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Ella King Torrey

1957–2003 (age 46)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ella King Torrey (1957–2003) was a Bronxville-born arts advocate who devoted herself to supporting cultural institutio...

Maynard Jackson

1938–2003 (age 65)

Oakland Cemetery

Maynard Jackson (1938–2003) was the first African American mayor of Atlanta whose administrations expanded the city’...

Frederick Mosteller

1916–2006 (age 90)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Frederick Mosteller (1916–2006) was an American statistician whose pioneering work on Bayesian analysis and public-pol...

Paul Zamecnik

1912–2009 (age 97)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Paul Zamecnik (1912–2009) was an American molecular biologist whose co-discovery of cell-free protein synthesis helped...

Robert Creeley

1926–2005 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Robert Creeley (1926–2005) was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain College circle who was known for hi...

Ernst Halperin

1916–2003 (age 87)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Ernst Halperin (1916–2003) was a Zurich-born film historian who spent decades chronicling European cinema from his aca...

David Ives

1919–2003 (age 84)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

David Ives (1919–2003) was a Salem-born American whose long life spanned much of the twentieth century before he was l...

Harold Hunter

1974–2006 (age 32)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Harold Hunter (1974–2006) was an American skateboarder and actor who helped bring street skating into the mainstream a...

Frankie Manning

1914–2009 (age 95)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frankie Manning (1914–2009) was an American dancer and choreographer credited with inventing many of the Lindy Hop's s...

Illinois Jacquet

1922–2004 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Illinois Jacquet (1922–2004) was an American tenor saxophonist whose raucous solo on "Flying Home" became a defining m...

Vincent Alo

1904–2001 (age 97)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Vincent Alo (1904–2001) spent his long life in New York City before being interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Leon Kirchner

1919–2009 (age 90)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Leon Kirchner (1919–2009) was a Brooklyn-born composer whose modernist symphonies and chamber works, along with decade...

Slim Aarons

1916–2006 (age 90)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Slim Aarons (1916–2006) was a Manhattan-born photographer famous for capturing glamorous portraits of high society and...

Dirk Jan Struik

1894–2000 (age 106)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Dirk Jan Struik (1894–2000) was a Rotterdam-born mathematician and historian of science who taught at MIT and chronicl...

Curt Gowdy

1919–2006 (age 87)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Curt Gowdy (1919–2006) was a Green River native who became a pioneering American sportscaster best known for his baseb...

David Bradford

1939–2005 (age 66)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

David Bradford (1939–2005) was a Cambridge-based economist whose research on taxation and public finance influenced bo...

Chris Henry

1983–2009 (age 26)

Belle Chasse

Chris Henry (1983–2009) was a Belle Chasse-born wide receiver whose NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals ended tragi...

Del Stromer

1930–2003 (age 73)

Concord Township

Del Stromer (1930–2003) was a Garner, Iowa politician who spent many years serving in the state legislature.

Aaron Fleisher

1919–2004 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Aaron Fleisher (1919–2004) was a Brooklyn-born individual whose life concluded with burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Ralph M. Griscom

1932–2004 (age 72)

Shallotte

Ralph M. Griscom (1932–2004) hailed from McHenry and was laid to rest in Shallotte, North Carolina.

Aubrey Willard Naylor

1915–2003 (age 88)

Maplewood Cemetery

Aubrey Willard Naylor (1915–2003) spent his life in Obion before being buried in Maplewood Cemetery.

Margery J. Turner

1921–2004 (age 83)

Stickney

Margery J. Turner (1921–2004) lived through much of the 20th century before her burial in Stickney.

Paul Jennings Hill

1954–2003 (age 49)

Swainsboro

Paul Jennings Hill (1954–2003) was an anti-abortion extremist executed for murdering a Jacksonville doctor and his bod...

Phil Guy

1940–2008 (age 68)

Homewood

Phil Guy (1940–2008) was a Lettsworth-born blues guitarist who performed with his brother Buddy Guy and recorded his o...

Ivan Allen, Jr.

1911–2003 (age 92)

Oakland Cemetery

Ivan Allen Jr. (1911–2003) was a mayor of Atlanta whose leadership during the Civil Rights era helped guide the city t...

Franklin Garrett

1906–2000 (age 94)

Oakland Cemetery

Franklin Garrett (1906-2000) chronicled Atlanta's history as its city historian and was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery...

Don Gibson

1928–2003 (age 75)

Shelby

Don Gibson (1928-2003) was a Shelby-born singer-songwriter whose hits like "Sweet Dreams" made him a country music stapl...

Michael Bruce Ross

1959–2005 (age 46)

Redding

Michael Bruce Ross (1959-2005) was a Connecticut serial killer who was executed for multiple murders and is buried in Re...

Alvin L. Barry

1931–2001 (age 70)

Woodbine

Alvin L. Barry (1931-2001) served as president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and is buried in Woodbine.

Edward L. Moyers

1928–2006 (age 78)

Ruston

Edward L. Moyers (1928-2006) was an American railroad executive best known for leading Illinois Central and Southern Pac...

Harry O. Hendrick

1921–2002 (age 81)

Milford

Harry O. Hendrick (1921-2002) was a Milford resident whose final resting place is there.

Fred Gillett

1937–2001 (age 64)

Lake Wilson

Fred Gillett (1937-2001) was an American astronomer notable for his infrared work on the IRAS satellite and is buried at...

Anne Queen

1911–2005 (age 94)

Canton

Anne Queen (1911-2005) spent her later years in Canton and is buried there.

Irene Reed

1931–2005 (age 74)

Kettle River

Irene Reed (1931-2005) had ties to Automba and rests at Kettle River Cemetery.

William Dallas Herring

1916–2007 (age 91)

Rose Hill

William Dallas Herring (1916-2007) is buried at Rose Hill after a life connected to the area.

Ruth Fitzmayer Schwarz

1925–2004 (age 79)

Abington Township

Ruth Fitzmayer Schwarz (1925-2004) lived in Louisville and was interred in Abington Township.

Juanita B. Wolfe

1928–2001 (age 73)

Cherokee

Juanita B. Wolfe (1928-2001) hailed from Swain County and was buried in Cherokee.

James Augustus Conner

1903–2001 (age 98)

Ogden Dunes

James Augustus Conner (1903-2001) was a Mount Vernon resident who found his resting place in Ogden Dunes.

Manuel Del Valle, Jr.

1969–2001 (age 32)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Manuel Del Valle, Jr. (1969-2001) was from The Bronx and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Julius Schwartz

1915–2004 (age 89)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Julius Schwartz (1915-2004) was a pioneering comic book editor and literary agent for DC Comics whose grave is at Mount ...

Lillian Lux

1918–2005 (age 87)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Lillian Lux (1918–2005) of Brooklyn was laid to rest at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Alan King

1927–2004 (age 77)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Alan King (1927–2004), a Brooklyn native, was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Donald Cardwell

1935–2004 (age 69)

Mullens

Donald Cardwell (1935–2004) of Mullins was buried in Mullens.

Eddie Layton

1925–2004 (age 79)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Eddie Layton (1925–2004) of Philadelphia was interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Harriette Tarler

1920–2001 (age 81)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Harriette Tarler (1920–2001) of New York City was laid to rest at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

James H. Scheuer

1920–2005 (age 85)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

James H. Scheuer (1920–2005) of New York City was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Maxwell Dane

1906–2004 (age 98)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Maxwell Dane (1906–2004) of Cincinnati was interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

William Epstein

1912–2001 (age 89)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

William Epstein (1912–2001) of Calgary was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Ruth Kamińska

1919–2005 (age 86)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Ruth Kamińska (1919–2005) of Poland was laid to rest at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Isidore Dollinger

1903–2000 (age 97)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Isidore Dollinger (1903–2000) of New York City was interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery.