Deaths in the 2010s

Johnny "Country" Mathis

1933–2011 (age 78)

Beechwood Cemetery

Johnny "Country" Mathis was an American country music singer whose recordings added to the genre's mid-20th century soun...

Carlisle Towery

1920–2012 (age 92)

Shady Grove Cemetery

Carlisle Towery was an American professional basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League in the 194...

George T. Walker

1913–2011 (age 98)

Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery

George T. Walker was a lifelong resident of Jackson Parish, Louisiana, whose life is chiefly recalled through local reme...

Silvester Brito

1937–2018 (age 81)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Silvester Brito was an American Chicano poet and educator whose work celebrated the Southwest and its people.

Bill Barrett

1929–2016 (age 87)

Greenwood Cemetery

Bill Barrett was an American politician who represented Nebraska's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House for a de...

Walt Dropo

1923–2010 (age 87)

Evergreen Cemetery

Walt Dropo (1923–2010) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder from Moosup who is buried in Evergreen...

Cleveland Elam

1952–2012 (age 60)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Cleveland Elam (1952–2012) was a Memphis-born defensive tackle in the National Football League who rests at Memorial P...

Kristine Jepson

1962–2017 (age 55)

Ingemann Danish Lutheran Church Cemetery

Kristine Jepson (1962–2017) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano remembered for her stage presence and laid to rest ...

Michael W. Ryan

1948–2015 (age 67)

Rulo City Cemetery

Michael W. Ryan (1948–2015) was an American convicted murderer executed in 2015 and buried at Rulo City Cemetery.

Ted Beard

1921–2011 (age 90)

Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery

Ted Beard (1921–2011) was a Woodsboro native who spent his life as a professional baseball outfielder before being bur...

Thomas McMurtry

1935–2015 (age 80)

Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery

Thomas McMurtry (1935–2015) was an American test pilot whose work with NASA earned him recognition prior to his burial...

Burnett Bergeson

1915–2011 (age 96)

Zion Cemetery

Burnett Bergeson (1915–2011) was an American politician who represented parts of Minnesota before being laid to rest a...

Jim Knierim

1926–2012 (age 86)

Saint Ignatius Cemetery

Jim Knierim (1926–2012) was a Toledo resident whose life is commemorated at Saint Ignatius Cemetery.

Roger Hughes Moore

1929–2011 (age 82)

Grass Valley IOOF Cemetery

Roger Hughes Moore (1929–2011) lived much of his life around Portland before being buried at Grass Valley IOOF Cemeter...

Carmen Basilio

1927–2012 (age 85)

Saint Agatha Cemetery

Carmen Basilio (1927–2012) was a New York City-born Hall of Fame boxer laid to rest at Saint Agatha Cemetery.

Billy Costello

1956–2011 (age 55)

Saint Marys Cemetery

Billy Costello (1956–2011) was an American welterweight boxing champion from Kingston interred at Saint Marys Cemetery...

Neill Armstrong

1926–2016 (age 90)

Medlin Cemetery

Neill Armstrong (1926–2016) was an American football player and coach from Tishomingo who rests at Medlin Cemetery.

Bob Savage

1921–2013 (age 92)

Durand Road Cemetery

Bob Savage (1921–2013) was a Manchester-born pitcher in Major League Baseball who is buried at Durand Road Cemetery.

Annibel Jenkins

1918–2013 (age 95)

Magnolia Garden Cemetery

Annibel Jenkins (1918–2013) was a Shubuta native whose legacy endures in the Magnolia Garden Cemetery where she is bur...

Charlie Wilson

1943–2013 (age 70)

St Clairsville Union Cemetery

Charlie Wilson (1943–2013) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio who championed aid to Afghan fighters during...

Adrian Cronauer

1938–2018 (age 80)

Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery

Adrian Cronauer (1938–2018) was an Air Force sergeant and radio DJ in Vietnam whose life inspired the film 'Good Morni...

Anthony Herrera

1944–2011 (age 67)

Woodlawn Park Cemetery

Anthony Herrera (1944–2011) was an American actor best known for his long-running villain role on the soap opera Guidi...

Allan B. Calhamer

1931–2013 (age 82)

Parkholm Cemetery

Allan B. Calhamer (1931–2013) was the designer of the board game Diplomacy, which became beloved for its emphasis on n...

Charles R. Lord

1920–2010 (age 90)

Westfield Cemetery

Charles R. Lord (1920–2010) spent most of his life in the Grinnell College area before being laid to rest in Westfield...

Julius B. Levine

1939–2018 (age 79)

Mount Sinai Cemetery

Julius B. Levine (1939–2018) was a Waterville resident remembered by his community at Mount Sinai Cemetery.

Maxine Perron

1923–2018 (age 95)

Union Cemetery

Maxine Perron (1923–2018) was a long-time Ward County, North Dakota resident whose final resting place is Union Cemete...

George Sinner

1928–2018 (age 90)

Saint Leos Cemetery

George Sinner (1928–2018) was the governor of North Dakota from 1985 to 1992 and later championed education and agricu...

John T. Myers

1927–2015 (age 88)

Mount Hope Cemetery

John T. Myers (1927–2015) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana who spent thirty years in Congress.

Jimi Jamison

1951–2014 (age 63)

Harmonia Cemetery

Jimi Jamison (1951–2014) was an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of Survivor and for solo hi...

Lowell S. Hardin

1917–2015 (age 98)

Grand View Cemetery

Lowell S. Hardin (1917–2015) lived in Wayne Township before being buried at Grand View Cemetery.

Kathleen Blanco

1942–2019 (age 77)

Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery

Kathleen Blanco (1942–2019) was the first female governor of Louisiana, serving from 2004 to 2008 and leading the stat...

Bill Anderson

1925–2013 (age 88)

Highland Cemetery

Bill Anderson (1925–2013) was a lifelong Erath County, Texas resident remembered in Highland Cemetery.

Talia Joy Castellano

1999–2013 (age 14)

Ohev Shalom Cemetery

Talia Joy Castellano (1999–2013) was a YouTube makeup artist and cancer advocate who captured hearts on America's Got ...

Roy K. Flint

1928–2016 (age 88)

Saint Johns Cemetery

Roy K. Flint (1928-2016) was laid to rest at Saint Johns Cemetery after a life remembered by his community.

Melvine Schroeder Brown

1912–2014 (age 102)

Centre Presbyterian Cemetery

Melvine Schroeder Brown (1912-2014) spent her later years in Perry Hall and is buried in Centre Presbyterian Cemetery.

George Weber

1922–2011 (age 89)

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

George Weber (1922-2011), who died in Budapest, rests in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

John Rigazio

1931–2012 (age 81)

Holy Rosary Cemetery

John Rigazio (1931-2012) of Rochester was buried at Holy Rosary Cemetery.

Helen Gurley Brown

1922–2012 (age 90)

Sisco Cemetery

Helen Gurley Brown (1922-2012) was a pioneering magazine editor and author best known for shaping Cosmopolitan magazine ...

Paul Gray

1972–2010 (age 38)

Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery

Paul Gray (1972-2010) played bass for Slipknot and rests at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Walter Dale Miller

1925–2015 (age 90)

Viewfield Cemetery

Walter Dale Miller (1925-2015) served as Governor of South Dakota and was buried in Viewfield Cemetery.

David Brown

1916–2010 (age 94)

Sisco Cemetery

David Brown (1916-2010) was an Oscar-winning film producer whose work earned him a spot in Sisco Cemetery.

Cecil D. Andrus

1931–2017 (age 86)

Pioneer Cemetery

Cecil D. Andrus (1931-2017) served four terms as Governor of Idaho and is interred at Pioneer Cemetery.

Ned McWherter

1930–2011 (age 81)

Sunset Cemetery

Ned McWherter (1930-2011) was the longest-serving Speaker of the Tennessee House before becoming Tennessee's governor, l...

Walter S. Gibson

1932–2018 (age 86)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Walter S. Gibson (1932-2018) was an art historian noted for his scholarship on Spanish painting and is buried at Oak Hil...

Orval H. Hansen

1926–2017 (age 91)

Pioneer Cemetery

Orval H. Hansen (1926-2017) represented Idaho's 2nd District in the U.S. House and rests in Pioneer Cemetery.

Lucy Baxley

1937–2016 (age 79)

Ashford City Cemetery

Lucy Baxley (1937-2016) served as Alabama's Lieutenant Governor and is interred at Ashford City Cemetery.

Shane Gibson

1979–2014 (age 35)

Saint Ann Cemetery

Shane Gibson (1979–2014) was from Houma and is buried at Saint Ann Cemetery.

Leo McKillip

1929–2013 (age 84)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Leo McKillip (1929–2013) is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Frank Brian

1923–2017 (age 94)

Young Family Cemetery

Frank Brian (1923–2017) was from Zachary and is buried at Young Family Cemetery.

Stan Jones

1931–2010 (age 79)

Fraser Cemetery

Stan Jones (1931–2010) was from Altoona and is buried at Fraser Cemetery.