Deaths in the 1970s

Bernice Kelly Harris

1891–1973 (age 82)

Seaboard

Bernice Kelly Harris was an American author and folklorist known for her stories of rural North Carolina life.

Henry Tracy Lilly

1897–1973 (age 76)

Davidson

Henry Tracy Lilly was an American businessman and philanthropist active in the early 20th century.

Cecilia Gallik Kennedy

1908–1977 (age 69)

Pine City

Cecilia Gallik Kennedy was an American woman of note whose life spanned the early-to-mid 20th century.

Virginia Leddy Gambrell

1910–1978 (age 68)

Texas State Cemetery

Virginia Leddy Gambrell was an American woman who lived during the early-to-mid 20th century in Texas.

Livingston T. Merchant

1903–1976 (age 73)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Livingston T. Merchant was an American diplomat and career foreign service officer who served in various ambassadorial p...

Štefan Osuský

1889–1973 (age 84)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Štefan Osuský was a Slovak diplomat and politician who represented Czechoslovakia in international affairs during the ...

Fred Gipson

1908–1973 (age 65)

Texas State Cemetery

Fred Gipson was an American author and journalist best known for writing the classic novel 'Old Yeller.'

Haig Gudenian

1886–1972 (age 86)

Lapeer

Haig Gudenian was a Turkish military officer and general who served in the Ottoman and Turkish armed forces.

James Coleman Smee

1913–1977 (age 64)

Fort Lupton

James Coleman Smee was an American businessman and civic leader from Kentucky.

Clay Garvin

1924–1973 (age 49)

Rowesville

Clay Garvin was an American businessman and executive in the oil and petrochemical industry.

Douglas L. Elliman

1882–1972 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Douglas L. Elliman was an American real estate developer and businessman who founded a prominent New York real estate co...

G. Gould Lincoln

1880–1974 (age 94)

Oak Hill Cemetery

G. Gould Lincoln was an American journalist and political correspondent who covered Washington, D.C. politics for major ...

Hope Chamberlin

1918–1974 (age 56)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Hope Chamberlin was an American woman notable for her life and activities in the Portland area during the mid-20th centu...

Margaret Morton Eustis

1903–1977 (age 74)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Margaret Morton Eustis was an American philanthropist and advocate for guide dog training for the blind.

Ruth Appleton Perkins Safford

1897–1979 (age 82)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Ruth Appleton Perkins Safford was an American woman from Boston notable for her social and civic contributions.

Audrey Emery

1904–1971 (age 67)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Audrey Emery was an American woman from Cincinnati involved in civic and social activities.

Barney Rapp

1900–1970 (age 70)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Barney Rapp was an American bandleader and musician who led a popular dance band in the early-to-mid 20th century.

Jesse Aaron

1887–1979 (age 92)

Worthington Springs

Jesse Aaron was an American businessman and civic leader from Florida.

Irvin Gordon Wyllie

1920–1974 (age 54)

Somers

Irvin Gordon Wyllie was an American historian and academic scholar.

Walter Adams, Jr.

1957–1979 (age 22)

New Carlisle

Walter Adams, Jr. was an American who lived from 1957 to 1979.

Geraldine Katharina Fergen

1914–1976 (age 62)

Parkston

Geraldine Katharina Fergen was an American woman who lived from 1914 to 1976.

James Cash Penney

1875–1971 (age 96)

Woodlawn Cemetery

James Cash Penney (1875-1971) was an American businessman and founder of the J.C. Penney department store chain.

Kathryn Bache Miller

1896–1979 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Kathryn Bache Miller (1896-1979) was an American philanthropist and member of the Penney family.

David E. Finley, Jr.

1890–1977 (age 87)

Oak Hill Cemetery

David E. Finley, Jr. (1890-1977) was an American art curator and museum director.

Margaret Harwood

1885–1979 (age 94)

Littleton

Margaret Harwood (1885-1979) was an American astronomer known for her work in stellar spectroscopy.

William F. Cody

1916–1978 (age 62)

Desert Memorial Park

William F. Cody (1916-1978) was an American, likely related to the famous Buffalo Bill Cody family.

Dolly Sinatra

1896–1977 (age 81)

Desert Memorial Park

Dolly Sinatra (1896-1977) was an American, likely a family member of Frank Sinatra.

Anton Julius Winblad II

1886–1975 (age 89)

Desert Memorial Park

Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) was an American businessman from Greenwich Village.

Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler

1891–1972 (age 81)

Desert Memorial Park

Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) was an American from an aristocratic New York family.

Camilla Hare

1879–1976 (age 97)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Camilla Hare (1879-1976) was an American woman of the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Stephen Timoshenko

1878–1972 (age 94)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Stephen Timoshenko (1878-1972) was a Ukrainian-American engineer and pioneer in mechanics of materials.

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

1945–1973 (age 28)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan (1945-1973) was an American organist and founding member of the Grateful Dead.

Joseph Eichler

1900–1974 (age 74)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Joseph Eichler (1900-1974) was an American real estate developer known for modernist residential architecture.

Richard Crooks

1900–1972 (age 72)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Richard Crooks (1900-1972) was an American tenor singer and opera performer.

Shirley Ross

1913–1975 (age 62)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Shirley Ross was an American singer and actress born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1913.

Allen Dean

1899–1972 (age 73)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Allen Dean was an American born in Greeley, Colorado in 1899.

Cletus J. Burke

1917–1973 (age 56)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Cletus J. Burke was an American who lived from 1917 to 1973.

Gerald Ashley Waring

1883–1971 (age 88)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Gerald Ashley Waring was an American from Ouray, Colorado who lived from 1883 to 1971.

Maude Byrnes

1882–1976 (age 94)

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Maude Byrnes was an American from Aiken who lived from 1882 to 1976.

Thomas Matthew McGlynn

1906–1977 (age 71)

Pleasantville

Thomas Matthew McGlynn was an American from Petaluma, California who lived from 1906 to 1977.

Ralph Dean Templeton

1931–1975 (age 44)

Lapeer

Ralph Dean Templeton was an American from Flint, Michigan who lived from 1931 to 1975.

Chester Sherman

1895–1976 (age 81)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Chester Sherman was an American from Cincinnati, Ohio who lived from 1895 to 1976.

Annette Frances Braun

1884–1978 (age 94)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Annette Frances Braun was an American from Cincinnati, Ohio who lived from 1884 to 1978.

William Gebhardt

1907–1975 (age 68)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William Gebhardt was an American from Franklin who lived from 1907 to 1975.

Marion Rombauer Becker

1903–1976 (age 73)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Marion Rombauer Becker was an American cookbook author and editor who lived from 1903 to 1976.

William Durrell Siebern

1894–1973 (age 79)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William Durrell Siebern was an American professional baseball player who lived from 1894 to 1973.

Laura McDonald Stallo

1890–1972 (age 82)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Laura McDonald Stallo was an American who lived from 1890 to 1972.

Ruth Collins Allen

1895–1975 (age 80)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Ruth Collins Allen was an American from Cincinnati, Ohio who lived from 1895 to 1975.

Charles W. Sawyer

1887–1979 (age 92)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Charles W. Sawyer was an American diplomat and politician from Cincinnati, Ohio who lived from 1887 to 1979.

Carl West Rich

1898–1972 (age 74)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Carl West Rich was a Cincinnati-based businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1898 to 1972.