Deaths in the 2010s

Carlos Truan

1935–2012 (age 77)

Texas State Cemetery

Carlos Truan served as a longtime Texas State Senator who championed education and coastal issues in the legislature.

Darrell Royal

1924–2012 (age 88)

Texas State Cemetery

Darrell Royal built the University of Texas football program into a national power, winning three national championships...

Delwin Jones

1924–2018 (age 94)

Texas State Cemetery

Delwin Jones represented Lubbock in the Texas legislature, where he focused on state fiscal issues.

E L Short

1925–2015 (age 90)

Texas State Cemetery

E. L. Short devoted years of service to rural Texas communities as a state representative and advocate for education and...

Edmund Kuempel

1942–2010 (age 68)

Texas State Cemetery

Edmund Kuempel was a Texas state representative known for supporting local business and infrastructure projects.

James "Red" Duke

1928–2015 (age 87)

Texas State Cemetery

James "Red" Duke was a pioneering trauma surgeon and educator who became a beloved medical spokesperson in Texas and bey...

Charles H. Percy

1919–2011 (age 92)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Charles H. Percy was a U.S. Senator from Illinois whose business background shaped his moderate Republican leadership in...

Daniel Mortimer Friedman

1916–2011 (age 95)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Daniel Mortimer Friedman served as a federal judge and scholar, including as chief judge on the U.S. Court of Claims and...

Hamilton Twombly Burden

1937–2015 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Hamilton Twombly Burden (1937–2015) is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx after a life remembered by family an...

Horace Bullard

1938–2013 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Horace Bullard (1938–2013) was an East Harlem resident whose burial at Woodlawn Cemetery marks his place in the New Yo...

James E. Nugent

1922–2016 (age 94)

Texas State Cemetery

James E. Nugent (1922–2016) served as a Texas public official and now rests at Texas State Cemetery in San Angelo.

Mario Gallegos Jr.

1950–2012 (age 62)

Texas State Cemetery

Mario Gallegos Jr. (1950–2012) was a Texas state senator whose remains were laid to rest at Texas State Cemetery.

Ray Farabee

1932–2014 (age 82)

Texas State Cemetery

Ray Farabee (1932–2014), a Texas legislator, is buried at Texas State Cemetery in Wichita Falls.

Ray Hutchison

1932–2014 (age 82)

Texas State Cemetery

Ray Hutchison (1932–2014) is buried at Texas State Cemetery, reflecting his ties to the Lone Star State.

Walter Mengden

1926–2018 (age 92)

Texas State Cemetery

Walter Mengden (1926–2018) was a Houston figure now interred at Texas State Cemetery.

William Powers Jr.

1946–2019 (age 73)

Texas State Cemetery

William Powers Jr. (1946–2019), born in Los Angeles, led the University of Texas at Austin as president and is buried ...

William Lockhart Garwood

1931–2011 (age 80)

Texas State Cemetery

William Lockhart Garwood (1931–2011) served on the Texas Supreme Court and was laid to rest at Texas State Cemetery in...

Richard Overton

1906–2018 (age 112)

Texas State Cemetery

Richard Overton (1906–2018) was celebrated as the oldest surviving American World War II veteran and is buried at Texa...

Jack Pope

1913–2017 (age 104)

Texas State Cemetery

Jack Pope (1913–2017) spent decades on the Texas Supreme Court before being interred at Texas State Cemetery in Abilen...

Monty Oum

1981–2015 (age 34)

Texas State Cemetery

Monty Oum (1981–2015), the Providence-born animator behind Rooster Teeth’s "RWBY," is buried at Texas State Cemetery...

W. E. "Pete" Snelson

1923–2014 (age 91)

Texas State Cemetery

W. E. "Pete" Snelson (1923–2014) was a Texas legislator whose final resting place is Texas State Cemetery in Grandfall...

Ruth Jones McClendon

1943–2017 (age 74)

Texas State Cemetery

Ruth Jones McClendon (1943–2017) was a Houston-born Texas state representative who championed education and health car...

Anita Lee Blair

1916–2010 (age 94)

Texas State Cemetery

Anita Lee Blair (1916–2010) was a Texas politician mid-century whose service is honored with interment at the Texas St...

Phil Cates

1947–2014 (age 67)

Texas State Cemetery

Phil Cates (1947–2014) was a Pampa native whose life is memorialized with burial at the Texas State Cemetery.

Richard Moya

1932–2017 (age 85)

Texas State Cemetery

Richard Moya (1932–2017) was the first Mexican-American elected to the Travis County Commissioners Court and is buried...

Carl Calvin Conley

1921–2010 (age 89)

Texas State Cemetery

Carl Calvin Conley (1921–2010) was a longtime Texan whose contributions earned him interment at the Texas State Cemete...

Oleksandr Bykovets

1924–2013 (age 89)

Clinton Township

Oleksandr Bykovets (1924–2013) was born in Velyka Bahachka and later laid to rest in Clinton Township, Michigan.

Fred Sands

1938–2015 (age 77)

Wilshire Boulevard Temple

Fred Sands (1938–2015) was a New York-born real estate developer who built a Los Angeles brokerage empire before being...

Wendy Pepper

1964–2017 (age 53)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Wendy Pepper (1964–2017) was a Dayton-born fashion designer who rose to fame on the first season of Project Runway and...

David Campion Acheson

1921–2018 (age 97)

Oak Hill Cemetery

David Campion Acheson (1921–2018) was a Washington, D.C.-born attorney and public servant who held senior roles in fed...

James M. Cannon

1918–2011 (age 93)

Oak Hill Cemetery

James M. Cannon (1918–2011) was a Sylacauga-born journalist and policy analyst whose career spanned decades in Washing...

John W. Kern III

1928–2018 (age 90)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John W. Kern III (1928–2018) was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals whose final resting place is Oak...

Alice Wendt

1922–2017 (age 95)

Freistadt

Alice Wendt (1922–2017) was a Milwaukee-born individual whose burial site is in Freistadt.

Linda Christian

1923–2011 (age 88)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Linda Christian (1923–2011) was a Tampico-born film actress best remembered as one of cinema’s earliest Bond girls a...

Vicki Draves

1924–2010 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Vicki Draves was a San Francisco-born Olympic diver who became the first woman to win gold in both springboard and platf...

Jerry Vale

1930–2014 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Jerry Vale was a New York City-born singer celebrated for his smooth, romantic ballads.

Phyllis Hodges Boyce

1936–2010 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Phyllis Hodges Boyce was a Los Angeles-born actress and stuntwoman who appeared on numerous classic television programs.

Ricky Harris

1962–2016 (age 54)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ricky Harris was a Long Beach-born comedian and character actor remembered for his distinctive performances in film and ...

Ken Venturi

1931–2013 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Ken Venturi was a San Francisco-born professional golfer and broadcaster who won the 1964 U.S. Open.

Joe Houston

1926–2015 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joe Houston was an Austin-born tenor saxophonist who helped popularize West Coast rhythm and blues.

Donald Wexler

1926–2015 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Donald Wexler was a South Dakota-born architect whose modernist designs, especially in Palm Springs, became emblematic o...

Dorothy Kamenshek

1925–2010 (age 85)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Dorothy Kamenshek was a Norwood-born All-American Girls Professional Baseball League star whose hitting prowess inspired...

Genevieve Waite

1948–2019 (age 71)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Genevieve Waite was a Cape Town-born singer and model known for her sultry voice and artistic collaborations throughout ...

Ra Thongphun

1983–2013 (age 30)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ra Thongphun was a Thai singer and actor whose promising career ended tragically in 2013.

William Asher

1921–2012 (age 91)

Desert Memorial Park

William Asher was a New York City-born television director and producer who shaped classics such as I Love Lucy and Bewi...

Rebel Randall

1922–2010 (age 88)

Desert Memorial Park

Rebel Randall was a Chicago-born actress and radio personality remembered for her 1940s film roles and wartime broadcast...

Barbara Sinatra

1927–2017 (age 90)

Desert Memorial Park

Barbara Sinatra was a Bosworth-born philanthropist and former model who remained a prominent social figure as the wife o...

Monica Lewis

1922–2015 (age 93)

Desert Memorial Park

Monica Lewis (1922-2015) was a Chicago-born singer and actress whose smooth voice and commercial jingles made her a fami...

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

1934–2012 (age 78)

West Point Cemetery

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934-2012) of Trenton was a U.S. Army general who led coalition forces during the Gulf War.

John Eisenhower

1922–2013 (age 91)

West Point Cemetery

John Eisenhower (1922-2013) of Denver was a U.S. Army officer, diplomat, and historian and the son of President Dwight D...