Deaths in the 1950s

Margo Jones

1911–1955 (age 44)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Margo Jones (1911-1955) was a Livingston-based theatre director whose body lies at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Noah O. Knight

1929–1951 (age 22)

Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery

Noah O. Knight (1929-1951) hailed from McBee and is buried at Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Norman G. Wann

1882–1957 (age 75)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Norman G. Wann (1882-1957) of Silverwood rests at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Howard E. Fought

1907–1955 (age 48)

Northwood Cemetery

Howard E. Fought (1907-1955) called Buffalo home and is buried at Northwood Cemetery.

John E. Johnson

1873–1951 (age 78)

Brandon Cemetery

John E. Johnson (1873-1951) of Alto lies in Brandon Cemetery.

Charles P. Chipman

1878–1956 (age 78)

Elm Grove Cemetery

Charles P. Chipman (1878-1956) lived in North Kingstown and is buried at Elm Grove Cemetery.

Lacy Irvine Moffett

1878–1957 (age 79)

Taylorsville City Cemetery

Lacy Irvine Moffett (1878-1957) from Churchville is interred at Taylorsville City Cemetery.

Lewis Gregory Cole

1874–1954 (age 80)

Kelley Cemetery

Lewis Gregory Cole (1874-1954) is laid to rest in Kelley Cemetery.

Theodore Conrad Blomgren

1874–1953 (age 79)

Union Cemetery

Theodore Conrad Blomgren (1874-1953) of Isanti County rests at Union Cemetery.

Joseph G. Branch

1865–1952 (age 87)

Saint John's Church Cemetery

Joseph G. Branch (1865-1952) from Columbia is buried at Saint John's Church Cemetery.

Osmund Fairworth Pool

1874–1955 (age 81)

Taylorsville City Cemetery

Osmund Fairworth Pool (1874-1955) is interred at Taylorsville City Cemetery.

Walter Welford

1868–1952 (age 84)

Cavalier Cemetery

Walter Welford (1868-1952) of Yorkshire lies at Cavalier Cemetery.

George Howard Parker

1864–1955 (age 91)

Cadwell City Cemetery

George Howard Parker (1864-1955) of Philadelphia is buried at Cadwell City Cemetery.

F.W. Fitch

1870–1951 (age 81)

Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery

F. W. Fitch (1870-1951) of Burnside rests in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

A. W. Shepard

1865–1951 (age 86)

North Evans Cemetery

A. W. Shepard (1865-1951) of North Evans is buried in North Evans Cemetery.

Bolden Reush Harrison

1886–1952 (age 66)

Savannah Cemetery

Bolden Reush Harrison (1886-1952) of Savannah lies at Savannah Cemetery.

Bucky O'Connor

1913–1958 (age 45)

Memory Gardens Cemetery

Bucky O'Connor (1913–1958) spent his life centered around Monroe before being laid to rest at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Edward Oscar McCowen

1877–1953 (age 76)

Bloom Township Cemetery

Edward Oscar McCowen (1877–1953) was a lifelong resident of Bloom Township and was buried in Bloom Township Cemetery.

Shano Collins

1885–1955 (age 70)

Saint Mary's Cemetery

Shano Collins (1885–1955) called Charlestown home before being laid to rest at Saint Mary's Cemetery.

Wilfred Lytell

1891–1954 (age 63)

Evergreen Cemetery

Wilfred Lytell (1891–1954) lived and died in New York City, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Charles C. McCracken

1882–1957 (age 75)

Pine Forest Cemetery

Charles C. McCracken (1882–1957) spent his years in Bellefontaine and was interred at Pine Forest Cemetery.

Lou Brero

1909–1957 (age 48)

Saint Bernard's Cemetery

Lou Brero (1909–1957) lived in Nice and was buried at Saint Bernard's Cemetery.

Fritz Ostermueller

1907–1957 (age 50)

Calvary Cemetery

Fritz Ostermueller (1907–1957) was a Quincy resident who was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery.

Jimmy Archer

1883–1958 (age 75)

Sacred Heart Cemetery

Jimmy Archer (1883–1958) was a Dublin native whose final resting place is Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Walter F. George

1878–1957 (age 79)

Vienna City Cemetery

Walter F. George (1878–1957) lived in Preston and was buried at Vienna City Cemetery.

Edward Alexander Preble

1871–1957 (age 86)

Chickville Cemetery

Edward Alexander Preble (1871–1957) lived in Somerville before being interred at Chickville Cemetery.

George F. Veenker

1894–1959 (age 65)

Malta Cemetery

George F. Veenker (1894–1959) made his home in Ashton prior to being buried in Malta Cemetery.

Carro Morrell Clark

1867–1950 (age 83)

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Carro Morrell Clark (1867–1950) resided in Unity and was laid to rest at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Allen Walker

1866–1953 (age 87)

Calvary Catholic Cemetery

Allen Walker (1866–1953) was buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery after a life lived in the area.

Lillian Young

1869–1953 (age 84)

Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Lillian Young (1869–1953) was a Sitka resident whose grave is in the Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Samuel G. Allen

1870–1956 (age 86)

Oakland Cemetery

Samuel G. Allen (1870–1956) was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery after spending his life locally.

Clark l Hull

1884–1952 (age 68)

Old Willington Hill Cemetery

Clark L. Hull (1884–1952) was an American psychologist whose experimental work on learning and motivation made him a c...

William Langer

1886–1959 (age 73)

Saint Leos Cemetery

William Langer (1886–1959) was a Republican politician from North Dakota who served as governor and later as a U.S. se...

Robert Lee Doughton

1863–1954 (age 91)

Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

Robert Lee Doughton (1863–1954) was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina who chaired the ...

Ward Lambert

1888–1958 (age 70)

Grand View Cemetery

Ward Lambert (1888–1958) was an American college basketball coach best known for leading Purdue University teams to mu...

Vern Cleo Manhart

1897–1957 (age 60)

Grand View Cemetery

Vern Cleo Manhart (1897–1957) was a Prairieton, Indiana, community member whose life is memorialized at Grand View Cem...

Stella Mary Hague

1871–1959 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Stella Mary Hague (1871–1959) was an Indiana resident now remembered through her burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Leopold Lilienthal

1869–1951 (age 82)

Mount Sinai Cemetery

Leopold Lilienthal (1869–1951) was a Hungarian-born American whose final resting place is Mount Sinai Cemetery.

Bill Mackey

1927–1951 (age 24)

Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery

Bill Mackey (1927–1951) was a Dayton-born American racecar driver who raced in the early 1950s before his untimely dea...

W. Kerr Scott

1896–1958 (age 62)

Hawfields Presbyterian Church Cemetery

W. Kerr Scott (1896–1958) was a North Carolina governor and later U.S. senator who championed rural electrification an...

Herbert Alton Meyer

1886–1950 (age 64)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Herbert Alton Meyer (1886–1950) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas who served until his sudden death in 1950.

Michael Joseph Ready

1893–1957 (age 64)

Saint Joseph Cemetery

Michael Joseph Ready (1893–1957) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Columbus whose mid-20th-century tenure guided Ohio C...

J. Leroy Adair

1887–1956 (age 69)

Southside Cemetery

J. Leroy Adair (1887–1956) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois whose legislative career spanned more than two deca...

John C. Sibbald

1903–1956 (age 53)

Grand View Cemetery

John C. Sibbald (1903–1956) was a mid-20th-century American whose memory is preserved by his grave at Grand View Cemet...

Charles Emerson Peet

1869–1955 (age 86)

Evergreen Cemetery

Charles Emerson Peet (1869–1955) was a longtime American whose life is remembered by his burial at Evergreen Cemetery.

Herbert E. Hitchcock

1867–1958 (age 91)

Graceland Cemetery

Herbert E. Hitchcock (1867–1958) was a U.S. Senator from South Dakota who served during the New Deal era.

Frank Leslie Smith

1867–1950 (age 83)

Oak Lawn Cemetery

Frank Leslie Smith (1867–1950) lived in Chicago and was laid to rest at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

William F. Miller

1869–1954 (age 85)

Hamilton Cemetery

William F. Miller (1869–1954) spent his life before his burial at Hamilton Cemetery.

Samuel C. Hodge

1867–1952 (age 85)

Oakland Cemetery

Samuel C. Hodge (1867–1952) was connected to Oakland and finished his journey at Oakland Cemetery.

Bessie Anderson Stanley

1879–1952 (age 73)

Lincoln Cemetery

Bessie Anderson Stanley (1879–1952) was a United States resident remembered at Lincoln Cemetery.