 In the mid @-@ 1990s , Bradbury accidentally hit his leg while chopping firewood . Gangrene set in , and his right leg was amputated below the knee . It spread to his left leg , and part of his left foot was amputated , leaving him in a wheelchair . The disease eventually proved fatal , and he died on 20 August 1997 . He was survived by his wife Lois , who died in January 1998 , and his three sons . A funeral service was held in Los Alamos , and he was buried at Guaje Pines Cemetery in Los Alamos . 
