Deaths in the 2010s

Gladys Lavitan

1916–2014 (age 98)

Charlotte

Gladys Lavitan (1916–2014) was an Augusta-area figure remembered for her long life and laid to rest in Charlotte.

Ikpe E. Ekpoudia

1946–2012 (age 66)

Las Vegas

Ikpe E. Ekpoudia (1946–2012) was born in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, and was buried in Las Vegas.

Robert A. Mott

1920–2019 (age 99)

San Diego

Robert A. Mott (1920–2019) was an American whose final resting place is in San Diego.

Wiley Speights Bolden

1918–2018 (age 100)

Atlanta

Wiley Speights Bolden (1918–2018) was a Birmingham native who was interred in Atlanta.

Thomas Eleftherion

1964–2015 (age 51)

Columbus

Thomas Eleftherion (1964–2015) lived in Orlando and was buried in Columbus.

Sue Dauphin

1928–2019 (age 91)

Jacksonville

Sue Dauphin (1928–2019) spent her final years in Jacksonville, where she was buried.

Ferenc Cseh

1943–2018 (age 75)

Santa Clara

Ferenc Cseh (1943–2018) called Budapest home and was laid to rest in Santa Clara.

John D. Rosecrance

1937–2010 (age 73)

Santa Barbara

John D. Rosecrance (1937–2010) was associated with Santa Barbara, where he was buried.

Frank Page

1925–2013 (age 88)

Shreveport

Frank Page (1925–2013) died in Malvern and was buried in Shreveport.

Philip Hannan

1913–2011 (age 98)

St. Louis Cathedral

Philip Hannan (1913–2011) died in Washington, D.C., with his final resting place at St. Louis Cathedral.

Francis B. Schulte

1926–2016 (age 90)

St. Louis Cathedral

Francis B. Schulte (1926–2016) of Philadelphia rests at St. Louis Cathedral.

Frederick Petrides

1927–2015 (age 88)

Omaha

Frederick Petrides (1927–2015) was buried in Omaha.

John I. Purtle

1923–2010 (age 87)

Conway

John I. Purtle (1923–2010) was laid to rest in Conway.

H. Clay Little

1929–2016 (age 87)

San Luis Obispo

H. Clay Little (1929–2016) from Missouri was buried in San Luis Obispo.

Steven J. Seybold

1959–2019 (age 60)

Madison

Steven J. Seybold (1959–2019) lived in Madison and was buried there.

Thomas J. Cinque

1932–2013 (age 81)

Omaha

Thomas J. Cinque (1932–2013) was buried in Omaha.

Christopher Celiz

1986–2018 (age 32)

Savannah

Christopher Celiz (1986–2018) from Summerville was buried in Savannah.

Ali al-Taie

1942–2018 (age 76)

Raleigh

Ali al-Taie (1942–2018) hailed from Bostan District and was buried in Raleigh.

Zaevion Dobson

2000–2015 (age 15)

Knoxville

Zaevion Dobson (2000–2015) was a Knoxville high school football player who died shielding friends from gunfire and is ...

Hyrum Plaas

1928–2019 (age 91)

Knoxville

Hyrum Plaas (1928–2019) was a Salt Lake City resident laid to rest in Knoxville.

Edward S. Albers

1925–2016 (age 91)

Knoxville

Edward S. Albers (1925–2016) was a longtime Knoxville resident buried there.

Emi Canyn

1954–2017 (age 63)

Puyallup

Emi Canyn (1954–2017) was a Tacoma-born singer best known for her work as a backup vocalist with Pat Benatar who is bu...

Robert E. Clute

1924–2011 (age 87)

Athens

Robert E. Clute (1924–2011) hailed from Earlville and was buried in Athens.

John W. Cramer

1928–2017 (age 89)

Freeport

John W. Cramer (1928–2017) was a U.S. Representative from New York who returned to Freeport before being buried there.

Werner J. Dannhauser

1929–2014 (age 85)

Bedford Heights

Werner J. Dannhauser (1929–2014) was a German-born philosophy professor who taught in the United States and was laid t...

William Hathaway

1924–2013 (age 89)

Arlington National Cemetery

William Hathaway (1924–2013) was a U.S. Senator from Maine whose final resting place is Arlington National Cemetery.

Nicholas Clinch

1930–2016 (age 86)

Arlington National Cemetery

Nicholas Clinch (1930–2016) was an American mountaineer and physician interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

Togo D. West, Jr.

1942–2018 (age 76)

Arlington National Cemetery

Togo D. West, Jr. (1942–2018) was a lawyer and public servant who led the Department of Veterans Affairs and served as...

William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.

1920–2017 (age 97)

Arlington National Cemetery

William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (1920–2017) was a lawyer who served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and is buried at...

Robert Frederick Froehlke

1922–2016 (age 94)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert Frederick Froehlke (1922–2016) was U.S. Secretary of the Army interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

Jeb Stuart Magruder

1934–2014 (age 80)

Arlington National Cemetery

Jeb Stuart Magruder was a political operative who helped direct Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign before pleading guilty...

James David Santini

1937–2015 (age 78)

Arlington National Cemetery

James David Santini was a U.S. Representative from Nevada who later ran unsuccessfully for the Senate and switched to th...

Jeanne M. Holm

1921–2010 (age 89)

Arlington National Cemetery

Jeanne M. Holm was the first female general officer in the U.S. Air Force and a pioneer in integrating women into the mi...

John John Yeosock

1937–2012 (age 75)

Arlington National Cemetery

General John J. Yeosock commanded the U.S. Third Army during the Gulf War and served a distinguished career in the Army.

John B. Anderson

1922–2017 (age 95)

Arlington National Cemetery

John B. Anderson served as a U.S. Representative before launching an independent bid for the presidency in 1980.

Martin Richard Hoffmann

1932–2014 (age 82)

Arlington National Cemetery

Martin Richard Hoffmann was Secretary of the Army under President Ford and later led defense-related consulting firms.

James D. Watkins

1927–2012 (age 85)

Arlington National Cemetery

Admiral James D. Watkins chaired the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Reagan and later served as Secretary of Energ...

Lee Archer

1919–2010 (age 91)

Arlington National Cemetery

Lee Archer was a decorated Tuskegee Airman and later became a private-sector executive in manufacturing.

Bruce Alger

1918–2015 (age 97)

Arlington National Cemetery

Bruce Alger represented Dallas in Congress as a conservative Republican during the Eisenhower and early Kennedy years.

John A. Durkin

1936–2012 (age 76)

Arlington National Cemetery

John A. Durkin was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire who won a historic recount in 1975.

Burt L. Talcott

1920–2016 (age 96)

Arlington National Cemetery

Burt L. Talcott served multiple terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from California.

Conrad Burns

1935–2016 (age 81)

Arlington National Cemetery

Conrad Burns was a U.S. Senator from Montana known for his work on agriculture and energy policy.

Robert Ressler

1937–2013 (age 76)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert Ressler was an FBI agent who helped develop criminal profiling techniques and interviewed serial killers.

John Fugh

1934–2010 (age 76)

Arlington National Cemetery

Born in Beijing in 1934, John Fugh became the first Asian American U.S. Army lieutenant general and Judge Advocate Gener...

Paul Laxalt

1922–2018 (age 96)

Arlington National Cemetery

Nevada native Paul Laxalt represented his state as a U.S. senator and remained a prominent Republican statesman until hi...

Jeremiah Denton

1924–2014 (age 90)

Arlington National Cemetery

Mobile-born Jeremiah Denton was a U.S. Navy admiral, former senator, and Vietnam War POW who died in 2014 and was buried...

Bernard Knox

1914–2010 (age 96)

Arlington National Cemetery

Bradford-born Bernard Knox was a distinguished classicist whose scholarship lasted until his 2010 death and interment at...

David C. Jones

1921–2013 (age 92)

Arlington National Cemetery

Aberdeen-born David C. Jones served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was buried at Arlington National Cemete...

Birch Bayh

1928–2019 (age 91)

Arlington National Cemetery

Terre Haute native Birch Bayh was a long-serving U.S. senator from Indiana who died in 2019 and was laid to rest at Arli...

John Galvin

1929–2015 (age 86)

Arlington National Cemetery

Wakefield-born John Galvin was a U.S. Army general and Supreme Allied Commander Europe whose career ended with his 2015 ...