Index to Locations FresnoBelmont Memorial CemeteryFresnoBelmont Memorial ParkFresnoCalvary CemeteryFresnoChapel of the LightColumbariumFresnoCourthouse ParkFresnoMountain View CemeteryFresnoReedley CemeteryFresnoSt. Peters Cemetery Belmont MemorialCemetery Fresno, Fresno County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Denver Samuel Church (1862-1952) — also known asDenver S. Church — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Folsom City,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,December11, 1862.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California, 1913-19, 1933-35 (7th District1913-19, 9th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1916;superior court judge in California, 1924-30.Died in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,February21, 1952 (age89 years, 72days).Interment at Belmont Memorial Cemetery.
Belmont MemorialPark Fresno, Fresno County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Ellsworth Barbour (1877-1945) — also known asHenry E. Barbour — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,March 8,1877.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1919-33; defeated,1932.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaPhi.Died in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,March21, 1945 (age68 years, 13days).Interment at Belmont Memorial Park. | | Charles R. Barnard (d. 1968) —Judge,California Court of Appeal 4th District, 1929-31.Died in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,1968.Interment at Belmont Memorial Park.
CalvaryCemetery Fresno, Fresno County, California Founded 1885 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Lindsay R. Rogers (1866-1935) — of Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,1866.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Utah, 1896; law partner ofTillmanD. Johnson, and later ofCharlesS. Zane;vineyardowner.Member,OddFellows.Suffered aparalyticstroke, and died a month later, in asanatariumat Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,March 3,1935 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Christopher Charles Rogers and Lucinda Louise 'Lou' (Scott)Rogers; married,April18, 1888, to Alice Beaton. | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | |  | Image source: Fresno (Calif.) Bee,March 4, 1935 |
Chapel of theLight Columbarium Fresno, Fresno County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Chester Abbott Rowell (1844-1912) — also known asChester A. Rowell — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Woodsville, Haverhill,GraftonCounty, N.H.,August17, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1880-82, 1899-1901, 1903-05; RepublicanPresidential Elector for California,1884(voted forJamesG. Blaine andJohnA. Logan); member, University of California Board of Regents,1891-1912.;mayor ofFresno, Calif., 1909-12; died in office 1912.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 9,1912 (age67 years, 266days).Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of the Light Columbarium; statue atCourthouse Park.
CourthousePark Fresno, Fresno County, California
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Chester Abbott Rowell (1844-1912) — also known asChester A. Rowell — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Woodsville, Haverhill,GraftonCounty, N.H.,August17, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1880-82, 1899-1901, 1903-05; RepublicanPresidential Elector for California,1884(voted forJamesG. Blaine andJohnA. Logan); member, University of California Board of Regents,1891-1912.;mayor ofFresno, Calif., 1909-12; died in office 1912.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 9,1912 (age67 years, 266days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapel of the LightColumbarium; statue at Courthouse Park.
Mountain ViewCemetery Fresno, Fresno County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Bertrand Wesley Gearhart (1890-1955) — also known asBertrand W. Gearhart;BudGearhart —of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,May 31,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;delegateto California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;U.S.Representative from California 9th District, 1935-49; defeated,1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1948.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;NativeSons of the Golden West;Sons ofthe American Revolution;ZetaPsi;PhiDelta Phi.Among the founders of the American Legion. Died in ahospitalatSanFrancisco, Calif.,October11, 1955 (age65 years, 133days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Wiley James Tinnin (d. 1910) — also known asWiley J. Tinnin — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 26th District, 1871-75.Died in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,November24, 1910.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Edwin Bruce Linney (1852-1926) — also known asEdwin B. Linney — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.Born in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,April 9,1852.Republican. Postmaster atDanville,Ky., 1898-1914;grocer.Methodist.Died in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,February27, 1926 (age73 years, 324days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | David Monroe Barnwell (1875-1935) — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born inComancheCounty, Tex.,October20, 1875.Democrat.FresnoCounty Clerk, 1910-33; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1932.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.U.S. Comptroller of Customs, San Francisco, 1933. Died, of aheartattack, in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,1935(ageabout59 years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
ReedleyCemetery Fresno, Fresno County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles B. Garrigus (1914-2000) — also known asGus Garrigus — of Reedley,FresnoCounty, Calif.BornJune 13,1914.Democrat.Collegeprofessor; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1956;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1958-66; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1960.Californiapoetlaureate, 1996-2000.Died, ofcoloncancer, at HindsHospice,Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,2000(ageabout86 years).Interment at Reedley Cemetery.
St. PetersCemetery Fresno, Fresno County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hugh Aloysius Donohoe (1905-1987) — also known asHugh A. Donohoe — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.; Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 28,1905.Republican.Catholicpriest; auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, 1947-62; bishop ofStockton, 1962-69; bishop of Fresno, 1969-80;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1956.Catholic.Died in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,October26, 1987 (age82 years, 120days).Interment at St. Peters Cemetery.
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