Jr. (1876–1959) was an American lawyer and law professor from Rhea Springs, Tennessee, remembered ...
Marco Reginelli
1897–1956 (age 59)
Calvary Cemetery
Marco Reginelli (1897–1956) was an Italian-born member of the Pittsburgh crime syndicate who emigrated from Teramo and...
Arthur Alonzo Hargrave
1856–1957 (age 101)
Rockville Cemetery
Arthur Alonzo Hargrave (1856–1957) was an American who lived into his centenarian years and is interred at Rockville C...
Willis Frazell
1891–1958 (age 67)
Graceland Cemetery
Willis Frazell (1891–1958) was a Racine native whose life in Wisconsin concluded with burial at Graceland Cemetery.
Augustus Sisk
1889–1955 (age 66)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Augustus Sisk (1889–1955) was a North Carolina resident whose final resting place is Woodlawn Cemetery.
John Nicholas Archambeau
1877–1954 (age 77)
Mount Zion Second Baptist Church Cemetery
John Nicholas Archambeau (1877–1954) spent his life in and around Kingston before being laid to rest at Mount Zion Sec...
Hannah Cecilla Shea
1884–1953 (age 69)
Saint Marys Cemetery
Hannah Cecilla Shea (1884–1953) was an Irish-born woman whose life is commemorated at Saint Marys Cemetery.
Lloyd Groff Copeman
1881–1956 (age 75)
Oakwood-Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Lloyd Groff Copeman (1881–1956) was an American inventor best known for developing consumer appliances such as the ele...
William Reid
1893–1955 (age 62)
Saint Agnes Cemetery
William Reid (1893–1955) hailed from Adrian and is buried at Saint Agnes Cemetery.
Bill Dinneen
1876–1955 (age 79)
Saint Agnes Cemetery
Bill Dinneen (1876–1955) was an American baseball pitcher and umpire who spent much of his career with the Boston Amer...
William John Gies
1872–1956 (age 84)
Manheim Fairview Cemetery
William John Gies (1872–1956) was an American biochemist and dental educator who helped reform dental education and no...
John Ambrose McHugh
1880–1950 (age 70)
Maryknoll Cemetery
John Ambrose McHugh (1880–1950) was a Louisville native whose memory is preserved at Maryknoll Cemetery.
Phil Belfiori
1918–1957 (age 39)
Saint Bridget Cemetery
Phil Belfiori (1918–1957) was a Kinney-area resident honored by a grave at Saint Bridget Cemetery.
Oral P. Tuttle
1889–1957 (age 68)
Sunset Hill Cemetery
Oral P. Tuttle (1889–1957) spent his life before being buried at Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Otis Warren Barrett
1872–1950 (age 78)
Clarendon Flats Cemetery
Otis Warren Barrett (1872–1950) lived in Clarendon before being laid to rest at Clarendon Flats Cemetery.
Elexio Norrine Rose
1907–1955 (age 48)
Saint Augustines Cemetery
Elexio Norrine Rose (1907–1955) was a Hayward resident whose life ended with burial at Saint Augustine's Cemetery.
Howard Sutherland
1865–1950 (age 85)
Maplewood Cemetery
Howard Sutherland (1865–1950) was a Kirkwood-born lawyer and Republican politician who represented West Virginia in th...
Edward C. Tolman
1886–1959 (age 73)
Hartley Cemetery
Edward C. Tolman (1886–1959) was a West Newton-born psychologist known for developing purposive behaviorism while teac...
Davis Elkins
1876–1959 (age 83)
Maplewood Cemetery
Davis Elkins (1876–1959), a Washington, D.C. native, was an American businessman and Republican who briefly served as ...
George M. Pritchard
1886–1955 (age 69)
Pritchard Cemetery
George M. Pritchard (1886–1955) was a Mars Hill-born lawyer and Republican politician who represented North Carolina i...
Claire B. Bird
1868–1954 (age 86)
Pine Grove Cemetery
Claire B. Bird (1868–1954) was a Jefferson lawyer and Republican legislator remembered for his years in the Wisconsin ...
Mark Morton
1858–1951 (age 93)
Morton Family Cemetery
Mark Morton (1858–1951) was a member of the Morton family whose remains rest in the Morton Family Cemetery.
Perry Greeley Holden
1865–1959 (age 94)
Wilson Holden Cemetery
Perry Greeley Holden (1865–1959) was a Dodge Center agronomist and educator noted for promoting the scientific study o...
Marvin B. Rosenberry
1868–1958 (age 90)
Pine Grove Cemetery
Marvin B. Rosenberry (1868–1958) was a River Styx jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court fo...
Alice T. L. Parsons
1876–1954 (age 78)
Cove Cemetery
Alice T. L. Parsons (1876–1954) was a Chicago resident interred at Cove Cemetery.
Thomas Alberter Chandler
1871–1953 (age 82)
Fairview Cemetery
Thomas Alberter Chandler (1871–1953) was an Eucha-born lawyer and Republican who served multiple terms in the U.S. Hou...
Svyatoslav Denisov
1878–1957 (age 79)
Saint Joseph's of Stratford Church Cemetery
Svyatoslav Denisov (1878–1957) was a native of Stanytsia Luhanska whose final resting place is at Saint Joseph's of St...
Hugh Casey
1913–1951 (age 38)
Mount Paran Baptist Church Cemetery
Hugh Casey (1913–1951) was an Atlanta-born Major League Baseball pitcher remembered for his stints with the Brooklyn D...
Lloyd G. McCarter
1917–1956 (age 39)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Lloyd G. McCarter (1917–1956) was a St. Maries resident laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery.
John Grogan
1880–1952 (age 72)
Calvary Cemetery
John Grogan (1880–1952) was a Streator native whose remains are in Calvary Cemetery.
Erastus C. Brainerd
1878–1951 (age 73)
Riverside Cemetery
Erastus C. Brainerd (1878-1951) lived in Vassar and was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery.
Henry S. Landes
1871–1950 (age 79)
Souderton Mennonite Church Cemetery
Henry S. Landes (1871-1950) is memorialized at Souderton Mennonite Church Cemetery after a lifetime spanning the turn of...
Bellenden Hutcheson
1883–1954 (age 71)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Bellenden Hutcheson (1883-1954) from Mount Carmel now lies in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Joseph Lamb Bodine
1883–1950 (age 67)
Lawrenceville Cemetery
Joseph Lamb Bodine (1883-1950) of Trenton was buried in Lawrenceville Cemetery following a life of service.
Cassius Cook
1879–1950 (age 71)
Hillside Cemetery
Cassius Cook (1879-1950) concluded his days before being interred at Hillside Cemetery.
Josepha Newcomb Whitney
1871–1957 (age 86)
Cornwall Cemetery
Josepha Newcomb Whitney (1871-1957) who spent time in Washington, D.C. was laid to rest at Cornwall Cemetery.
Arthur Kenyon Harrison
1872–1953 (age 81)
Cornwall Cemetery
Arthur Kenyon Harrison (1872-1953) rests at Cornwall Cemetery after decades of life.
Loraine Bedsole Bush Tunstall
1879–1953 (age 74)
Choctaw Corner Cemetery
Loraine Bedsole Bush Tunstall (1879-1953) is buried at Choctaw Corner Cemetery.
Phil Stong
1899–1957 (age 58)
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Phil Stong (1899-1957) lies at Oak Lawn Cemetery after a life that spanned the early to mid twentieth century.