Deaths in the 1960s

Wesley H. Dickinson

1921–1966 (age 45)

Sunnyside Cemetery

Wesley H. Dickinson lived from 1921 to 1966.

Elmore James

1918–1963 (age 45)

Newport Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

Elmore James was an influential blues guitarist and singer who pioneered the use of the electric slide guitar.

Gil Turner

1913–1967 (age 54)

Swanson Cemetery

Gil Turner was a folk singer-songwriter and guitarist who contributed to the American folk music revival.

Ruth Baker Pratt

1877–1965 (age 88)

Pratt Cemetery

Ruth Baker Pratt was a pioneering female politician and the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives fro...

John Minds

1871–1963 (age 92)

Beulah Cemetery

John Minds was a 19th-century resident of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

Terrence C. Graves

1945–1968 (age 23)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Terrence C. Graves was a young man from Corpus Christi who died in 1968.

Emil Pallenberg

1888–1963 (age 75)

Indian River Cemetery

Emil Pallenberg was a German immigrant who settled in the Indian River area.

Dale Eugene Wayrynen

1947–1967 (age 20)

Rice River Cemetery

Dale Eugene Wayrynen was a Minnesota resident who lived during the mid-20th century.

Stan Cofall

1894–1962 (age 68)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Stan Cofall was a Cleveland resident who lived from 1894 to 1962.

May Dexter Henshall

1867–1962 (age 95)

Woodland Cemetery

May Dexter Henshall was a Woodland, California resident who lived for 95 years.

Jennings Bryan "Barney" Mead

1898–1960 (age 62)

Graceland Cemetery

Jennings Bryan 'Barney' Mead was an Arkansas resident who lived from 1898 to 1960.

Clifford Groselle Grulee

1880–1962 (age 82)

Oxford Cemetery

Clifford Groselle Grulee was a physician and pediatrician known for his work in child health.

Emmett Miller

1900–1962 (age 62)

Fort Hill Cemetery

Emmett Miller was a vaudeville performer and recording artist known for his yodeling and comedy songs.

Elsie Motz Lowdon

1882–1960 (age 78)

Abilene Municipal Cemetery

Elsie Motz Lowdon was a Waco, Texas resident who lived for 78 years.

Tillie Miller

1900–1967 (age 67)

Evergreen Cemetery

Tillie Miller was a Georgia resident who lived from 1900 to 1967.

Milo Roy Maltbie

1871–1962 (age 91)

Greenwood Cemetery

Milo Roy Maltbie was an early 20th-century American who lived to age 91.

Francis LeJau Parker

1873–1966 (age 93)

Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery

Francis LeJau Parker (1873-1966) was an Abbeville resident whose life spanned nearly a century.

Edith Maude Morgan

1878–1960 (age 82)

Masonic IOOF Cemetery

Edith Maude Morgan (1878-1960) was a West Liberty native who lived to age 82.

Zora Neale Hurston

1891–1960 (age 69)

Garden of Heavenly Rest Cemetery

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an acclaimed African American author and anthropologist from Notasulga.

Henry M. Arens

1873–1963 (age 90)

Calvary Cemetery

Henry M. Arens (1873-1963) was a Finnentrop resident who lived 90 years.

Florence Ellinwood Allen

1884–1966 (age 82)

Waite Hill Village Cemetery

Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) was a pioneering judge and women's rights advocate from Salt Lake City.

Gage Clarke

1900–1964 (age 64)

Riverside Cemetery

Gage Clarke (1900-1964) was a Vassar resident who lived 64 years.

LaRue Kirby

1889–1961 (age 72)

Eureka Cemetery

LaRue Kirby (1889-1961) was a Greenbush Township native who lived 72 years.

Charles Norman Fiske

1876–1964 (age 88)

Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery

Charles Norman Fiske (1876-1964) was a Calistoga resident who lived 88 years.

May Lundy Dow

1868–1967 (age 99)

Odd Fellows Cemetery

May Lundy Dow (1868-1967) was a Bakersfield resident who lived 99 years.

Buren Skeen

1936–1965 (age 29)

Lineberry United Methodist Church Cemetery

Buren Skeen (1936-1965) was a Guilford County resident who died at age 29.

J. Sinclair Brown

1880–1965 (age 85)

East Hill Cemetery

J. Sinclair Brown (1880-1965) was a resident who lived 85 years.

Whiting Willauer

1906–1962 (age 56)

New North Cemetery

Whiting Willauer (1906-1962) was a diplomat and government official who lived 56 years.

Shorty Ellsworth

1881–1963 (age 82)

Greenwood Cemetery

Shorty Ellsworth (1881-1963) was a Boston resident who lived 82 years.

Arthur Reuber

1883–1968 (age 85)

Pleasant Prairie Cemetery

Arthur Reuber (1883-1968) was a Minnesota resident who lived 85 years.

Elizabeth Love "Bessie" Stoddert Reeder

1880–1961 (age 81)

Old Christ Church Cemetery

Elizabeth Love "Bessie" Stoddert Reeder (1880-1961) was a Winchester resident and member of a prominent family.

Foster Marcus Reeder

1878–1963 (age 85)

Old Christ Church Cemetery

Foster Marcus Reeder (1878-1963) was a Petersburg resident whose life spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Claude R. Wickard

1893–1967 (age 74)

Maple Lawn Cemetery

Claude R. Wickard (1893-1967) was a Camden-born individual who lived through much of the 20th century.

James W. "Catfish" Cole

1924–1967 (age 43)

Westview Cemetery

James W. 'Catfish' Cole (1924-1967) was known by his distinctive nickname during his relatively brief life.

Fred Hengeveld

1897–1969 (age 72)

Mimosa Cemetery

Fred Hengeveld (1897-1969) was a Palatka resident who lived through two world wars and the post-war era.

John Baumgarten

1902–1963 (age 61)

Cherry Valley Cemetery

John Baumgarten (1902-1963) lived during a transformative period of American history spanning the early to mid-20th cent...

Paul Hyde Bonner

1893–1968 (age 75)

Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery

Paul Hyde Bonner (1893-1968) was a Brooklyn-born individual who lived through the industrial and modern eras.

Clara M. Tangeman

1879–1968 (age 89)

German Protestant Cemetery

Clara M. Tangeman (1879-1968) was a woman whose life extended nearly nine decades across two centuries.

Elmer Culler

1889–1961 (age 72)

New Antioch Cemetery

Elmer Culler (1889-1961) was a Louisville resident whose life spanned from the Gilded Age through the mid-20th century.

William Louis Koehne

1869–1965 (age 96)

Trenton Cemetery

William Louis Koehne (1869-1965) was an Oldenburg resident whose 96-year life witnessed dramatic historical transformati...

Percy Williams Bridgman

1882–1961 (age 79)

Bridgman Cemetery

Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961) was a Cambridge-based physicist and Nobel laureate known for his work on high-pressu...

J. Russell Tuten

1911–1968 (age 57)

Palmetto Cemetery

J. Russell Tuten (1911-1968) was an Appling County resident who lived through the Great Depression and World War II.

Jim Lindsey

1899–1963 (age 64)

Greensburg Cemetery

Jim Lindsey (1899-1963) was a Greensburg resident whose life spanned from the turn of the century through the early Cold...

Rodney J. Evans

1948–1969 (age 21)

Liberty Hill Assembly of God Cemetery

Rodney J. Evans (1948-1969) was a Chelsea resident whose brief 21-year life coincided with the turbulent 1960s.

Lucy Gwynne Branham

1892–1966 (age 74)

Palmetto Cemetery

Lucy Gwynne Branham (1892-1966) was a Kempsville woman whose life extended from the Victorian era into the modern age.

Clyde A. Lamb

1899–1969 (age 70)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clyde A. Lamb (1899-1969) was a Boone resident whose 70-year life encompassed the 20th century's most transformative dec...

Lee Snoots

1892–1968 (age 76)

Sunset Cemetery

Lee Snoots was a Columbus resident who lived from 1892 to 1968 and was buried at Sunset Cemetery.

Holcombe Ward

1878–1967 (age 89)

All Saints Memorial Church Cemetery

Holcombe Ward was a New York City resident who lived from 1878 to 1967 and was buried at All Saints Memorial Church Ceme...

William Madison Whittington

1878–1962 (age 84)

IOOF Cemetery

William Madison Whittington was a Little Springs resident who lived from 1878 to 1962 and was buried at IOOF Cemetery.

Gertrude I. Johnson

1876–1961 (age 85)

Trinity Christian United Church Cemetery

Gertrude I. Johnson was a Norristown resident who lived from 1876 to 1961 and was buried at Trinity Christian United Chu...