Deaths in the 2010s

Peter T. Way

1937–2018 (age 81)

Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery

Peter T. Way (1937–2018) was laid to rest at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery in Jacksonville.

Troy Burrus

1931–2019 (age 88)

Memory Gardens Cemetery

Troy Burrus (1931–2019) was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Canyon.

Art Neville

1937–2019 (age 82)

Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum

New Orleans rhythm-and-blues pianist Art Neville (1937–2019) is interred at Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum.

Jim Wright

1922–2015 (age 93)

City Greenwood Cemetery

Jim Wright (1922–2015), the Texan statesman who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was buried in ...

Carl Smith

1927–2010 (age 83)

Williamson Memorial Gardens

Country singer Carl Smith (1927–2010) rests at Williamson Memorial Gardens near Maynardville.

Charles Neville

1938–2018 (age 80)

Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Saxophonist Charles Neville (1938–2018) of the Neville Brothers is buried at Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum in...

Janie Lou Gibbs

1933–2010 (age 77)

Sunrise Memorial Gardens

Janie Lou Gibbs (1933–2010) was an American mother from Georgia who became known as a convicted serial killer and is b...

Daryl Spencer

1928–2017 (age 89)

White Chapel Memorial Gardens

Daryl Spencer (1928–2017) was an American professional baseball infielder who played for teams including the New York ...

Rodolfo P. Hernandez

1931–2013 (age 82)

Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery

Rodolfo P. Hernandez (1931–2013) was a United States Army soldier from Colton, California, who received the Medal of H...

Sam T. Timer

1926–2010 (age 84)

Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery

Sam T. Timer (1926–2010) was an American veteran from Scranton, Pennsylvania, remembered through his interment at Sand...

W. Michael Mathes

1936–2012 (age 76)

Plainview Cemetery

W. Michael Mathes (1936–2012) was an American historian and bibliographer noted for his scholarship on colonial Mexico...

Mosie Lister

1921–2015 (age 94)

Williamson Memorial Gardens

Mosie Lister (1921–2015) was an American gospel singer and songwriter from Cochran, Georgia, whose music became a stap...

Louis Bullard

1956–2010 (age 54)

Williamson Memorial Gardens

Louis Bullard (1956–2010) was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the NFL and USFL after ...

Robert S. Frost

1942–2013 (age 71)

Smithfield City Cemetery

Robert S. Frost (1942–2013) was an American whose life and passing are memorialized in Smithfield City Cemetery.

Flip Saunders

1955–2015 (age 60)

Hillside Cemetery

Flip Saunders (1955–2015) was an American basketball coach and executive best known for leading the Minnesota Timberwo...

Frank Barnett

1933–2016 (age 83)

Edgewood Cemetery

Frank Barnett (1933–2016) was an American politician who served as Governor of American Samoa in the mid-1970s.

S. Donald Stookey

1915–2014 (age 99)

Chapel Knoll Cemetery

S. Donald Stookey (1915–2014) was an American inventor and glass scientist credited with creating CorningWare and pion...

Jean Dinning

1924–2011 (age 87)

Dry Fork Cemetery

Jean Dinning (1924–2011) was an American singer-songwriter who co-wrote and performed the 1959 hit "Teen Angel".

John Vanak

1933–2016 (age 83)

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery

John Vanak (1933–2016) was an American basketball referee who officiated for decades in the NBA.

Scott LeDoux

1949–2011 (age 62)

Hillside Cemetery

Scott LeDoux (1949–2011) was an American heavyweight boxer and member of the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame known for h...

John Billman

1919–2012 (age 93)

Hillside Cemetery

John Billman (1919–2012) was an American Minnesotan remembered in Hillside Cemetery after a long life spanning nearly ...

Harry Gallatin

1927–2015 (age 88)

Sunset Hill Cemetery

Harry Gallatin (1927-2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach who excelled with the New York Knick...

Glen Hobbie

1936–2013 (age 77)

Witt Cemetery

Glen Hobbie (1936-2013) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs...

Duke Snider

1926–2011 (age 85)

Masonic Cemetery

Duke Snider (1926-2011) was a Hall of Fame center fielder who starred for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Gene Guarilia

1937–2016 (age 79)

Saint Joseph Cemetery

Gene Guarilia (1937-2016) was an American professional basketball forward who won two championships with the Boston Celt...

Roy Hartsfield

1925–2011 (age 86)

Yukon Cemetery

Roy Hartsfield (1925-2011) was an American professional baseball infielder and the inaugural manager of the Toronto Blue...

Bob Raczek

1938–2013 (age 75)

Saint John the Baptist Cemetery

Bob Raczek (1938-2013) was a celebrated high school football coach in Wisconsin with a legacy of developing young athlet...

Jim Boeke

1938–2014 (age 76)

Locker Cemetery

Jim Boeke (1938-2014) was an American football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League during the 1...

Joseph B. Benedetti

1929–2014 (age 85)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Joseph B. Benedetti (1929-2014) was a Virginia attorney and longtime Republican member of the General Assembly.

Sonya Schulberg O'Sullivan

1918–2016 (age 98)

West Tisbury Village Cemetery

Sonya Schulberg O'Sullivan (1918-2016) was a cherished Martha's Vineyard resident remembered by her community.

Dave Brubeck

1920–2012 (age 92)

Umpawaug Cemetery

Dave Brubeck (1920-2012) was a groundbreaking jazz pianist and composer famous for pieces like 'Take Five'.

Andy Rooney

1919–2011 (age 92)

Rensselaerville Cemetery

Andy Rooney (1919-2011) was an American journalist best known for his weekly 'A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney' commentari...

Donald Byrd

1932–2013 (age 81)

Westlawn Cemetery

Donald Byrd (1932-2013) was a jazz trumpeter and educator who blended hard bop with funk and soul.

Eddie "Guitar" Burns

1928–2012 (age 84)

Westlawn Cemetery

Eddie "Guitar" Burns (1928-2012) was a Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer who carried the tradition o...

Jarvis Williams

1965–2010 (age 45)

Oak Hill West Cemetery

Jarvis Williams (1965–2010) was a Palatka, Florida native whose life is memorialized at Oak Hill West Cemetery in his ...

Emma Didlake

1905–2015 (age 110)

Westlawn Cemetery

Emma Didlake (1905–2015) was an African American World War II Women’s Army Corps veteran later honored as one of the...

Louise Gopher

1945–2016 (age 71)

Ortona Cemetery

Louise Gopher (1945–2016) was a Fort Pierce Seminole educator and activist who became the first Seminole woman to earn...

Marcy Tigner

1921–2012 (age 91)

Sunset Hills Cemetery

Marcy Tigner (1921–2012) was an American Christian children’s entertainer best known for performing as the puppeteer...

Iola Brubeck

1923–2014 (age 91)

Umpawaug Cemetery

Iola Brubeck (1923–2014) was an American singer-songwriter and custodian of Dave Brubeck’s musical legacy.

Mel Tillis

1932–2017 (age 85)

Woodall Cemetery

Mel Tillis (1932–2017) was a Tampa-born country singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry mainstay whose trademark stutter ...

Tim Valentine

1926–2015 (age 89)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Tim Valentine (1926–2015) was a North Carolina lawyer and Democratic U.S. representative who served in Congress from 1...

Orlando Brown

1970–2011 (age 41)

Cedar Spring Baptist Church Cemetery

Orlando Brown (1970–2011) was a Washington, D.C.-born actor and rapper best known for playing Eddie Thomas on the sitc...

Charlie Sifford

1922–2015 (age 93)

Moore's Sanctuary AME Zion Cemetery

Charlie Sifford (1922–2015) was the trailblazing African American golfer who broke the PGA Tour's color barrier and in...

Wally Frank

1938–2015 (age 77)

Princeton Cemetery

Wally Frank (1938–2015) was a Prairie View native remembered at Princeton Cemetery.

C. O. Brocato

1929–2015 (age 86)

Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery

C. O. Brocato (1929–2015) was buried at Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

Lynn Redgrave

1943–2010 (age 67)

Saint Peter's Episcopal Cemetery

Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010) rests in Saint Peter's Episcopal Cemetery after passing away in Marylebone.

Max Wright

1943–2019 (age 76)

Fairview Cemetery

Max Wright (1943–2019) was buried at Fairview Cemetery following his death in Detroit.

James Olney

1933–2015 (age 82)

Poland Township Cemetery

James Olney (1933–2015) was interred at Poland Township Cemetery.

Miloš Forman

1932–2018 (age 86)

New Warren Cemetery

Miloš Forman (1932–2018) was buried at New Warren Cemetery following his death in Čáslav.

Slim Whitman

1923–2013 (age 90)

Middleburg Methodist Church Cemetery

Slim Whitman (1923–2013) was interred at Middleburg Methodist Church Cemetery after dying in Tampa.