The Obituary Death notices and mini-biographies of some notable people of Worcester’s past (in order of date of death)
Group:  The Writers	A collection of fourteen people or families who made their marks in writing, publishing, or related fields of endeavor.
Daniel Waldo Lincoln 1813-1880	President of the Boston & Albany Railroad dies in a freakish railroad accident.
William T. Merrifield 1807-1895	Provided manufacturing space with steam power for start-ups
Franklin Wesson 1826-1899	Pioneer manufacturer of rifles
Eli Thayer 1819-1899	Founder of the Oread Institute and a major force in the effort to make Kansas a free state
Ezra Churchill 1827-1902	The police department’s first full-time detective
Samuel Swett Green 1837-1918	Librarian of Worcester Public Library, 1871-1909
George B. Churchill 1867-1925	Son of Ezra, professor at Amherst College, elected to U. S. Congress
Jennie (Clough) Busby 1857-1928	The first African-American teacher in Worcester Public Schools, wife of G. Alfred Busby.
G. Alfred Busby 1857–1934	The first African-American elected to public office in Worcester
Arthur P. Rugg 1862-1938	Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1911-1938
May Salona Holmes 1872-1943	Superintendent of the Belmont Hospital, 1896-1941
Rosabelle Jacobus 1870-1951	Superintendent of the Worcester Society of District Nursing, 1906-1943
Sarah Ella Wilson 1873-1955	The second African-American teacher in W.P.S., founder of some and activist in several organizations