Deaths in the 1950s
16,000+ memorials
Alfred Budge
1868–1951 (age 83)
Cloverdale Memorial Park
Alfred Budge (1868–1951) rests at Cloverdale Memorial Park in Providence.
Earl W. Vincent
1886–1953 (age 67)
Union Cemetery
Earl W. Vincent (1886–1953) of Washington County is interred in Union Cemetery.
Charles R. Evans
1866–1954 (age 88)
Waco Cemetery
Charles R. Evans (1866–1954) of Sangamon County lies in Waco Cemetery.
Daniel A. Driscoll
1875–1955 (age 80)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Daniel A. Driscoll (1875–1955), the former U.S. Representative from Buffalo, is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Dave Cropp
1876–1950 (age 74)
Oakwood Cemetery
Dave Cropp (1876–1950) of Dubuque County is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Joseph Shlisky
1891–1955 (age 64)
Mount Eden Cemetery
Joseph Shlisky (1891–1955) of Radom is interred at Mount Eden Cemetery.
Herman J. Severson
1869–1950 (age 81)
Our Savior Lutheran Cemetery
Herman J. Severson (1869–1950) was a Christiana resident laid to rest at Our Savior Lutheran Cemetery.
Dabney Cosby
1879–1956 (age 77)
Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
Dabney Cosby (1879–1956) spent his life in Columbia before being buried at Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Stephen L. French
1892–1959 (age 67)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Stephen L. French (1892–1959) lived in Fall River and was interred at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Donald McKay Frost
1877–1958 (age 81)
Highland Cemetery
Donald McKay Frost (1877–1958) was a Charleston native ultimately buried at Highland Cemetery.
Katherine Meuser
1892–1953 (age 61)
Saint Mary's Cemetery
Katherine Meuser (1892–1953) was laid to rest in Saint Mary's Cemetery after a life somewhere unrecorded here.
John Valentine Schaffner Jr.
1888–1957 (age 69)
Highland Cemetery
John Valentine Schaffner Jr. (1888–1957) found his final resting place at Highland Cemetery.
Harry L. Hubbard
1879–1952 (age 73)
Fair View Cemetery
Harry L. Hubbard (1879–1952) lived in Marietta Township and was buried at Fair View Cemetery.
Harry Howard Cloudman
1877–1950 (age 73)
Hillside Cemetery
Harry Howard Cloudman (1877–1950) spent his life around Gorham before being interred at Hillside Cemetery.
Elmer Capshaw
1893–1953 (age 60)
IOOF Cemetery
Elmer Capshaw (1893–1953) of Norman was buried in the IOOF Cemetery.
Bessie A. Henderson
1872–1956 (age 84)
Christ Church Churchyard
Bessie A. Henderson (1872–1956) was laid to rest in Christ Church Churchyard.
Hubert Summers Ellis
1887–1959 (age 72)
Woodmere Memorial Park
Hubert Summers Ellis (1887–1959) from Hurricane was interred at Woodmere Memorial Park.
Ezra Midkiff
1882–1957 (age 75)
Woodmere Memorial Park
Ezra Midkiff (1882–1957) of Salt Rock rests at Woodmere Memorial Park.
William Reynolds Ricketts
1869–1956 (age 87)
Ricketts Family Cemetery
William Reynolds Ricketts (1869–1956) of Wilkes-Barre was laid to rest in the Ricketts Family Cemetery.
Bill Strickling
1894–1952 (age 58)
Woodmere Memorial Park
Bill Strickling (1894–1952) was buried at Woodmere Memorial Park.
Blind Willie McTell
1898–1959 (age 61)
Jones Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Blind Willie McTell (1898–1959) was a Georgia-born blues musician buried at Jones Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Edmund P. Radwan
1911–1959 (age 48)
Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery
Edmund P. Radwan (1911–1959) was a U.S. Representative from New York who is buried at Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic ...
Lamar Smith
1892–1955 (age 63)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Lamar Smith (1892–1955) is remembered by his burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Harold Perry Erskine
1879–1951 (age 72)
Tryon Cemetery
Harold Perry Erskine (1879–1951) is interred in Tryon Cemetery.
Ernest A. DeGrummond
1899–1953 (age 54)
Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Ernest A. DeGrummond (1899–1953) rests at Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum.
John Reagan Abernethy
1903–1953 (age 50)
McFadden Cemetery
John Reagan Abernethy (1903–1953) of Weaverville is buried in McFadden Cemetery.
J. W. Dawson
1892–1958 (age 66)
Greenlawn Cemetery
J. W. Dawson (1892–1958) lies at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Lathrop Brown
1883–1959 (age 76)
Manasota Memorial Park
Lathrop Brown (1883–1959) represented New York as a U.S. Representative and is buried at Manasota Memorial Park.
Harry Woodburn Chase
1883–1955 (age 72)
Manasota Memorial Park
Harry Woodburn Chase (1883–1955), an American educator and university president, is buried at Manasota Memorial Park n...
Butch Henline
1894–1957 (age 63)
Manasota Memorial Park
Butch Henline (1894–1957), the Major League Baseball catcher from Fort Wayne, is interred at Manasota Memorial Park.
Phenomenal Smith
1864–1952 (age 88)
New Saint Joseph Cemetery
Phenomenal Smith (1864–1952), the pitcher known by his nickname, is buried at New Saint Joseph Cemetery in Manayunk.
William Remsburg Grove
1872–1952 (age 80)
Manasota Memorial Park
William Remsburg Grove (1872–1952) served as a U.S. Representative from Iowa and is buried at Manasota Memorial Park.
William S. Haddock
1875–1953 (age 78)
Frostburg Memorial Park
William S. Haddock (1875–1953) is buried at Frostburg Memorial Park.
Tom Berry
1879–1951 (age 72)
Belvidere Cemetery
Tom Berry (1879–1951), Governor of South Dakota, is buried at Belvidere Cemetery.
Alvin Olin King
1890–1958 (age 68)
Orange Grove Cemetery
Alvin Olin King (1890–1958), a former Governor of Louisiana, lies in Orange Grove Cemetery in Leoti.
William S. Jacobsen
1887–1955 (age 68)
Springdale Cemetery
William S. Jacobsen (1887–1955) represented Iowa in Congress and is buried at Springdale Cemetery in Clinton.
David M. Smith
1926–1950 (age 24)
Jake Ponder Cemetery
David M. Smith (1926–1950) was laid to rest at Jake Ponder Cemetery in Livingston.
Nathan Stauffer
1875–1959 (age 84)
East Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
Nathan Stauffer (1875–1959) was buried at East Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery in Chester County.
John Porter Cull
1873–1955 (age 82)
Calvary Cemetery
John Porter Cull (1873–1955) was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Hayward.
Abner Zwillman
1904–1959 (age 55)
B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
Abner Zwillman (1904–1959) was a New Jersey mobster buried at B'nai Abraham Memorial Park in Newark.
Chief Bender
1884–1954 (age 70)
Hillside Cemetery and Memorial Gardens
Chief Bender (1884–1954) was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher laid to rest at Hillside Cemetery and Memori...
Willie Hoppe
1887–1959 (age 72)
Whitemarsh Memorial Park
Willie Hoppe (1887–1959) was a world-champion billiards player buried at Whitemarsh Memorial Park.
Hugo Bezdek
1884–1952 (age 68)
Whitemarsh Memorial Park
Hugo Bezdek (1884–1952) was a pioneering American college football and baseball coach buried at Whitemarsh Memorial Pa...
Charles M. Finley
1899–1958 (age 59)
Whitemarsh Memorial Park
Charles M. Finley (1899–1958) was laid to rest at Whitemarsh Memorial Park.
William L. Hughes
1895–1957 (age 62)
Whitemarsh Memorial Park
William L. Hughes (1895–1957) was buried at Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Edgar.
Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant Jr.
1870–1953 (age 83)
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery Churchyard
Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant Jr. (1870–1953) was interred at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery Churchyard in Manhattan.
Archie Hahn
1880–1955 (age 75)
Monticello Memory Gardens
Archie Hahn (1880–1955) was an Olympic sprinter known as the 'Milwaukee Meteor' buried at Monticello Memory Gardens in...
Joseph Raleigh Bryson
1893–1953 (age 60)
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893–1953) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina laid to rest at Woodlawn Memorial Park...
Fiske Kimball
1888–1955 (age 67)
Monticello Memory Gardens
Fiske Kimball (1888–1955) was an influential American architectural historian and museum director buried at Monticello...
Charles King
1895–1957 (age 62)
Oakwood Cemetery
Charles King (1895–1957) was interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Hillsboro.