Deaths in the 1950s

Joe G. Watkins

1879–1956 (age 77)

Trinity Cemetery

Joe G. Watkins (1879–1956) of Bono lies at Trinity Cemetery.

George E. Hill

1868–1958 (age 90)

Rigby Pioneer Cemetery

George E. Hill (1868–1958) of Salt Lake City is buried at Rigby Pioneer Cemetery.

Roy A. Corzine

1882–1957 (age 75)

Old Stonington Cemetery

Roy A. Corzine (1882–1957) of Stonington is buried at Old Stonington Cemetery.

J. Clinton Searle

1889–1952 (age 63)

Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery

J. Clinton Searle (1889–1952) is buried at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mary Cushing Atherton Richards

1869–1951 (age 82)

Mission Cemetery

Mary Cushing Atherton Richards (1869–1951) is buried at Mission Cemetery.

Margaret Harrison Child Dodge

1873–1952 (age 79)

Westwood Cemetery

Margaret Harrison Child Dodge (1873–1952) is buried at Westwood Cemetery.

Nancy Fairfax Brown

1877–1958 (age 81)

Orrick Cemetery

Nancy Fairfax Brown (1877–1958) of Winchester is buried at Orrick Cemetery.

Arthur W. Overmyer

1879–1952 (age 73)

Four Mile House Cemetery

Arthur W. Overmyer (1879–1952) of Lindsey is buried at Four Mile House Cemetery.

Edwin M. Schaefer

1887–1950 (age 63)

Walnut Hill Cemetery

Edwin M. Schaefer (1887–1950) of Belleville is buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery.

Harry Choates

1922–1951 (age 29)

Calvary Cemetery

Harry Choates (1922–1951) is buried at Calvary Cemetery.

James G. Polk

1896–1959 (age 63)

Highland Cemetery

James G. Polk (1896–1959) of Highland County is buried at Highland Cemetery.

Alfred G. Becker

1887–1956 (age 69)

Saint Lawrence Cemetery

Alfred G. Becker (1887–1956) of Addison is buried at Saint Lawrence Cemetery.

Ivory John Martin

1859–1953 (age 94)

Greenhill Cemetery

Ivory John Martin (1859–1953) is buried at Greenhill Cemetery.

Francis Edwin Drake

1876–1957 (age 81)

Rye Central Cemetery

Francis Edwin Drake (1876–1957) is buried at Rye Central Cemetery.

Sara Martin

1884–1955 (age 71)

Louisville Cemetery

Sara Martin (1884–1955) of Louisville is buried at Louisville Cemetery.

Bill Malarkey

1878–1956 (age 78)

Mountain View Cemetery

Bill Malarkey (1878–1956) of Port Byron is buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

1879–1958 (age 79)

Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958) was an American author and education advocate whose novels and essays championed soc...

George Grantham

1900–1954 (age 54)

Mountain View Cemetery

George Grantham (1900-1954) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman remembered for his steadiness with the ...

Thomas Cunningham Cochran

1877–1957 (age 80)

Mercer Citizens Cemetery

Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877-1957) was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who served in the late 1920s and early...

William Woodward Baldwin

1862–1954 (age 92)

Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery

William Woodward Baldwin (1862-1954) was a Baltimore resident whose life spanned the turn of the century and who is buri...

Ralph Heyward Isham

1890–1955 (age 65)

Linwood Cemetery

Ralph Heyward Isham (1890-1955) was an American collector noted for preserving historical Americana, with his home resti...

Summerfield Baldwin

1896–1955 (age 59)

Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery

Summerfield Baldwin (1896-1955) was a member of the Baldwin family whose final resting place is in Baltimore's Baldwin M...

James Dean

1931–1955 (age 24)

Park Cemetery

James Dean (1931-1955) was an American actor whose performances in films like Rebel Without a Cause made him an enduring...

Dudley Doolittle

1881–1957 (age 76)

Prairie Grove Cemetery

Dudley Doolittle (1881-1957) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas who served three terms in Congress during the early 2...

Herman P. Kopplemann

1880–1957 (age 77)

Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery

Herman P. Kopplemann (1880-1957) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut active in the mid-1930s.

Claude U. Stone

1879–1957 (age 78)

Parkview Cemetery

Claude U. Stone (1879-1957) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois known for his journalistic work before and after his...

Homer C. Martin

1898–1950 (age 52)

Suncrest Cemetery

Homer C. Martin (1898-1950) was a Clay County native whose life concluded at Suncrest Cemetery.

Charles J. Warner

1875–1955 (age 80)

Bethlehem Cemetery

Charles J. Warner (1875-1955) was a Nebraska politician who became the state's first Speaker of the unicameral legislatu...

Ethel Reece Hittle McDaniel

1900–1955 (age 55)

Harlan Cemetery

Ethel Reece Hittle McDaniel (1900-1955) was a Hancock County native remembered by her burial at Harlan Cemetery.

Mary Appleton Wood Bromfield

1892–1952 (age 60)

Olivet Cemetery

Mary Appleton Wood Bromfield (1892-1952) was a New York City social figure laid to rest at Olivet Cemetery.

Richard Beckett

1886–1954 (age 68)

Greenwood Cemetery

Richard Beckett (1886-1954) was an American whose life ended with interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Victoria Beatrice Wolf

1872–1951 (age 79)

Hopewell Cemetery

Victoria Beatrice Wolf (1872-1951) lived in Montgomery before being laid to rest in Hopewell Cemetery.

Edward Gomez

1932–1951 (age 19)

Saint Mary's Cemetery

Edward Gomez (1932-1951) spent his life in Omaha and was buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery.

Margaret Terry Chanler

1862–1952 (age 90)

Saint Marys Cemetery

Margaret Terry Chanler (1862-1952) was interred at Saint Marys Cemetery after a life that spanned the turn of the centur...

Ulysses Simpson Grant

1864–1953 (age 89)

Glenrock Cemetery

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1864-1953) was laid to rest at Glenrock Cemetery following a life that bore the storied name of a...

George A. Moore

1878–1955 (age 77)

Riverside Cemetery

George A. Moore (1878-1955) was buried in Riverside Cemetery after decades of life in the region.

Mary Edith Bullock

1883–1957 (age 74)

Union Cemetery

Mary Edith Bullock (1883-1957) hailed from Clay County and is buried in Union Cemetery.

Frederic Larrabee

1873–1959 (age 86)

Gods Acres Cemetery

Frederic Larrabee (1873-1959) was laid to rest at Gods Acres Cemetery after living through the many changes of the late ...

Wilfred Attwood Beardsley

1889–1959 (age 70)

Louisville Cemetery

Wilfred Attwood Beardsley (1889-1959) spent his final years before being buried in Louisville Cemetery.

Reuben T. Wood

1884–1955 (age 71)

Greenlawn Memorial Gardens

Reuben T. Wood (1884-1955) of Springfield was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens after a life spanning the turn of the...

Hallett Sydney Ward

1870–1956 (age 86)

Oakdale Cemetery

Hallett Sydney Ward (1870-1956) was laid to rest in Oakdale Cemetery following a long life.

Frederick Rentschler

1887–1956 (age 69)

Fairview Cemetery

Frederick Rentschler (1887-1956) from Butler County is buried in Fairview Cemetery after a life that witnessed both worl...

Ledell Titcomb

1866–1950 (age 84)

Greenwood Cemetery

Ledell Titcomb (1866-1950) from Baldwin was laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery.

Chester Williams Rice

1888–1951 (age 63)

Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park

Chester Williams Rice (1888-1951) was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park after decades of life.

Ralph Foster

1884–1956 (age 72)

Byrd Cemetery

Ralph Foster (1884-1956) of Lancaster rests in Byrd Cemetery.

Harry Augustus Bigelow

1874–1950 (age 76)

First Unitarian Church Crypt

Harry Augustus Bigelow (1874-1950) of Norwood was interred in the First Unitarian Church Crypt.

Edna May Sperl

1899–1957 (age 58)

Southern Memorial Park

Edna May Sperl (1899–1957) was laid to rest at Southern Memorial Park.

Henry S. Haskell

1871–1955 (age 84)

Saint Joseph Cemetery

Henry S. Haskell (1871–1955) was buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery.

Rush Holt Sr.

1905–1955 (age 50)

Machpelah Cemetery

Rush Holt Sr. (1905–1955) of Weston was interred at Machpelah Cemetery.

Maurice E. Post

1881–1958 (age 77)

Courtland Township Cemetery

Maurice E. Post (1881–1958) of Plainfield Township lies in Courtland Township Cemetery.