Deaths in the 2000s
23,000+ memorials
Erna Louise Brand
1900–2003 (age 103)
Graceland Cemetery
Erna Louise Brand (1900–2003) is buried at Graceland Cemetery.
Edwin D. Morgan
1921–2001 (age 80)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Edwin D. Morgan (1921–2001) rests at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Harry Gray
1919–2009 (age 90)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Harry Gray (1919–2009) was laid to rest at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Jo Miller
1932–2006 (age 74)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Jo Miller (1932–2006) of Benton was buried at Anchorage Memorial Park.
M. M. Moore
1913–2006 (age 93)
Anchorage Memorial Park
M. M. Moore (1913–2006) from Hillsdale found final rest at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Larry Norman
1947–2008 (age 61)
City View Cemetery
Larry Norman (1947–2008) of San Jose was interred at City View Cemetery.
Frank Bogert
1910–2009 (age 99)
Coachella Valley Public Cemetery
Frank Bogert (1910–2009) lived in Mesa before being buried at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery.
Cal Ermer
1923–2009 (age 86)
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Cal Ermer (1923–2009) of Baltimore was laid to rest at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Desmond Doss
1919–2006 (age 87)
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Desmond Doss (1919-2006) was an American combat medic and conscientious objector who earned the Medal of Honor for his b...
Hubert Shuptrine
1936–2006 (age 70)
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Hubert Shuptrine (1936-2006) was an American painter celebrated for luminous still lifes and Southern landscapes.
Alan MacDiarmid
1927–2007 (age 80)
Arlington Cemetery
Alan MacDiarmid (1927-2007) was a New Zealand-born American chemist who shared the Nobel Prize for his work on conductiv...
Marie Smith Jones
1918–2008 (age 90)
Angelus Memorial Park
Marie Smith Jones (1918-2008) was the last native speaker of the Eyak language and a cultural ambassador for Alaska's in...
Lloyd Alexander
1924–2007 (age 83)
Arlington Cemetery
Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) was an American author best known for the Prydain Chronicles.
Lester Davenport
1932–2009 (age 77)
Burr Oak Cemetery
Lester Davenport (1932-2009) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player who toured with several leading blues artist...
Malachi Favors
1927–2004 (age 77)
Burr Oak Cemetery
Malachi Favors (1927-2004) was an American jazz bassist and founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Mamie Till
1921–2003 (age 82)
Burr Oak Cemetery
Mamie Till (1921-2003) was an American civil rights activist who drew national attention to the lynching of her son, Emm...
LeRoy Whitfield
1969–2005 (age 36)
Burr Oak Cemetery
LeRoy Whitfield (1969-2005) was an American journalist noted for his honest reporting on HIV and its impact on the Afric...
Howdy Groskloss
1906–2006 (age 100)
Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum
Howdy Groskloss (1906-2006) was an American professional baseball player who spent time in Major League Baseball.
Marjorie Robinson Adkins
1918–2009 (age 91)
Burr Oak Cemetery
Marjorie Robinson Adkins (1918-2009) was a Chicago-area resident whose life is remembered at Burr Oak Cemetery.
Naomi Gray
1922–2006 (age 84)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Naomi Gray (1922-2006) was a Hattiesburg-born woman whose memory is preserved at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Donald F. Carmony
1910–2005 (age 95)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Donald F. Carmony (1910-2005) was a Shelby County resident laid to rest at Crown Hill Cemetery.
William Erl DeMyer
1924–2008 (age 84)
Crown Hill Cemetery
William Erl DeMyer (1924-2008) was a South Charleston resident interred at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Del Wilber
1919–2002 (age 83)
Bay Pines National Cemetery
Del Wilber (1919-2002) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and long-time scout.
George Bamberger
1923–2004 (age 81)
Bay Pines National Cemetery
George Bamberger (1923–2004) was an American professional baseball manager who led teams such as the Milwaukee Brewers...
Glenn Dale Cunningham
1943–2004 (age 61)
Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery
Glenn Dale Cunningham (1943–2004) was an American politician who served as mayor of Jersey City and in the New Jersey ...
George M. Seignious
1921–2005 (age 84)
Beaufort National Cemetery
George M. Seignious (1921–2005) was a U.S. military veteran from Orangeburg who was laid to rest at Beaufort National ...
Ralph A. Beezhold
1927–2007 (age 80)
Bay Pines National Cemetery
Ralph A. Beezhold (1927–2007) was a U.S. military veteran interred at Bay Pines National Cemetery.
John N. McLaughlin
1918–2002 (age 84)
Beaufort National Cemetery
John N. McLaughlin (1918–2002) was a U.S. military veteran from Charleston buried at Beaufort National Cemetery.
Maximillion Armond McDaniel
1987–2003 (age 16)
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Maximillion Armond McDaniel (1987–2003) was a young American whose remains rest at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
Julia Carson
1938–2007 (age 69)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Julia Carson (1938–2007) was an American politician who represented Indiana’s 7th congressional district in the U.S....
J. J. Johnson
1924–2001 (age 77)
Crown Hill Cemetery
J. J. Johnson (1924–2001) was an influential American jazz trombonist and composer based in Indianapolis.
David Bolton
1912–2004 (age 92)
Miami City Cemetery
David Bolton (1912–2004) was an American whose final resting place is Miami City Cemetery.
Louise Stubbs
1930–2001 (age 71)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Louise Stubbs (1930–2001) was a Chicago resident who was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Henry Sage Goodwin
1904–2002 (age 98)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Henry Sage Goodwin (1904–2002) was an American whose burial site is Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Frank Gorshin
1933–2005 (age 72)
Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Frank Gorshin (1933–2005) was an American actor and impressionist best known for portraying The Riddler on the 1960s B...
Robert E. Sweeney
1924–2007 (age 83)
Calvary Cemetery
Robert E. Sweeney (1924–2007) was an American politician who represented Ohio’s 20th congressional district in the U...
Bob O'Connor
1944–2006 (age 62)
Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Bob O’Connor (1944–2006) was an American politician who served as mayor of Pittsburgh.
James Montgomery Boice
1938–2000 (age 62)
Arlington Cemetery
James Montgomery Boice (1938–2000) was an American Reformed theologian and pastor who founded the Alliance of Confessi...
Bernard Bylsma
1922–2008 (age 86)
Angelus Memorial Park
Bernard Bylsma (1922-2008) called Lynden home before his burial at Angelus Memorial Park.
Brad Phillips
1925–2009 (age 84)
Angelus Memorial Park
Brad Phillips (1925-2009) spent his final years in Lansing and rests at Angelus Memorial Park.
John Woodruff
1915–2007 (age 92)
Crown Hill Cemetery
John Woodruff (1915-2007) of Connellsville, celebrated Olympic middle-distance champion, is buried at Crown Hill Cemeter...
Jim Jontz
1951–2007 (age 56)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Jim Jontz (1951-2007), the Indiana congressman, was laid to rest at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Robert D. Orr
1917–2004 (age 87)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Robert D. Orr (1917-2004), the former governor of Indiana, lies in repose at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Farnham Johnson
1924–2001 (age 77)
Corinth National Cemetery
Farnham Johnson (1924-2001) is remembered in part by his burial at Corinth National Cemetery.
Hank Thompson
1925–2007 (age 82)
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Hank Thompson (1925-2007), the Waco-born country musician, was laid to rest at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Charles L. Brieant
1923–2008 (age 85)
Dale Cemetery
Charles L. Brieant (1923-2008), the long-serving federal judge from Ossining, is buried at Dale Cemetery.
Elkan Blout
1919–2006 (age 87)
Cuttyhunk Island
Elkan Blout (1919-2006), the New York City-born biochemist, spent his final rest on Cuttyhunk Island.
Margaret Stoughton Abell
1908–2004 (age 96)
Crystal Lake Cemetery
Margaret Stoughton Abell (1908-2004) of New York City was buried at Crystal Lake Cemetery.
William Warfield
1920–2002 (age 82)
Mount Hope Cemetery
William Warfield (1920-2002), the baritone from Helena-West Helena, rests at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Hubert Miller
1918–2000 (age 82)
Barrancas National Cemetery
Hubert Miller (1918-2000) of Saranac Lake was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery.