Deaths in the 1980s

Ruth G. Scoville

1894–1989 (age 95)

Ogden City Cemetery

Ruth G. Scoville (1894–1989) was a longtime Springville, Utah resident whose life spanned nearly a century before she ...

F. Mason Sones

1918–1985 (age 67)

Evergreen Hill Cemetery

F. Mason Sones (1918–1985) was an American cardiologist who pioneered coronary angiography techniques.

Josiah E. DuBois, Jr

1912–1983 (age 71)

Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery

Josiah E. DuBois, Jr. (1912–1983) was a U.S. Treasury Department official and lawyer noted for exposing State Departme...

Jake L. Hamon Jr.

1902–1985 (age 83)

Rose Hill Cemetery

Jake L. Hamon Jr. (1902–1985) was an American oilman and civic leader from Lawton, Oklahoma.

Olivebelle Hamon

1909–1987 (age 78)

Rose Hill Cemetery

Olivebelle Hamon (1909–1987) was a member of the prominent Oklahoma Hamon family whose life is memorialized at Rose Hi...

Jake Louis Hamon III

1950–1984 (age 34)

Rose Hill Cemetery

Jake Louis Hamon III (1950–1984) was a member of the Hamon family dynasty whose remains rest at Rose Hill Cemetery.

George Tryon Harding III

1904–1985 (age 81)

Marion Cemetery

George Tryon Harding III (1904–1985) was a member of the Harding family who spent his later years in Columbus, Ohio.

Anne Baxter

1923–1985 (age 62)

Unity Chapel Cemetery

Anne Baxter (1923–1985) was an Academy Award-winning American actress known for her powerhouse performances in All Abo...

Olgivanna Lloyd Wright

1898–1985 (age 87)

Taliesin West Burial Site

Olgivanna Lloyd Wright (1898–1985) was a Montenegrin-born arts patron and the third wife of architect Frank Lloyd Wrig...

Bascom N. Timmons

1890–1987 (age 97)

Llano Cemetery

Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987) was an American journalist renowned for decades of political reporting between Texas and...

Cliff Melton

1912–1986 (age 74)

Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery

Cliff Melton (1912–1986) of Brevard is buried at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery.

Jay Youngblood

1955–1985 (age 30)

Llano Cemetery

Jay Youngblood (1955–1985) of Amarillo rests at Llano Cemetery.

Lovette Hill

1907–1989 (age 82)

Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery

Lovette Hill (1907–1989) of Williamson County is laid to rest at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.

William P. Didusch

1895–1981 (age 86)

Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery

William P. Didusch (1895–1981) of Baltimore is buried at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery.

Percy Foreman

1902–1988 (age 86)

Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery

Percy Foreman (1902–1988) of Bold Springs is interred at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.

Howard Lynch

1908–1989 (age 81)

Llano Cemetery

Howard Lynch (1908–1989) of Hamilton lies at rest in Llano Cemetery.

Irene Beasley

1904–1980 (age 76)

Llano Cemetery

Irene Beasley (1904–1980) of Whitehaven is buried at Llano Cemetery.

H. Mansfield Horner

1903–1983 (age 80)

Green Hill Cemetery

H. Mansfield Horner (1903–1983) of New Haven is laid to rest at Green Hill Cemetery.

Dorothy Andrus

1908–1989 (age 81)

Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum

Dorothy Andrus (1908–1989) of New York City rests at Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Jerome Clarke Hunsaker

1886–1984 (age 98)

Riverside Cemetery

Jerome Clarke Hunsaker (1886–1984) of Creston is interred at Riverside Cemetery.

W. Sheffield Cowles

1898–1986 (age 88)

Riverside Cemetery

W. Sheffield Cowles (1898–1986) is buried at Riverside Cemetery.

Margaret Alwyn Krech

1900–1982 (age 82)

Riverside Cemetery

Margaret Alwyn Krech (1900–1982) is laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery.

Leo Brady

1917–1984 (age 67)

Maryland Veterans Cemetery

Leo Brady (1917–1984) of Wheeling rests at Maryland Veterans Cemetery.

Ham Dowling

1895–1986 (age 91)

Roselawn Cemetery

Ham Dowling (1895–1986) of Savannah is buried at Roselawn Cemetery.

Milton Washington Carothers

1899–1980 (age 81)

Roselawn Cemetery

Milton Washington Carothers (1899–1980) of Newbern lies at Roselawn Cemetery.

Giles A. Lutz

1910–1982 (age 72)

Mount Washington Cemetery

Giles A. Lutz (1910–1982) was a Kansas City-born novelist best known for his prolific Western fiction.

May duBignon Stiles Howard

1894–1983 (age 89)

Greenwich Cemetery

May duBignon Stiles Howard (1894–1983) lived most of her life in Savannah before being laid to rest in Greenwich Cemet...

James E. Casey

1888–1983 (age 95)

Holyrood Catholic Cemetery

James E. Casey (1888–1983) founded United Parcel Service and transformed it into a global parcel-shipping leader.

Leo L. Ledwich

1890–1985 (age 95)

Holyrood Catholic Cemetery

Leo L. Ledwich (1890–1985) was an Iowa resident whose life concluded at Holyrood Catholic Cemetery.

Alan Bible

1909–1988 (age 79)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Alan Bible (1909–1988) served as a U.S. Senator from Nevada, championing conservation before his burial in Masonic Mem...

Veronica Grace Boland

1899–1982 (age 83)

Cathedral Cemetery

Veronica Grace Boland (1899–1982) represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives after winning a specia...

Emanuel Berger

1903–1986 (age 83)

Hebrew Cemetery

Emanuel Berger (1903–1986) remained connected to his community until his burial at the Hebrew Cemetery.

Jewel E. Parsons

1907–1983 (age 76)

New Tonopah Cemetery

Jewel E. Parsons (1907–1983) spent her life near Tonopah, Nevada, and was buried in New Tonopah Cemetery.

Carol Bullis-Echeverria

1909–1988 (age 79)

Mountain View Cemetery

Carol Bullis-Echeverria (1909–1988) was a Winnemucca resident whose final resting place is Mountain View Cemetery.

Wilbur David May

1898–1982 (age 84)

Mountain View Cemetery

Wilbur David May (1898–1982) was a Nevada businessman whose name lives on through the Wilbur D. May Center and whose r...

Claude T. Smith

1932–1987 (age 55)

Floral Hills Cemetery

Claude T. Smith (1932–1987) was an American band director and composer celebrated for his marching and concert band wo...

Glenway Wescott

1901–1987 (age 86)

Reading-Johnson Cemetery

Glenway Wescott (1901–1987) was an American novelist and essayist who spent his later years in Kewaskum before being b...

Michael Shaara

1928–1988 (age 60)

Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park

Michael Shaara (1928–1988) was a Jersey City-born novelist whose Civil War epic 'The Killer Angels' earned him the Pul...

Dean Chenoweth

1937–1982 (age 45)

Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park

Dean Chenoweth (1937–1982) was an Xenia-born hydroplane racer who set multiple speed records before losing his life in...

Linda Grace Hoyer

1904–1989 (age 85)

Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery

Linda Grace Hoyer (1904–1989) was a Plowville-based novelist whose stories reflected the rural Pennsylvania landscapes...

Ival Goodman

1908–1984 (age 76)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Ival Goodman (1908–1984) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds whose life began in ...

Johnny Hodapp

1905–1980 (age 75)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Johnny Hodapp (1905–1980) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, best known for his time with the Cleve...

Courtlandt S. Gross

1904–1982 (age 78)

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery

Courtlandt S. Gross (1904–1982) was a Boston-area resident whose life concluded with interment at Saint Thomas Episcop...

Alexandra Van Rensselaer Devereux

1911–1982 (age 71)

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery

Alexandra Van Rensselaer Devereux (1911–1982) was a Philadelphia native interred at Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Ceme...

John J. Williams

1904–1988 (age 84)

Millsboro Cemetery

John J. Williams (1904–1988) was a conservative U.S. Senator from Delaware noted for his fiscal advocacy, and he is bu...

Clarence Maddern

1921–1986 (age 65)

Evergreen Cemetery

Clarence Maddern (1921–1986) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Chicago Cubs and othe...

David Parker Gibbs

1911–1987 (age 76)

Fort Huachuca Post Cemetery

David Parker Gibbs (1911–1987) was a U.S. Army general whose career is commemorated by his grave at Fort Huachuca Post...

Helen Hooven Santmyer

1895–1986 (age 91)

Woodland Cemetery

Helen Hooven Santmyer (1895–1986) was an American novelist whose bestseller '...And Ladies of the Club' won late-in-li...

Huck Betts

1897–1987 (age 90)

Millsboro Cemetery

Huck Betts (1897–1987) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who spent most of his career with the Philadelphi...

Frederick C. Fuglister

1909–1987 (age 78)

West Falmouth Friends Cemetery

Frederick C. Fuglister (1909–1987) was an American geophysicist noted for pioneering work in seismic research, and he ...