Deaths in the 2000s

Gus Suhr

1906–2004 (age 98)

Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Gus Suhr (1906–2004) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman whose life concluded in San Francisco and who...

Philip N. Gumbs

1923–2005 (age 82)

Midway Green Cemetery

Philip N. Gumbs (1923–2005) was a New Jersey resident whose final resting place is Midway Green Cemetery.

Hamilton T. Boswell

1914–2006 (age 92)

Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Hamilton T. Boswell (1914–2006) spent his last days in Dallas before being buried at Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Me...

T. A. Larson

1910–2001 (age 91)

Greenhill Cemetery

T. A. Larson (1910–2001) lived out his life in Wakefield and was laid to rest in Greenhill Cemetery.

Vera Ralston

1919–2003 (age 84)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Vera Ralston (1919–2003) was a Czechoslovak-American figure skater and actress who died in Prague and was buried in Sa...

Paula Hawkins

1927–2009 (age 82)

Palm Cemetery

Paula Hawkins (1927–2009) served as a U.S. senator from Florida before passing away in Salt Lake City and being buried...

Son Seals

1942–2004 (age 62)

Homewood Memorial Gardens

Son Seals (1942–2004) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer who died in Osceola and was buried at Homewoo...

Stephen Bruton

1948–2009 (age 61)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Stephen Bruton (1948–2009) was an American musician, singer, and producer who died in Wilmington and was laid to rest ...

Almarin Phillips

1925–2006 (age 81)

Laurel Grove Cemetery

Almarin Phillips (1925–2006) was a Port Jervis resident whose burial took place at Laurel Grove Cemetery.

John Sullivan

1920–2007 (age 87)

Homewood Memorial Gardens

John Sullivan (1920–2007) was a Chicago resident interred at Homewood Memorial Gardens.

Lefty Bates

1920–2007 (age 87)

Homewood Memorial Gardens

Lefty Bates (1920–2007) was an American blues guitarist from Leighton whose final resting place is Homewood Memorial G...

Sam Lacy

1903–2003 (age 100)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Sam Lacy (1903–2003) was a pioneering African-American sportswriter and editor whose career left a lasting legacy befo...

Sherrill Headrick

1937–2008 (age 71)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Sherrill Headrick (1937–2008) was an American professional football linebacker who spent his last days in Waco and was...

Wilhelmina Rolark

1916–2006 (age 90)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Wilhelmina Rolark (1916-2006) was a Virginia-born politician who championed issues in Washington, D.C., and was laid to ...

Clarence Haden

1910–2000 (age 90)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Clarence Haden (1910-2000) was a Portsmouth native whose life spanning much of the 20th century concluded with burial at...

Jack Thornton

1914–2007 (age 93)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Jack Thornton (1914-2007) spent his years rooted in Portsmouth before being buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Fred Pinkard

1920–2004 (age 84)

Homewood Memorial Gardens

Fred Pinkard (1920-2004) was a Shreveport resident remembered through his interment at Homewood Memorial Gardens.

Karol Kennedy

1932–2004 (age 72)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Karol Kennedy (1932-2004) was a Shelton-born pair figure skater who won world titles and Olympic medals before being bur...

Millie Deegan

1919–2002 (age 83)

Curlew Hills Memory Gardens

Millie Deegan (1919-2002) was a Brooklyn-born player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League whose final ...

John E. Steiner

1917–2003 (age 86)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

John E. Steiner (1917-2003) lived much of his life in Seattle and was interred at Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home.

Roy B. Robertson

1919–2000 (age 81)

Mission Chapel Mausoleum

Roy B. Robertson (1919-2000) hailed from Pretty Prairie and was laid to rest in the Mission Chapel Mausoleum.

Eleanor Taft

1918–2004 (age 86)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Eleanor Taft (1918-2004) spent her life tied to Waterbury and rests at Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home.

Eddie Mathews

1931–2001 (age 70)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Eddie Mathews (1931-2001) was a Hall of Fame third baseman whose power hitting anchored the Braves for over a decade and...

Lawrence H. Aller

1913–2003 (age 90)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Lawrence H. Aller (1913-2003) was a Tacoma-born astronomer celebrated for pioneering studies of stellar composition and ...

Adele Palmer

1915–2008 (age 93)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Adele Palmer (1915-2008) was a Santa Ana-born costume designer whose Hollywood creations earned her major award recognit...

Eric Christmas

1916–2000 (age 84)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Eric Christmas (1916-2000) was a London-born character actor whose career spanned stage and screen before his burial at ...

John Sanford

1904–2003 (age 99)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

John Sanford (1904-2003) was a Harlem-born novelist and screenwriter known for crime dramas and buried at Santa Barbara ...

Al Gionfriddo

1922–2003 (age 81)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Al Gionfriddo (1922-2003) was a Dysart-born Major League Baseball outfielder best remembered for his dramatic 1947 catch...

Charles A. Ott Jr.

1920–2006 (age 86)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Charles A. Ott Jr. (1920–2006) spent his life connected to Santa Barbara and was laid to rest in the Santa Barbara Cem...

Lawrence Clark Powell

1906–2001 (age 95)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Lawrence Clark Powell (1906–2001) was an American librarian, bibliographer, and author who led the UCLA library and pr...

Carmen Phillips

1937–2002 (age 65)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Carmen Phillips (1937–2002) was a Chicago resident remembered through her interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Jean Stettheimer

1906–2006 (age 100)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Jean Stettheimer (1906–2006) lived a century and is commemorated by her burial at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Paul Brinkman

1918–2003 (age 85)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Paul Brinkman (1918–2003) passed away in San Francisco and is among those buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Vivian Tobin

1902–2002 (age 100)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Vivian Tobin (1902–2002) was a Manhattan resident whose final resting place is Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Jason Robards

1922–2000 (age 78)

Oak Lawn Cemetery

Jason Robards (1922–2000) was an Academy Award-winning American actor known for his work in film and stage, and he is ...

Bennie Swain

1933–2008 (age 75)

Houston Memorial Gardens

Bennie Swain (1933–2008) was an American basketball player who starred at the University of Alabama and spent his fina...

Richard Percudani

1936–2001 (age 65)

Oak Lawn Cemetery

Richard Percudani (1936–2001) was a New York City native whose life is memorialized at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

Bob Pellegrini

1934–2008 (age 74)

Wildwood Cemetery

Bob Pellegrini (1934–2008) was an American football player who played center at the University of Maryland and in the ...

Michael J. Daly

1924–2008 (age 84)

Oak Lawn Cemetery

Michael J. Daly (1924–2008) was a U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II, buried at Oak Lawn C...

Tiger Conway Sr.

1932–2006 (age 74)

Houston Memorial Gardens

Tiger Conway Sr. (1932–2006) was a pioneering African American professional wrestler who is buried at Houston Memorial...

Frances Dunlap Heron

1906–2000 (age 94)

Dunlap Cemetery

Frances Dunlap Heron (1906–2000) left Fulton as her last known home and is interred at Dunlap Cemetery.

William Earl Barnes

1924–2004 (age 80)

Oak Lawn Cemetery

William Earl Barnes (1924–2004) is remembered through his resting place at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

Helen A. Padykula

1924–2006 (age 82)

St. Stanislaus Cemetery

Helen A. Padykula (1924–2006) hailed from Chicopee and was laid to rest at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

Florence Lefkowitz Shaw

1920–2005 (age 85)

Ramat Hashofet

Florence Lefkowitz Shaw (1920–2005) hailed from Newark and was laid to rest at Ramat Hashofet.

Maurice Weed

1912–2005 (age 93)

Green Hill Cemetery

Maurice Weed (1912–2005) of Kalamazoo was buried at Green Hill Cemetery.

Peter A. Garland

1923–2005 (age 82)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Peter A. Garland (1923–2005) from Boston found his final resting place at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Robert H. Charles

1913–2000 (age 87)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Robert H. Charles (1913–2000) was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Steve Barton

1954–2001 (age 47)

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Steve Barton (1954–2001) passed away in Hot Springs and was interred at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.

Robert C. Eckhardt

1913–2001 (age 88)

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Robert C. Eckhardt (1913–2001) died in Austin and rests at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.

Hub Bechtol

1926–2004 (age 78)

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Hub Bechtol (1926–2004) of Amarillo was buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.