Index to Locations AltadenaMountain View CemeteryAvalonWrigley Memorial and BotanicalGardensClaremontOak Park CemeteryCulver CityHillside Memorial ParkCulver CityHoly Cross CemeteryEast Los AngelesCalvary CemeteryGardenaRoosevelt Memorial ParkCemeteryGlendaleForest Lawn Memorial ParkGlendaleGrand View Memorial ParkGlendoraOakdale Memorial ParkInglewoodInglewood Park CemeteryLong BeachUnknown locationLong BeachForest Lawn Memorial Park -Long BeachLong BeachSignal Hill CemeteryLong BeachSunnyside CemeteryLos AngelesUnknown locationLos AngelesAngelus-RosedaleCemeteryLos AngelesEvergreen CemeteryLos AngelesForest Lawn Memorial Park- Hollywood HillsLos AngelesFort Hill Cemetery(now gone)Los AngelesHome of Peace MemorialParkLos AngelesLos Angeles CountyCourthouse GroundsLos AngelesOdd Fellows CemeteryLos AngelesOld Calvary Cemetery(now gone)Hollywood, Los AngelesHollywoodForever CemeteryHollywood Hills, Los AngelesMt. SinaiMemorial ParkMission Hills, Los AngelesEdenMemorial ParkNorth Hollywood, Los AngelesPierceBrothers Valhalla Memorial ParkWestwood, Los AngelesLos AngelesNational CemeteryWestwood, Los AngelesWestwoodMemorial ParkMonroviaLive Oak CemeteryPalmdaleDesert Lawn Memorial ParkRancho Palos VerdesGreen HillsMemorial ParkRedondo BeachPacific CrestCemeteryRosemeadSavannah Memorial Park (ElMonte Cemetery)Rowland HeightsQueen of HeavenCemeterySan FernandoSan Fernando MissionCemeterySan GabrielChurch of Our SaviorCemeterySan GabrielResurrection CemeterySan GabrielSan Gabriel CemeterySan MarinoHuntington Library andBotanical GardensSanta ClaritaEternal Valley MemorialParkSanta MonicaUnknown locationSanta MonicaWoodlawn CemeterySylmarGlen Haven Memorial ParkWestlake VillagePierce BrothersValley Oaks Memorial ParkWhittierRose Hills Memorial Park
Mountain ViewCemetery
2400 North Fair Oaks Avenue
Altadena, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1882
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  Edwin Hurd Conger (1843-1907) — also known asEdwin H. Conger — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Adel,DallasCounty, Iowa.Born inKnoxCounty, Ill.,March 7,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;DallasCounty Treasurer, 1877-81;Iowa statetreasurer, 1881-85;U.S.Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1885-91; U.S. Minister toBrazil, 1890-93, 1897-98;China, 1898-1905; U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1905.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 18,1907 (age64 years, 72days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Henry Harrison Markham (1840-1923) — also known asHenry H. Markham — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wilmington,EssexCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;gold and silverminingbusiness;U.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1885-87;Governor ofCalifornia, 1891-95.Member,Freemasons.Died, following astroke,in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October9, 1923 (age82 years, 327days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998) — also known asLeroy Cleaver — Born in Wabbaseka,JeffersonCounty, Ark.,August31, 1935.Peace and Freedom candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968.Atheist;laterMormon.Africanancestry.Died in Pomona,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 1,1998 (age62 years, 243days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Ira David Landrith (1865-1941) — also known asIra Landrith — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Milford,EllisCounty, Tex.,March23, 1865.Presbyterianminister;president,Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12;president,Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1916; president, IntercollegiateProhibition Association, 1920-27; president, National TemperanceCouncil, 1928-31.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October11, 1941 (age76 years, 202days).Entombed in mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Horace Jeremiah Voorhis (1901-1984) — also known asJerry Voorhis — of San Dimas,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.,April 6,1901.Democrat. Candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1934;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1937-47; defeated,1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofemphysema,at Claremont Manorretirementhome, Claremont,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September11, 1984 (age83 years, 158days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Frank Plowman Woods (1868-1944) — also known asFrank P. Woods — of Estherville,EmmetCounty, Iowa.Born inWalworthCounty, Wis.,December11, 1868.Republican.U.S.Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1909-19.Died in Altadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 1944 (age75 years, 136days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Nelson Platt Wheeler (1841-1920) — also known asNelson P. Wheeler — of Endeavor,ForestCounty, Pa.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Portville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1841.Republican.Surveyor;civilengineer;lumberbusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1878-79;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1907-11.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 3,1920 (age78 years, 120days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof William French Wheeler and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler; brother ofWilliamEgbert Wheeler; father ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; first cousin thrice removed ofHezekiahCase; first cousin four times removed ofNoahPhelps; first cousin five times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed ofAsahelPierson Case; second cousin twice removed ofParmenioAdams andAmosPettibone; second cousin thrice removed ofGaylordGriswold andElishaPhelps; second cousin four times removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; third cousin once removed ofHiramBidwell Case; third cousin twice removed ofNormanA. Phelps,JohnSmith Phelps andAlmonCase; third cousin thrice removed ofAugustusPettibone andRufusPettibone; fourth cousin ofJosephWells Holcomb,WilliamLucius Case andArthurBurnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesCreighton Stratton,EdmundHolcomb,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,JohnLeake Newbold Stratton,SelahMerrill,WilliamWalter Phelps,EdmondAlfred Holcomb,LeonardLeach Case andDonaldBarr Chidsey. | | | | Political family:Wheelerfamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harvey David Scott (1818-1891) — also known asHarvey D. Scott — of Indiana. Born in Milford Center,UnionCounty, Ohio,October18, 1818.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofNewtonBooth;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1855-57; state courtjudge in Indiana, 1882-84.Member,Grange.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 11,1891 (age72 years, 266days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Seth Hartman Yocum (1834-1895) — also known asSeth H. Yocum — of Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.; Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.Born in Catawissa,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.,August2, 1834.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;CentreCounty District Attorney, 1875-79;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1879-81;mayorof Johnson City, Tenn., 1885.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April19, 1895 (age60 years, 260days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) — of Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1857.Progressive.Fruitfarmer;realestate business;LosAngeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1907-12;U.S.Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April19, 1927 (age69 years, 312days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Calvin A. Tuttle (d. 1905) — of Minnesota.Treasurerof Minnesota Territory, 1849-53.Died in1905.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.  | Flavel Sweeten Luther (1850-1928) — also known asFlavel S. Luther — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,WindhamCounty, Conn.,March26, 1850.Republican.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;president,Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1904-19; member ofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1907-08.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers.Died in1928(ageabout78 years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Flavel S. Luther and Jane (Lillie) Luther; married,November2, 1871, to Isabel Blake Ely. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Legislative History andSouvenir of Connecticut |
| | | Edmond William Griffith (1862-1932) — also known asE. W. Griffith — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in L'Avenir,Quebec,September9, 1862.Republican.Oil dealer;lumbermerchant;buildingcontractor;real estatedeveloper; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNevada,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1924(alternate),1932(alternate); member ofNevadastate senate, 1921-22; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1922; candidate formayorof Las Vegas, Nev., 1925.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,October31, 1932 (age70 years, 52days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Herbert Clark Hoover Jr. (1903-1969) — also known asHerbert Hoover, Jr. — of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in London,England,August4, 1903.Republican.Petroleumgeologist;miningengineer;inventor;president,AeronauticalRadio,Inc., 1930; U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1954-57; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1960;speaker,1956;director, MonsantoChemicalCompany; director, LockheedAircraftCorporation; director, Southern CaliforniaEdisonCompany; director, HannaMiningCompany; director, Pacific MutualInsuranceCompany.Died, ofcancer,in Huntington CommunityHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 9,1969 (age65 years, 248days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery.
Wrigley Memorialand Botanical Gardens
Avalon, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Mills Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932) — also known asWilliam Wrigley, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September30, 1861.Republican. Founder, Wrigleychewinggum company; owner, Chicago Cubsbaseballteam; owner, Arizona BiltmoreHotel,Phoenix, Ariz.; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1916,1920,1924,1928;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1924.Owner of the Chicago Cubsbaseballteam.Died, from astroke,in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January26, 1932 (age70 years, 118days).Originally entombed at Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens;re-entombed in mausoleum atForest Lawn MemorialPark, Glendale, Calif.
Oak ParkCemetery
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Gracchus Neely (1855-1930) — of Illinois. Born in Benton,FranklinCounty, Ill.,June 11,1855.Member of Illinois state legislature, 1886-88; state court judge inIllinois, 1895-1903.Died in Selma,FresnoCounty, Calif.,October16, 1930 (age75 years, 127days).Interment at Oak Park Cemetery.
Hillside MemorialPark
6001 West Centinela Avenue
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1946
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Theodore E. Cummings (1907-1982) — Born in1907.U.S. Ambassador toAustria, 1981-82, died in office 1982.Jewish.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March30, 1982 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. | | Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,September12, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1943-58;Californiastate attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1960-64;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; diedin office 2001.Jewish. Member,AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;PhiAlpha Delta;B'naiB'rith.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 19,2001 (age88 years, 280days).Entombed in mausoleum at Hillside Memorial Park; statue atCapitolGrounds, Sacramento, Calif. | | George Albert Jessel (1898-1981) — also known asGeorge Jessel;"Toastmaster General ofthe United States" —Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,April 3,1898.Democrat.Actor;songwriter;movieproducer;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Jewish.Died, from aheartattack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 23,1981 (age83 years, 50days).Entombed at Hillside Memorial Park. | | Shelley Winters (1920-2006) — also known asShirley Schrift — Born in East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,August18, 1920.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Jewish.Austrianancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in theRehabilitationCentre of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January14, 2006 (age85 years, 149days).Interment at Hillside Memorial Park.| | Relatives:Daughter of Jonas Schrift and Rose (Winter) Schrift; married,January1, 1942, to Mack Paul Mayer; married,April28, 1952, to Vittorio Gassman; married,January14, 2006, to Gerry DeFord; married,May 4,1957, toAnthonyFranciosa. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved mother, grandmother,and actress." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Theodore Meir Bikel (1924-2015) — also known asTheodore Bikel — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Vienna,Austria,May2, 1924.Democrat.Actor;singer;musician;composer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968;president,Actors Equity, 1977-82.Jewish.Died, at Ronald Reagan UCLAMedicalCenter, Westwood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 21,2015 (age91 years, 80days).Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. | | Arthur Fredric Leopold (1919-2008) — also known asA. Fredric Leopold — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornNovember10, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Beverly Hills, Calif., 1967-68, 1971-72; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1968.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January1, 2008 (age88 years, 52days).Entombed at Hillside Memorial Park. | | Michael Balkman (c.1954-2001) — of Culver City,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born about 1954.Mayorof Culver City, Calif., 1980.Jewish.Died in2001(ageabout47 years).Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. | | William Goetz (1903-1969) — of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March24, 1903.Democrat. Hollywoodmovieproducer and studio executive; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960.Jewish.Died, ofcancer,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August15, 1969 (age66 years, 144days).Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. | | Louis Edward Golan (d. 1968) — also known asLouis E. Golan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1932.Died in1968.Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. | | Sherman Block (1924-1998) — ofLosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1924.LosAngeles County Sheriff, 1981-98.Jewish.Died in1998(ageabout74 years).Interment at Hillside Memorial Park.
Holy CrossCemetery
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1882.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1913-17;resigned 1917; resigned to protest Wilson Administration's failure toadvocate Woman Suffrage Amendment; Farmer-Labor candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1932;legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Foxmoviestudio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943movieMission to Moscow.Catholic.Famed for saying, in a speech at the Scopes trial in 1925, "I havenever learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Toward theend of his life, he appeared in movies as British Prime MinisterWinston Churchill, who he resembled.Died, from aheartattack, in Culver CityHospital,Culver City,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October5, 1950 (age68 years, 124days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | David Worth Clark (1902-1955) — also known asD. Worth Clark — of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Idaho Falls,BonnevilleCounty, Idaho,April 2,1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1935-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Idaho,1936,1940;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1939-45; defeated, 1950.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 19,1955 (age53 years, 78days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Gordon Leo McDonough (1895-1968) — also known asGordon L. McDonough — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1895.Republican. Candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1937;U.S.Representative from California 15th District, 1945-63; defeated,1962.Catholic.Died, of aheartailment, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 25,1968 (age73 years, 175days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (1926-2012) — also known asMervyn M. Dymally — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Cedros,Trinidad,May12, 1926.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-66, 2003-; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1964,1968,1988,2004,2008;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1967-75;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1975-79; defeated, 1978;U.S.Representative from California 31st District, 1981-93;HonoraryConsul for Benin inInglewood,Calif., 1993-2007.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,PhiKappa Phi;KappaAlpha Psi;Freemasons;Elks;NAACP;UrbanLeague;Council onForeign Relations.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October7, 2012 (age86 years, 148days).Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery.
CalvaryCemetery
4201 Whittier Boulevard
East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1896
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter J. Somers (1850-1924) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.;EsmeraldaCounty, Nev.Born in Menomonee Falls,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,April12, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1890-93;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1893-95;NevadaDemocratic state chair, 1907-09; district judge in Nevada,1908-13.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February15, 1924 (age73 years, 309days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Stephen Mallory White (1853-1901) — also known asStephen M. White — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January19, 1853.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1887-91;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1888(TemporaryChair;speaker),1892(speaker),1900;U.S.Senator from California, 1893-99.Catholic.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February21, 1901 (age48 years, 33days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Henry Tifft Gage (1852-1924) — also known asHenry T. Gage — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1888;Governorof California, 1899-1903; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1910.DiedAugust28, 1924 (age71 years, 277days).Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery. | | Charles Kramer (1879-1943) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.,April18, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1936;candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Cedar LodgeHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January20, 1943 (age63 years, 277days).Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Francis Dockweiler (1895-1943) — also known asJohn F. Dockweiler — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September19, 1895.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1933-39; candidateforGovernor ofCalifornia, 1938;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1940-43.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January31, 1943 (age47 years, 134days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Martin Costello (1903-1976) — also known asJohn M. Costello — of Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January15, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated,1932, 1944.Catholic.Died, ofheartfailure, in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,August29, 1976 (age73 years, 227days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | William Joseph Hynes (1843-1915) — also known asWilliam J. Hynes — of Arkansas. Born inIreland,March31, 1843.U.S.Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1873-75; defeated(Republican), 1874.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 2,1915 (age72 years, 2days).Entombed at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Harley Burke (1894-1951) — also known asJohn H. Burke — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Excelsior,RichlandCounty, Wis.,June 2,1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;oilproducer;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.Died in ahospitalat Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 14,1951 (age56 years, 346days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Steven McGroarty (1862-1944) — of California. Born in Foster Township,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,August20, 1862.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California 11th District, 1935-39; candidateforsecretaryof state of California, 1938.Catholic.Electedpoetlaureate of California by the state legislature in 1933.Died, at St. Vincent'sHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August7, 1944 (age81 years, 353days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Frank G. Bonelli (1906-1972) — of Huntington Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.,October15, 1906.Democrat.Mayorof Huntington Park, Calif., 1949-50; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 52nd District, 1953-58; resigned 1958;LosAngeles County Supervisor, 1958-72.Catholic.Member,Kiwanis;Toastmasters;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Lynwood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February14, 1972 (age65 years, 122days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Abel Stearns (1798-1871) — also known as"Cara de Caballo";"HorseFace" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Lunenburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February9, 1798.Delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1849; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1851-52, 1861-62 (2nd District 1851-52, 1stDistrict 1861-62).Member,Freemasons.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August23, 1871 (age73 years, 195days).Original intermentsomewherein San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Edward Laurence Doheny (1856-1935) — also known asEdward L. Doheny — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,August10, 1856.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1920;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1920.Indictedin 1924 on federalbriberyand conspiracycharges;he had given $100,000 to Secretary of the InteriorAlbertB. Fall, and soon after received a valuable contract to developthe Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve in California. Though Fall wasconvicted of taking a bribe, Doheny was found not guilty.DiedSeptember8, 1935 (age79 years, 29days).Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery. | | Eugene Semmes Ives (b. 1854) — also known asEugene S. Ives — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born inWashington,D.C.,November11, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1885, 1887;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1888;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 11th District, 1888-91; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1894; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arizona,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Victor Ponet (1836-1914) — of Sherman (now West Hollywood),LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inBelgium,1836.Realestate developer;ConsularAgent for Belgium inLosAngeles, Calif., 1894-99;Vice-Consulfor Belgium inLosAngeles, Calif., 1900-05.Belgianancestry.Died, fromprostatecancer andlivercancer, in Sherman (now West Hollywood),Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February8, 1914 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Joseph Scott (1867-1958) — also known as"Mr. Los Angeles" — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1867.Republican.Lawyer;member, Los Angeles School Board, 1904-15; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1920,1928,1932,1936,1948;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1940.Catholic.IrishandScottishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in1958(ageabout91 years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery; statue atLosAngeles County Courthouse Grounds, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Irene Dunne (1898-1990) — also known asIrene Marie Dunn — Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,December20, 1898.Republican.Actress;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;member, California Arts Commission, 1967-70.Female.IrishandGermanancestry.Died in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September4, 1990 (age91 years, 258days).Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery. | | Edward C. Purpus — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1936.Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery.
RooseveltMemorial Park Cemetery
Gardena, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Charles J. Colden (1870-1938) — of Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inPeoriaCounty, Ill.,August24, 1870.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1901-04;candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929;U.S.Representative from California 17th District, 1933-38; died inoffice 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1936.Died inWashington,D.C.,April15, 1938 (age67 years, 234days).Original interment at Roosevelt Memorial Park Cemetery; reintermentin 1965 atGreen Hills Memorial Park, RanchoPalos Verdes, Calif.
Forest LawnMemorial Park
1712 South Glendale Avenue
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1906
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) — also known asGeorge E. Cryer — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Waterloo,DouglasCounty, Neb.,May 13,1875.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died afterfallingfrom a ladder,May 24,1961 (age86 years, 11days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | William French Smith (1917-1990) — of San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wilton,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,August26, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1968(delegation chair),1972,1976;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew);U.S.Attorney General, 1981-85.Member,AmericanJudicature Society.Died, ofcancer,October29, 1990 (age73 years, 64days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Herman C. Baehr (1866-1942) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,March16, 1866.Republican.Brewer;CuyahogaCounty Recorder, 1904-09; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1908;mayorof Cleveland, Ohio, 1910-11.Mennonite.Member,Freemasons.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February4, 1942 (age75 years, 325days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | John Anson Ford (1883-1983) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.,1883.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;advertisingbusiness;chair ofLos Angeles County Democratic Party, 1937-38; candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1937; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1940,1948,1952,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1940; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1956.Member,SigmaChi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in1983(ageabout 100years).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Relatives:Married to Lois Goldsmith. | | | | Epitaph: "Public Servant -Humanitarian." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alphonzo Edward Bell Jr. (1914-2004) — also known asAlphonzo Bell — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September19, 1914.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;president, BellOilCompany, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1956;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1956-59; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1956-59;U.S.Representative from California, 1961-77 (16th District 1961-63,28th District 1963-75, 27th District 1975-77); candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1969; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1976.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in St. John'sHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 2004 (age89 years, 219days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | William David Upshaw (1866-1952) — also known asWilliam D. Upshaw;"EarnestWillie" —of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.,October15, 1866.U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1919-27; Prohibitioncandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1932.Baptist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1952 (age86 years, 37days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Alfred Collins Lockwood (1875-1951) — also known asAlfred C. Lockwood — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,July 20,1875.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;superior court judge in Arizona, 1913-24;justice ofArizona state supreme court, 1925-43;chiefjustice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1929-31, 1935-37, 1941-43.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,October29, 1951 (age76 years, 101days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Frank A. Graham (1854-1925) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born inHerkimerCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1854.Republican.Mayorof Lincoln, Neb., 1895-99.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 25,1925 (age70 years, 360days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Image source:City of Lincoln |
| | Frank Putnam Flint (1862-1929) — also known asFrank P. Flint — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in North Reading,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 15,1862.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1896(alternate),1920,1928;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1897-1901;U.S.Senator from California, 1905-11.While on a world tour, diedon theocean linerPresident Polk, probably in theSouth ChinaSea, while approaching Manila, Philippines,February11, 1929 (age66 years, 211days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Motley H. Flint (1864-1930) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February19, 1864.Republican. Postmaster atLosAngeles, Calif., 1904-10;banker;provided critical support for the Warner BrothersMoviestudio in its early years; one of the promoters of JulianPetroleum Corporation, aPonzischeme which collapsed in 1927; about 40,000 investors lost theirmoney; tainted by thescandal,he moved to Europe for a time.Member,Freemasons.Called as a witness in a civil suit involvingDavidO. Selznick; after his testimony, as he returned to the audiencesection of thecourtroom,in Los AngelesCityHall, he wasshot andkilledby Frank Keaton, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 14,1930 (age66 years, 145days). Keaton, who had lost his money in Julian Petroleum, wasimmediately arrested, and subsequently tried, convicted, and hanged.Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Thomas Gedney Patten (1861-1939) — also known asThomas G. Patten — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1861.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; president, New York and Long BranchSteamboatCo.;U.S.Representative from New York, 1911-17 (15th District 1911-13,18th District 1913-17); defeated, 1916; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1917-21.Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February23, 1939 (age77 years, 164days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Culbert Levy Olson (1876-1962) — also known asCulbert L. Olson — of Utah; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Fillmore,MillardCounty, Utah,November7, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofUtahstate senate, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Utah,1920;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1935-39;Governor ofCalifornia, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1940,1944,1948;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1940-43;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1944-46.Member,PhiDelta Phi.Died at aresthome in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April13, 1962 (age85 years, 157days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Lewis Augustus Groff (b. 1841) — also known asLewis A. Groff — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio,December31, 1841.Republican. Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1889-91;postmaster atLosAngeles, Calif., 1900-04.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Abraham Augustus Groff and Elizabeth (Troutman) Groff; married toMary Ellen Gregory. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Louis Westcott Myers (1872-1960) — of California. Born in Lake Mills,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,September6, 1872.Superior court judge in California, 1913-23;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1923-26;chiefjustice of California state supreme court, 1924-26.Died at Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February15, 1960 (age87 years, 162days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Kirtland Irving Perky (1867-1939) — also known asK. I. Perky — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Smithville,WayneCounty, Ohio,February8, 1867.Democrat.IdahoDemocratic state chair, 1900-02; district judge in Idaho 4thDistrict, 1901-03;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1912-13; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1916(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January9, 1939 (age71 years, 335days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) — also known asGeorge R. Lunn — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born near Lenox,TaylorCounty, Iowa,June 23,1873.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Presbyterianminister;mayorof Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated,1912 (Socialist), 1918 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1920,1924(alternate),1928,1932,1936,1940(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from New York, 1920;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.Presbyterian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died in Rancho Santa Fe,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,November27, 1948 (age75 years, 157days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | | Thomas Francis Ford (1873-1958) — also known asThomas F. Ford — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,February18, 1873.Democrat.Newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1933-45; delegateto Democratic National Convention from California,1936,1940,1944.Unitarian.Died in South Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December26, 1958 (age85 years, 311days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | William Elmer Evans (1877-1959) — also known asWilliam E. Evans — of Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in London,LaurelCounty, Ky.,December14, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1924;U.S.Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died at Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November12, 1959 (age81 years, 333days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | James McLachlan (1852-1940) — of Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inScotland,August1, 1852.Republican.U.S.Representative from California, 1895-97, 1901-11 (6th District1895-97, 1901-03, 7th District 1903-11).Died in ahospitalat Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1940 (age88 years, 112days).Entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Walter Elias Disney (1901-1966) — also known asWalt Disney;"UncleWalt" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December5, 1901.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1944.Irishancestry.Producerordirectorof several hundredfilmsfrom 1922 until the 1960s; creator and first voice of Mickey Mouse;founder of Disney entertainment company and of Disneyland, theworld'sfirsttheme park; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. In honor of hisinvention of the multiplane camera, he is an inductee to the NationalInventorsHall ofFame.Died, oflungcancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December15, 1966 (age65 years, 10days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park; statue erected 1993 atDisneyland,Anaheim, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Elias Disney and Flora (Call) Disney; married,July 13,1925, to Lillian Marie Bounds. | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeJ. Mitchell | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Walt Disney: RichardSchickel,TheDisney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of WaltDisney — Leonard Mosley,Disney'sWorld: A Biography — Katherine Greene & RichardGreene,TheMan Behind the Magic: The Story of Walt Disney — BobThomas,WaltDisney: An American Original — Jean-Pierre Isbouts,DiscoveringWalt: The Magical Life of Walt Disney (for youngreaders) | | | | Image source: Boy Scouts ofAmerica |
| | | John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) — also known asJohn D. Fredericks — of Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Burgettstown,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September10, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1914;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, following aheartattack, at Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August26, 1945 (age75 years, 350days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Charles Hiram Randall (1865-1951) — also known asCharles H. Randall — of Kimball,KimballCounty, Neb.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Auburn,NemahaCounty, Neb.,July 23,1865.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1911-12; defeated, 1950;U.S.Representative from California 9th District, 1915-21; defeated,1920 (9th District), 1921 (9th District), 1922 (9th District), 1924(9th District), 1926 (9th District), 1932 (13th District), 1934 (13thDistrict), 1940 (13th District), 1944 (20th District); Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1928.Methodist.Died at GeneralHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February18, 1951 (age85 years, 210days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Nat King Cole (1919-1965) — also known asNathaniel Adams Coles — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,March17, 1919.Singer;musician;actor;performed, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP.Died, fromlungcancer, in St. John'sHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February15, 1965 (age45 years, 335days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | John White Preston Sr. (c.1878-1958) — also known asJohn W. Preston, Sr. — of California. Born in Tennessee, about 1878. Democrat.Justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1926-35; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1938.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February18, 1958 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Marilyn Hare (1923-1981) — Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1923.Democrat.Singer;actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Died, fromcancer,in ahospitalat Encino, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October9, 1981 (age57 years, 361days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Richard Richards (1916-1988) — of San Gabriel,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornDecember9, 1916.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1948(alternate),1956,1960,1964;member ofCaliforniastate senate 38th District, 1955-62; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1956, 1962.DiedNovember30, 1988 (age71 years, 357days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) — also known asSamuel George Davis — Born in Harlem, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;singer;dancer;actor;injured in an automobile accident in 1954, andlost hisleft eye;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Jewish.AfricanandCubanancestry.Received theSpingarnMedal in 1968.Died, from complications ofthroatcancer, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 16,1990 (age64 years, 159days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) — also known asJimmy Stewart — Born in Indiana,IndianaCounty, Pa.,May 20,1908.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; one ofAmerica's most famousfilmactors;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.Scottishancestry. Member,Moose.Recipient,Medalof Freedom, 1985.Died, frompulmonaryembolism andcardiacarrest, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 2,1997 (age89 years, 43days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) — also known asKit F. Clardy;"Michigan'sMcCarthy" —of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Butler,BatesCounty, Mo.,June 17,1892.Republican.Lawyer;president, CrestonTransferCompany; director,TruckawayCorporation;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,1950, 1954, 1956.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;SigmaDelta Kappa.Died in Palos Verdes Estates,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September5, 1961 (age69 years, 80days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Edmund Howard Hinshaw (1860-1932) — also known asEdmund H. Hinshaw — of Fairbury,JeffersonCounty, Neb.Born in Greensboro,HenryCounty, Ind.,December8, 1860.Republican.U.S.Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1903-11.DiedJune 15,1932 (age71 years, 190days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | William Henry Wilson (1877-1937) — also known asWilliam H. Wilson — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December6, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1913-16; Philadelphia director ofpublicsafety, 1916-20;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1935-37; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1936.Died in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,August11, 1937 (age59 years, 248days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Albert Raymond Barnes (1865-1944) — also known asA. R. Barnes — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Attica,FountainCounty, Ind.,March18, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;Utahstate attorney general, 1909-17; district judge in Utah, 1925.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaEpsilon.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 20,1944 (age79 years, 124days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | John Lauderdale Kennedy (1854-1946) — also known asJohn L. Kennedy — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born inScotland,October27, 1854.Republican.U.S.Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1905-07; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1916.DiedAugust30, 1946 (age91 years, 307days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) — also known asD. S. Saund — of Westmorland,ImperialCounty, Calif.Born in Amritsar, Punjab,India,September20, 1899.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;farmer;fertilizerdealer; state court judge in California, 1952-57; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1956(alternate),1960;U.S.Representative from California 29th District, 1957-63.Indiansubcontinent ancestry. Member,Lions;Toastmasters.Firstnative of India to be elected to a U.S. public office.Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April22, 1973 (age73 years, 214days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | H. Allen Smith (1909-1998) — of Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.,October8, 1909.Republican.FBIagent; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1949-56; Republican Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon);U.S.Representative from California 20th District, 1957-73; delegateto Republican National Convention from California,1960,1972.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 4,1998 (age88 years, 239days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | George de Rue Meiklejohn (1857-1929) — also known asGeorge D. Meiklejohn — of Fullerton,NanceCounty, Neb.Born in Wisconsin,1857.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNebraskastate senate, 1885-88;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1889-91;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1893-97.Died in1929(ageabout72 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Erastus Johnson Turner (1846-1933) — also known asErastus J. Turner — of Hoxie,SheridanCounty, Kan.Born inErieCounty, Pa.,December26, 1846.Republican.U.S.Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1887-91.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February10, 1933 (age86 years, 46days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Frank Cephas Tillson (1890-1951) — also known asFrank C. Tillson — of Burbank,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1890.Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;dentist;author;poet;mayorof Burbank, Calif., 1934-41.Died in1951(ageabout61 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | | Milton K. Young (1868-1953) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Litchfield,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,April 7,1868.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1908,1912,1932;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1928;Democratic candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1930, 1934 (primary).Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died at St. Vincent'sHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 9,1953 (age85 years, 2days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Minor L. Moore (1876-1958) — of California. Born in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,December5, 1876.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1928; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1931-39;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1939-58; died in office 1958.Suffered astroke,and died about two months later, in asanitariumin Sunland, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January4, 1958 (age81 years, 30days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Charles Clarke Chapman (1853-1944) — also known asCharles C. Chapman;"The Orange King ofCalifornia" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Illinois,June 2,1853.Republican.Publishingbusiness;mayorof Fullerton, Calif., 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1916,1924.Disciplesof Christ.Died inOrangeCounty, Calif.,March 5,1944 (age90 years, 277days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park; statue atChapmanUniversity Entrance, Orange, Calif. | | John Frank Boyd (1853-1945) — of Neligh,AntelopeCounty, Neb.Born in Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,August8, 1853.Republican.U.S.Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1907-09.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 28,1945 (age91 years, 293days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Henry Stanley Benedict (1878-1930) — also known asH. Stanley Benedict — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,February20, 1878.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1910-14;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1916-17.Died in London,England,July10, 1930 (age52 years, 140days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Edwin Wendell Pauley, Sr. (1903-1981) — also known asEdwin W. Pauley — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Indiana,January7, 1903.Democrat. President, FortunaPetroleum,and involved in otheroilcompanies; Regent, University of California, 1938-72;Treasurerof Democratic National Committee, 1944; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1944(speaker),1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1944-47; part owner of theLos Angeles Ramsfootballteam; director, WesternAirlines.DiedJuly 28,1981 (age78 years, 202days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Gilbert S. Gilbertson (1863-1917) — ofWinnebagoCounty, Iowa.Born in Spring Grove,HoustonCounty, Minn.,October17, 1863.Iowastate treasurer, 1901-07.Died, in Iowa LutheranHospital,Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,November24, 1917 (age54 years, 38days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Rex Bell (1903-1962) — also known asGeorge Anthony Beldam;George FrancisBeldam —of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1903.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1948(alternate),1952(HonoraryVice-President),1960(delegation chair);LieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1954-62; died in office 1962.Cowboyfilmstar who appeared in numerousmoviesfrom 1928 to 1952.Whilerunningfor governor, died of aheartattack, in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,July 4,1962 (age58 years, 261days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | James McTucker Stevens (1873-1937) — also known asJames M. Stevens — of Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho.Born inOneidaCounty, Idaho,January30, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Idaho, 1903-05; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1904.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August22, 1937 (age64 years, 204days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | William Mills Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932) — also known asWilliam Wrigley, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September30, 1861.Republican. Founder, Wrigleychewinggum company; owner, Chicago Cubsbaseballteam; owner, Arizona BiltmoreHotel,Phoenix, Ariz.; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1916,1920,1924,1928;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1924.Owner of the Chicago Cubsbaseballteam.Died, from astroke,in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January26, 1932 (age70 years, 118days).Originally entombed atWrigley Memorial andBotanical Gardens, Avalon, Calif.; re-entombed in mausoleum atForest Lawn Memorial Park. | | David C. Dunbar (1858-1938) — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,February28, 1858.Democrat.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Salt Lake City, Utah, 1919;candidate forU.S.Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1922.Died in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1938(ageabout80 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Leo Ellis Anderson (1902-1993) — also known asLeo E. Anderson — of San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Gettysburg,PotterCounty, S.Dak.,February20, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;HonoraryVice-Consul for Latvia inLosAngeles, Calif., 1932-68; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1936,1940,1944;chairof Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40;vice-chair ofCalifornia Republican Party, 1942-44; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1944;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1944-45.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;SigmaChi.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October20, 1993 (age91 years, 242days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | William Edward Magill (1847-1928) — also known asWilliam E. Magill — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City),BayCounty, Mich.; Bangor Township,BayCounty, Mich.; Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Port Stanley,Ontario,November3, 1847.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;surgeon;mayorof West Bay City, Mich., 1881-82;BayCounty Treasurer.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 29,1928 (age80 years, 208days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Ormond Fremont Hunt (1856-1939) — also known asOrmond F. Hunt — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Saranac,IoniaCounty, Mich.,September4, 1856.WayneCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1901;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-23, 1926-35; defeated, 1905.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 1939 (age82 years, 233days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | De Witt H. Merriam — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican.Circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923-45; resigned 1945.Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Isaac Augustus Manning (1864-1942) — also known asIsaac A. Manning — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Abington,WayneCounty, Ind.,January14, 1864.Republican.Telegraphoperator;newspaperreporter;realestate andinsurancebusiness;coffeeplanter;U.S. Consular Agent inMatagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul inCartagena, 1907-09;La Guaira, 1909-11;Barranquilla, 1911-16.Congregationalist.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December17, 1942 (age78 years, 337days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Bartley Francis Yost (1877-1963) — also known asBartley F. Yost — of Osborne,OsborneCounty, Kan.Born inSwitzerland,September20, 1877.Co-owner of anewspaper;U.S. Deputy Consul General inParis, 1909-13; U.S. Consular Agent inAlmeria, 1913-16; U.S. Vice Consul inGenoa, 1917-18;Santa Rosalia, 1918; U.S. Consul inGuaymas, 1918-21;Torreon, as of 1924-26;Sault Ste. Marie, as of 1927-29;Nogales, as of 1932.Swissancestry.DiedSeptember8, 1963 (age85 years, 353days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth (Fluetsch) Yost and George Yost; married to Irma C.Blau. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Coulter W. Jones (1881-1967) — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.; Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Bishop,InyoCounty, Calif.; Seal Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born near Lono,GrantCounty, Ark.,May 13,1881.Democrat.Chemist;candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1916, 1917; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland County, 1923-24;defeated, 1924 (Midland County), 1926 (Midland District).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 19,1967 (age86 years, 67days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | McIntyre Faries (1896-1994) — of South Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wei Hsien, Shantung,China,of American parents,April17, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1936,1940(alternate),1944,1948,1952;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1947-52; superior court judgein California, 1953-66.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September29, 1994 (age98 years, 165days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof William Reid Faries and Priscilla Ellen (Chittick) Faries;married,October7, 1922, to Margaret Lois Shorten; married to GeraldyneBrewer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | George H. Few (1855-1948) — of Flandreau,MoodyCounty, S.Dak.Born in Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1855.Republican.Merchant;mayor of Flandreau, S.D.; member ofSouthDakota state senate 15th District, 1901-04.DiedNovember23, 1948 (age92 years, 336days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Relatives:Married1881 to EllaB. Marinus. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: South Dakota LegislativeManual, 1903 |
| | Max Henry Ehlert (1879-1955) — also known asM. H. Ehlert — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inMilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April 1,1879.HonoraryConsul for Chile inChicago,Ill., 1935;HonoraryConsul for El Salvador inChicago,Ill., 1935;HonoraryVice-Consul for Spain inChicago,Ill., 1935.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 22,1955 (age76 years, 112days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Joseph Wallace (1854-1933) — of Iowa. Born in1854.Member ofIowastate senate, 1890.Died in1933(ageabout79 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Roy N. Davidson (1879-1944) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Mahomet,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,January7, 1879.Republican.Miningbusiness; member ofArizonaterritorial House of Representatives, 1907;secretary ofArizona Republican Party, 1922-24, 1937;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Phoenix, Arizona, 1934.Member,SigmaChi.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December24, 1944 (age65 years, 352days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. |  | Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (1889-1943) — also known asW. S. Van Dyke;"One-TakeWoody" —of West Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March21, 1889.Democrat. Childactorin vaudeville;directorof dozens ofmovies,1917-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940.ChristianScientist. Member,Societyof Colonial Wars.Ill withcancer,he died bysuicide,in Brentwood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February5, 1943 (age53 years, 321days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | | David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) — also known asDavid O. Selznick;OliverJeffries —of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 10,1902.Republican.Movieproducer andHollywoodstudio head; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1944.Jewish.Died, of aheartattack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 22,1965 (age63 years, 43days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Mary Pickford Rogers (1892-1979) — also known asGladys Louise Smith;Mary Pickford;"America's Sweetheart";"LittleMary";"Blondilocks" —of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Toronto,Ontario,April8, 1892.Republican. Professionalactressin 1908-33; appeared in more than 250films;co-founder (with Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, and CharlieChaplin), United Artistsmotionpicture company; also co-founder ofMotionPicture Academy; Republican candidate for Presidential Electorfor California,1944.Female.EnglishandIrishancestry.Died, of acerebralhemorrhage, in Santa MonicaHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 29,1979 (age87 years, 51days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Relatives:Daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte (Hennessy) Smith;married,January7, 1911, to Owen Moore; married,March28, 1920, to Douglas Fairbanks; married,June 26,1937, to Charles 'Buddy' Rogers. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Mary Pickford: KevinBrownlow,MaryPickford Rediscovered — Eileen Whitfield,Pickford:The Woman Who Made Hollywood |
| | Henry A. Frambach (d. 1921) — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1908(alternate),1912.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March10, 1921.Entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Jeptha Milton Gibbs (1875-1936) — also known asJeptha M. Gibbs — Born in Navasota,GrimesCounty, Tex.,April20, 1875.Railroademployee;wholesalemerchant; U.S. Consular Agent inCananea, 1918-33.DiedMarch10, 1936 (age60 years, 325days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Grace S. Jobe (1877-1942) — also known asGrace Ardell Stephens;Mrs. Walter H.Jobe —of Las Vegas,San MiguelCounty, N.M.; Marshall,SalineCounty, Mo.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Bunceton,CooperCounty, Mo.,January22, 1877.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1924;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1932.Female.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,September22, 1942 (age65 years, 243days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Charles Manville Sawyer (1866-1950) — also known asCharles M. Sawyer — of Norton,NortonCounty, Kan.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Reading Township,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,September17, 1866.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1908,1912;Kansas Banking Commissioner, 1913-14; Governor, Federal Reserve Bankof Kansas City, 1914-16.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September26, 1950 (age84 years, 9days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Charles H. Baldwin (1867-1953) — of Beaver Creek,RockCounty, Minn.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inOneidaCounty, N.Y., February,1867.Farmer;RockCounty Commissioner; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 11, 1915-18.Died in1953(ageabout86 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | John Leonard Schleimer (1889-1953) — also known asJ. L. Schleimer — of Nogales,Santa CruzCounty, Ariz.; Bardsdale,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August11, 1889.HonoraryVice-Consul for Venezuela inLosAngeles, Calif., 1932-36.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December9, 1953 (age64 years, 120days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Althea Alexander (d. 1958) — also known asMrs. Edgar Alexander — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1929.Female.Methodist.Died, of aheartattack, in1958.Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Walter Hall Jobe (1872-1960) — also known asWalter H. Jobe — of Las Vegas,San MiguelCounty, N.M.; Marshall,SalineCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Missouri,October18, 1872.Democrat.Lumbersalesman; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1928.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,August17, 1960 (age87 years, 304days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Edward S. Shattuck (d. 1964) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1940(alternate),1948,1956,1960;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1957; Republican PresidentialElector for California,1960(voted forRichardM. Nixon andHenryCabot Lodge, Jr.).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1964.Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Howard F. Ahmanson (1906-1968) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1906.Republican.Insurancebusiness;financier;philanthropist; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1956.DiedJune 18,1968 (ageabout 61years).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Harry Alexander Lawson (1881-1970) — also known asHarry A. Lawson — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inCanada,September16, 1881.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November26, 1970 (age89 years, 71days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Edgar Anthony Riedinger (1896-1970) — also known asEdgar Riedinger — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Sylmar,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Missouri,June 23,1896.Republican.Garageowner; sales manager,motortruck company; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,1925-26.Germanancestry.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,November8, 1970 (age74 years, 138days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Reidinger and Mary (Anthis) Reidinger; married to MarthaLenora Walkenhorst. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Willems Frisby (1890-1974) — also known asGeorge W. Frisby — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 12,1890.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1936.EnglishandGermanancestry.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,October18, 1974 (age84 years, 128days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Earl Clinton Adams (1892-1986) — also known asEarl C. Adams — of San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,May 12,1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1960,1964(alternate);treasurer ofCalifornia Republican Party, 1967.Episcopalian.Member,PhiDelta Phi;DeltaTau Delta;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanLegion.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March31, 1986 (age93 years, 323days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | L. Thaxton Hanson (c.1920-1993) — of Northridge, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born about 1920. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1964.Died in1993(ageabout73 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | Wayne Fisher — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1940,1944.Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | James Norris Gillett (1860-1937) — also known asJames N. Gillett — of Eureka,HumboldtCounty, Calif.Born in Viroqua,VernonCounty, Wis.,September20, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1897-1901;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1903-06;Governor ofCalifornia, 1907-11.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,April20, 1937 (age76 years, 212days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapelof the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.; cenotaph at Forest Lawn MemorialPark.
Grand ViewMemorial Park
1341 Glenwood Road
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1884
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) — also known asCarroll W. Parcher;"Mr.Glendale" —of Tujunga, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September13, 1903.Republican.Newspapereditor-publisher,columnist;candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1952,1956(alternate);mayorof Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85.Member,NativeSons of the Golden West;SigmaDelta Chi;Kiwanis.Died, ofcancer,in Glendale AdventistMedicalCenter, Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March31, 1992 (age88 years, 200days).Interment at Grand View Memorial Park.  | Alexander A. Lesueur (1842-1924) — of Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,November25, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Lafayette County, 1879-80;secretaryof state of Missouri, 1889-1901.Died in Burbank,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January29, 1924 (age81 years, 65days).Interment at Grand View Memorial Park.  | Wilmot Parcher — of Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Citypresident of Glendale, California, 1906-08.Interment at Grand View Memorial Park.
Oakdale MemorialPark
Glendora, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Paul Melton Lindberg (1907-1990) — also known asPaul M. Lindberg — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,June 11,1907.Railwaybrakeman;automobilesalesman; candidate formayorof Galesburg, Ill., 1953;restauranteur.Died, in AdventistConvalescentHospital, Glendora,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January23, 1990 (age82 years, 226days).Interment at Oakdale Memorial Park. | | Raymond J. Arbuthnot (1911-2001) — of La Verne,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1911.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1960,1964(alternate).Died in2001(ageabout90 years).Interment at Oakdale Memorial Park.
Inglewood ParkCemetery
720 East Florence Avenue
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1905
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Poway,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August13, 1887.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary toGov.FriendRichardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,1957-62;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.Member,AmericanLegion;NativeSons of the Golden West;DeltaChi.Suffered a fatalheartattack whiledriving hiscar, andcrashedinto a wall, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September11, 1968 (age81 years, 29days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.  | Frank L. Shaw (1877-1958) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Warwick,Ontario,February1, 1877.Republican.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1933-38; recalled 1938; defeated, 1941; arecallcampaign against him in 1938 charged that he was associated withunspecified "racketeers"and "underworldcharacters", and that his administrationtoleratedvice in the city; meanwhile, Harry J. Raymond, a privateinvestigator nearly killed in a January 1938 bombing,charged,in a civil lawsuit for damages, that the mayor had been part of aplot by gambling and vice interests tomurderhim.Died, fromcancer,in CaliforniaHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January24, 1958 (age80 years, 357days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | | Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) — also known asTom Bradley — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Calvert,RobertsonCounty, Tex.,December29, 1917.Democrat.Policeofficer;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1968,1972;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1982, 1986.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KappaAlpha Psi;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Received theSpingarnMedal in 1984.Died, of aheartattack, at Kaiser PermanenteMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September29, 1998 (age80 years, 274days).Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | John Bryson (1819-1907) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,June 20,1819.Democrat.Carpenter;builder;banker;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1888-89.Died in Los Nietos,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October11, 1907 (age88 years, 113days).Entombed at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Ole Hanson (1874-1940) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Union Grove,RacineCounty, Wis.,January6, 1874.Progressive. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate forU.S.Senator from Washington, 1914;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Realestate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms,California.Died, following aheartattack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 6,1940 (age66 years, 182days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Charles William Dempster (1879-1941) — also known asCharles W. Dempster — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,August24, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1901-02; Supreme Secretary of theFraternal Brotherhood, aninsuranceunion; on February 1, 1917, when he wasoustedby the brotherhood's Supreme Council on grounds of insubordination,hedrewa revolver and held the council at bay for ten minutes; afterbeing disarmed by a private detective, he wasarrestedfor disturbing the peace; candidate forCaliforniastate senate 31st District, 1920; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1931-34 (57th District 1931-32, 61st District1933-34); candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1932, 1933 (primary).Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Eagles.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 20,1941 (age61 years, 330days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | John Downey Works (1847-1928) — also known asJohn D. Works — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Rising Sun,OhioCounty, Ind.,March29, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1879; state court judge inCalifornia, 1886-87;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1888-91;U.S.Senator from California, 1911-17; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1912.ChristianScientist. Member,American BarAssociation;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 6,1928 (age81 years, 69days).Cremated;ashes interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Cecil Rhodes King (1898-1974) — also known asCecil R. King — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Inglewood,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Fort Niagara,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-35, 1937-42; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1940,1944,1948(alternate),1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 17th District, 1942-69.Died of astroke ataconvalescenthospital in Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March17, 1974 (age76 years, 63days).Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Julian Carey Dixon (1934-2000) — also known asJulian C. Dixon — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,August8, 1934.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1973-78;U.S.Representative from California, 1979-2000 (28th District 1979-93,32nd District 1993-2000); died in office 2000; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1988,1996,2000;chair, Rules Committee, chair,1984.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, following aheartattack, at ahospitalin Marina del Rey,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December8, 2000 (age66 years, 122days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Joseph Steele Crail (1877-1938) — also known asJoe Crail — of Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa,December25, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1932.Christian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, from aheartattack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 2,1938 (age60 years, 67days).Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | George Washington Prince (1854-1939) — also known asGeorge W. Prince — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inTazewellCounty, Ill.,March 4,1854.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofKnox County Republican Party, 1884; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1888-91; candidate forIllinoisstate attorney general, 1892;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1895-1913 (10th District 1895-1903,15th District 1903-13).Died in1939(ageabout85 years).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) — also known asCharles H. Wilson — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Magna,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,February15, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis.Reprimandedby the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a$1,000wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagatescandal;censuredby the House of Representatives in 1980 forfinancialmisconduct; no criminal charges were filed.Died, of aheartattack, at Southern MarylandHospital,Clinton,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 21,1984 (age67 years, 157days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Benigno Cárdenas Hernández(1862-1954) —also known asBenigno C. Hernández — of Tierra Amarilla,Rio ArribaCounty, N.M.; Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in Taos,TaosCounty, N.M.,February13, 1862.Republican.RioArriba County Sheriff, 1904-06;RioArriba County Treasurer, 1908-12;receiverof U.S. Land Office at Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1912-13; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Mexico,1912,1916;U.S.Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1915-17, 1919-21;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1921-33.Hispanicancestry. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October18, 1954 (age92 years, 247days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Charles Wesley Lyon (1887-1960) — also known asCharles W. Lyon — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in California,1887.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1915-17, 1933-49, 1951-57;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1943-46; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1917-29; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1944.Died, ofcancer,in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 20,1960 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Kenneth Frederick Hahn (1920-1997) — also known asKenneth Hahn;Kenny Hahn — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August19, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, LosAngeles City Council, 1947-52;LosAngeles County Supervisor, 1952-92; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1952;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1970.Churchof Christ.Died, fromheartfailure, in ahospitalat Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October12, 1997 (age77 years, 54days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000) — also known asKenneth L. Maddy;Ken Maddy — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 22,1934.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 14th District, 1971-78; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1979-98; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1992.Member,Rotary;SigmaNu;PhiDelta Phi.Died, oflungcancer, at Sutter MemorialHospital,Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,February19, 2000 (age65 years, 273days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) — also known asPaul R. Williams — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February18, 1894.Republican.Architect;firstAfrican-American architect west of the Mississippi, and first to bemember of the American Institute of Architects; designed manySouthern California landmarks, including the homes of Hollywoodcelebrities; received theSpingarnMedal in 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1952,1960;member, California Housing Commission and California Civil RightsCommission.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanInstitute of Architects;Freemasons.Died, fromdiabetes,in CaliforniaHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January23, 1980 (age85 years, 339days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Charles Sheward Crail (1877-1939) — of Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa.Born in Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa,December24, 1877.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1919-34;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1934-39; died in office 1939.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 1,1939 (age61 years, 159days).Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Edward D. Roberts (1864-1920) — of Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Cambria,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,July 18,1864.Republican.Californiastate treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1912.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, three days after surgery for acuteappendicitis,at RamonaHospital,San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,August4, 1920 (age56 years, 17days).Entombed at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | John W. Headley (1840-1930) — of Kentucky. Born inHopkinsCounty, Ky.,1840.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1891-96.During the Civil War, he was a member of the Confederate SecretService operating from Canada.Died in1930(ageabout90 years).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Morton Everel Post (1840-1933) — also known asMorton E. Post — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in West Henrietta,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1840.Democrat.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1885.Died in Alhambra,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March19, 1933 (age92 years, 84days).Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Elmer E. Cox (d. 1946) — of Huntington Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.Mayorof Huntington Park, Calif., 1937.DiedMay 29,1946.Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Theodore D. Kanouse (d. 1927) — of Wisconsin. Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1881.DiedJune 2,1927.Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery.  | Charles E. Bobertz (1868-1933) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Hanover,Germany,1868.Consulfor Costa Rica inLosAngeles, Calif., 1914-33;Vice-Consulfor Guatemala inLosAngeles, Calif., 1921.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 19,1933 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Karl Gustav Heinrich Bobertz and Gesine Lucie Johanne (Hashagen)Bobertz; married to Mary Minerva Deters. | | | | Image source: Los Angeles Times, June21, 1933 |
 | Curt Flood (1938-1997) — also known asCharles Curtis Flood — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January18, 1938.Democrat. Professionalbaseballplayer in 1959-71; sued to overturn the reserve clause and makeplayers free agents; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1988.Africanancestry.Died, fromthroatcancer andpneumonia,in UCLAMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January20, 1997 (age59 years, 2days).Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | | Ernest Rupert James (1881-1968) — also known asErnest R. James — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Halleck,BuchananCounty, Mo.,January12, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 4th District,1921-22; member ofMissouristate senate 2nd District, 1923-26; defeated, 1926.DiedJuly 5,1968 (age87 years, 175days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Robert A. Ravenscroft (1865-1948) — of Accident,GarrettCounty, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Born in Dawson,AlleganyCounty, Md.,April30, 1865.Physician;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1890;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Baltimore, Md., Maryland, 1903-13;banker.Died, fromheartfailure, in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,June 12,1948 (age83 years, 43days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery. | | Lloyd Abner Mashburn (1897-1963) — also known asLloyd A. Mashburn — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.,October10, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1944,1948,1952;California Commissioner of Labor, 1951-53; U.S. Undersecretary ofLabor, 1953-54;president,Wood, Wire, and Metal Lathers International Union, 1954-63.Died, from aheartattack, at the Conrad HiltonHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December7, 1963 (age66 years, 58days).Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hales (d. 1925) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1904.DiedSeptember1, 1925.Interment somewhere.
Forest LawnMemorial Park - Long Beach
(formerly Sunnyside Memorial Park)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Abel Buffum (1870-1936) — also known asCharles A. Buffum — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in La Fayette,StarkCounty, Ill.,January30, 1870.Merchant;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1921-24.Died, of aheartailment,November29, 1936 (age66 years, 304days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach. | | Frank Finley Merriam (1865-1955) — also known asFrank F. Merriam — ofDelawareCounty, Iowa; Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Hopkinton,DelawareCounty, Iowa,December22, 1865.Republican.Iowa stateauditor, 1899-1903; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1917-26;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1923-26;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1931-34;Governor ofCalifornia, 1934-39; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Presbyterian.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 1955 (age89 years, 124days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach. | | Thomas Marion Eaton (1896-1939) — also known asThomas M. Eaton;Tom Eaton — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.,August3, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;automobiledealer;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1936-38;U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1939; died inoffice 1939.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September16, 1939 (age43 years, 44days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach. | | Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007) — also known asJuanita M. McDonald — of Carson,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,September7, 1938.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1984,1992,1996,2000,2004;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1993-96;U.S.Representative from California 37th District, 1996-2007; died inoffice 2007.Female.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;AlphaKappa Alpha.Died, ofcoloncancer, in Carson,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April22, 2007 (age68 years, 227days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach. | | William Ward Johnson (1892-1963) — also known asWard Johnson — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Brighton,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,March 9,1892.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1941-45; defeated,1944.Died, of aheartattack, at Long Beach MemorialHospital,Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 8,1963 (age71 years, 91days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach.
Signal HillCemetery
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
SunnysideCemetery
1095 East Willow Street
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1906; approximate acreage: 13
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) — also known asCharles F. Van de Water — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Hobart,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1872.Republican.Real estatedeveloper;bankdirector; electedU.S.Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died beforetaking office.Methodist.While driving in adensefog, hecollidedwith a truck parked on the road, and died soon after, in PomonaValleyHospital,Pomona,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November20, 1920 (age48 years, 41days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and othersin his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was laterconvicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road.Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac RandolphVan de Water; married1904 toEdithWeir. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1920) |
 | Edward Lincoln Abel (1860-1927) — also known asE. L. Abel — of Carbondale,JacksonCounty, Ill.; Bridgewater,McCookCounty, S.Dak.Born in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,November19, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;banker;livestockgrower; mayor of Bridgewater, S.D.; member ofSouthDakota state senate 10th District, 1903-06;LieutenantGovernor of South Dakota, 1913-15.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1927(ageabout66 years).Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery. | | | Edith Weir Van de Water (1874-1961) — also known asEdith W. Van de Water;EdithWeir —of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Waynesville,WarrenCounty, Ohio,November12, 1874.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1932-44.Female.Died, in Olive ViewSanitarium,Sylmar,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January21, 1961 (age86 years, 70days).Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery.
UnknownLocations
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Alvin H. Armstrong (d. 1933) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Mayorof Lincoln, Neb., 1911-13.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April21, 1933.Interment somewhere.| | Image source:City of Lincoln |
 | Samuel W. Little (1818-1911) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September6, 1818.Mayorof Lincoln, Neb., 1874-75.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January30, 1911 (age92 years, 146days).Interment somewhere.| | Image source:City of Lincoln |
| | Milton Carl Rewinkel (1913-1996) — also known asMilton C. Rewinkel — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.,December7, 1913.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inVancouver, 1938;Budapest, 1939;Sofia, 1945.Died in Ajijic,Jalisco,February25, 1996 (age82 years, 80days).Interment somewhere.
Angelus-RosedaleCemetery
(formerly Rosedale Cemetery)
Normandie & Washington
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1884
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Greg Nichols (1813-1898) — also known asJohn G. Nichols — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inOnondagaCounty, N.Y.,1813.Democrat.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1852-53, 1856-59.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January22, 1898 (ageabout 84years).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Frederic Thomas Woodman (1872-1949) — also known asFrederic T. Woodman — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,June 25,1872.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1901-03;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1916-19; defeated, 1919;indictedonbriberycharges, March 1919;triedand found not guilty;banker.DiedMarch25, 1949 (age76 years, 273days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Arthur Cyprian Harper (1866-1948) — also known asArthur C. Harper — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born in Columbus,LowndesCounty, Miss.,1866.Democrat.Hardwarebusiness;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1906-09; resigned 1909;resignedfrom office as mayor under threat ofrecallover corruptionscandals.Died in Palmdale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December25, 1948 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | George Alexander (1839-1923) — of Belle Plaine,BentonCounty, Iowa; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,September21, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;feedandgrainbusiness;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;GrandArmy of the Republic;Moose.Suffered astroke,and died two months later, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age83 years, 315days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Frank Rader (1848-1897) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornApril 8,1848.Republican.Banker;real estatebusiness;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1894-96.Died in Lake Elsinore,RiversideCounty, Calif.,March28, 1897 (age48 years, 354days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Owen C. McAleer (1858-1944) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Liscard,Canada,1858.Republican.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1904-06.Member,Elks.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 7,1944 (ageabout 85years).Cremated;ashes interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | William Hartshorn Bonsall (1846-1905) — also known asWilliam H. Bonsall — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,February10, 1846.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1892.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in California, July,1905(age59years, 0 days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | William Dennison Stephens (1859-1944) — also known asWilliam D. Stephens — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Eaton,PrebleCounty, Ohio,December26, 1859.Republican.Merchant;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1909;U.S.Representative from California, 1911-16 (7th District 1911-13,10th District 1913-16); resigned 1916; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1912;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1916-17;Governor ofCalifornia, 1917-23.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, from aheartailment, in the Santa FeHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 1944 (age84 years, 121days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Sherman Otis Houghton (1828-1914) — of San Jose,SantaClara County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1828.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;lawyer;mayorof San Jose, Calif., 1855-56; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;U.S.Representative from California, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73,4th District 1873-75).Died in Compton,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August31, 1914 (age86 years, 143days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Ridgley Ceylon Powers (1836-1912) — of Mississippi. Born in Mecca,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,December24, 1836.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1870-71;Governor ofMississippi, 1871-74.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November11, 1912 (age75 years, 323days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Olin Wellborn (1843-1921) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born inForsythCounty, Ga.,June 18,1843.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1879-87 (3rd District 1879-83, 6thDistrict 1883-87);Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1895-1915.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December6, 1921 (age78 years, 171days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) — also known asHenry Z. Osborne — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New Lebanon,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1848.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900;U.S.Collector of Customs at Wilmington, Calif., California, 1890-94;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1917-23; defeated,1914; died in office 1923.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February8, 1923 (age74 years, 127days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Robert Mitchell Allen (1877-1920) — also known asRobert M. Allen — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October19, 1877.Republican.Telephoneinspector;appraiser;realestate business; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1915.Died, fromkidneycomplications, in Clara BartonHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April20, 1920 (age42 years, 184days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers (1821-1899) — also known asAnthony A. C. Rogers — of Arkansas. Born in Tennessee,February14, 1821.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1869-71; defeated,1870.Slaveowner. DiedJuly 27,1899 (age78 years, 163days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | William Isham Traeger (1880-1935) — also known asWilliam I. Traeger — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Porterville,TulareCounty, Calif.,February26, 1880.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 15th District, 1933-35.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OddFellows.DiedJanuary20, 1935 (age54 years, 328days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Cornelius Welles Pendleton (1859-1936) — also known asCornelius W. Pendleton — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 71st District, 1893-96, 1899-1900; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1901-04;U.S.Collector of Customs at Los Angeles, Calif., California, 1907-13.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;UnionLeague.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,September17, 1936 (age77 years, 257days).Cremated;ashes interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | John Quincy Tufts (1840-1908) — of Iowa. Born in Indiana,1840.Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1875-77.Died in1908(ageabout68 years).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Albert Joseph Wallace (c.1853-1939) — also known asA. J. Wallace — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wellington County,Ontario,about 1853.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of California, 1911-15; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1920; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1924.Methodist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February23, 1939 (ageabout 86years).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.  | Matthew Thompson Allen (1848-1913) — also known asMatthew T. Allen — of Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio,September17, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1892-93;superior court judge in California, 1897-1905;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1905-07.Died in1913(ageabout64 years).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Allen and Elizabeth (Ash) Allen; married,April23, 1879, to Mary Whiteside. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of the Bench andBar of Southern California (1909) |
| | Frank C. Prescott (1859-1934) — of California. Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,November15, 1859.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1903-06;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1905-06.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January6, 1934 (age74 years, 52days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.;Washington,D.C.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inOntario,August21, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistantcommissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau;real estatedeveloper;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1894.Died, frompneumonia,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January8, 1902 (age80 years, 140days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Ezra Mills Lawton (1864-1931) — also known asEzra M. Lawton — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Ironton,LawrenceCounty, Ohio,August23, 1864.Electricalengineer;miningbusiness; U.S. Consular Agent inOaxaca, 1908-13; U.S. Consul inTegucigalpa, 1913-17, 1919-20;Nogales, 1917-18;Guatemala City, 1918-19;Sydney, 1923-27;Sao Paulo, 1929.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 26,1931 (age66 years, 307days).Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Benjamin Folsom (1847-1922) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Folsomdale,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1847.Journalist;lawyer;U.S. Consul inSheffield, 1886-93; in his second term, presidentGroverCleveland expressed gratitude to his predecessor,BenjaminHarrison, for allowing Folsom, his wife's cousin, to remain inoffice as U.S. consul during his administration.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August17, 1922 (age74 years, 255days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Henry Peck Bardshar (1872-1946) — also known asHenry P. Bardshar — of Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.BornAugust6, 1872.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1909.DiedSeptember20, 1946 (age74 years, 45days).Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. | | Allen Allensworth (d. 1914) — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1884.Africanancestry.Died in1914.Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.  | George Ira Cochran (b. 1863) — also known asGeorge I. Cochran — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oshawa,Ontario,July1, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;president, Pacific MutualLifeInsurance Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Methodist.Member,UnionLeague.Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. George Cochran and Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran;married,August6, 1890, to Alice Maude McClung; married,April 3,1907, to Isabelle May McClung. | | | | Image source: History of the Bench andBar of Southern California (1909) |
| Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | William Starke Rosecrans (1819-1898) — also known asWilliam S. Rosecrans — of Homer,LickingCounty, Ohio;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Kingston,RossCounty, Ohio,September6, 1819.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Minister toMexico, 1868-69;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1881-85.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,March11, 1898 (age78 years, 186days).Original interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery; reinterment in 1902atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
EvergreenCemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1877
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Robert Toberman (1836-1911) — also known asJames R. Toberman — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornJune 22,1836.Democrat.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1872-74, 1878-82.DiedJanuary26, 1911 (age74 years, 218days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Henry T. Hazard (1844-1921) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 30,1844.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1889-92.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August7, 1921 (age77 years, 8days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Cameron Erskine Thom (1825-1915) — also known asCameron E. Thom — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Culpeper,CulpeperCounty, Va.,June 20,1825.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;lawyer;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1854-57, 1869-73, 1877-79;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1882-84.Protestant.Member,Freemasons.Died in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February2, 1915 (age89 years, 227days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William Henry Workman (1839-1918) — also known asWilliam H. Workman — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New Franklin,HowardCounty, Mo.,January1, 1839.Democrat.Harnessmanufacturer;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1886-88.Englishancestry.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February21, 1918 (age79 years, 51days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Boyle Workman (1868-1942) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September20, 1868.Candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1921, 1929.Died, of abrainhemorrhage, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December25, 1942 (age74 years, 96days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Guilford Wiley Wells (1840-1909) — also known asG. Wiley Wells — of Mississippi. Born in New York,1840.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1870;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1875-77; U.S.Consul General inShanghai, 1877.DiedMarch21, 1909 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass (1874-1969) — also known asCharlotta Bass — of California. BornFebruary14, 1874.Editorand publisher of theCalifornia Eagle, 1912-1951.;Independent Progressive candidate forU.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1950; Progressivecandidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1952.Female.Africanancestry.Died, of acerebralhemorrhage, at the Su RayConvalescentHome, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April12, 1969 (age95 years, 57days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) — also known asFrederick M. Roberts;FredRoberts —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio,September14, 1879.Republican.Mortician;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1932,1940,1944,1948;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1946.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague.FirstAfrican-American state legislator in California; descendancy fromThomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.Died, from injuries received in anautomobileaccident the day before, in Los Angeles County GeneralHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 19,1952 (age72 years, 309days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Roberts and Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts;married,November30, 1921, to Pearl W. Hinds; grandnephew ofMarthaJefferson Randolph; great-grandson ofThomasJefferson; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed ofDabneyCarr; first cousin four times removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge; second cousin once removed ofDabneySmith Carr andJohnGardner Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andEdithWilson; third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson andCarterHenry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,NathanielBeverly Tucker,EdmundRandolph andThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Jacob Frankenfield (d. 1914) — of Minnesota; Pembina,PembinaCounty, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Pennsylvania. Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate senate 36th District, 1874-75;U.S.Collector of Customs at Pembina, Dakota Territory, DakotaTerritory, 1875-77; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1892.Died in1914.Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Charles Henry Brinley (1825-1907) — also known asCharles H. Brinley — of Yuma,YumaCounty, Ariz.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October21, 1825.Probate judge in Arizona, 1870;Vice-Consulfor Mexico inYuma,Arizona, 1901-04.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November11, 1907 (age82 years, 21days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Wallace Ross (1828-1889) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Huron,ErieCounty, Ohio,December25, 1828.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kansas,1860;mayorof Topeka, Kan., 1865-66.Died, ofstomachcancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 5,1889 (age60 years, 162days).Original interment at Evergreen Cemetery; reinterment in 1924 atHollywood Forever Cemetery.
Forest LawnMemorial Park - Hollywood Hills
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) — also known asJohn C. Porter — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Leon,DecaturCounty, Iowa,1871.Democrat.Telegraphoperator;automobileaccessories business;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.Christian.Petitions for hisrecallas mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his politicaladversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor isincompetent,inefficientandunsatisfactory"and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and itscitizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who soughtto replace him, was defeated.Died, of alung andheartcondition, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 27,1959 (ageabout 87years).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Carl Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989) — also known asStuart Hamblen — of California. Born in Kellyville,MarionCounty, Tex.,October20, 1908.Country-westernsinger;songwriter;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from California 11th District, 1938; Prohibitioncandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952.Inducted into Country/Western SongwritersHall ofFame and Texas Country MusicHall ofFame.Died, ofbraincancer, in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 8,1989 (age80 years, 139days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) — also known asGlenard P. Lipscomb — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August19, 1915.Republican.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1947-53;U.S.Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died inoffice 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1956,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks.Died, ofintestinalcancer, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February1, 1970 (age54 years, 166days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (1908-1991) — also known asAngie Rossitto;"Little Mo";"Angelino" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,February18, 1908.Operated anewspaperstand in Hollywood;filmactor active for sixty years; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.Italianancestry.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September21, 1991 (age83 years, 215days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Ralph Rexford Bellamy (1904-1991) — also known asRalph Bellamy — Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 17,1904.Democrat.Actor;appeared in more than 100 movies; his most famous role was asFranklinD. Roosevelt in "Sunrise at Campobello";boardmember, Screen Actors Guild;president,Actors Equity;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Member,ScreenActors Guild.Died, from alungailment, in St. John'sHealthCenter, Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November29, 1991 (age87 years, 165days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | George Elmore Danielson (1915-1998) — also known asGeorge E. Danielson — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wausa,KnoxCounty, Neb.,February20, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-66; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1968;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1968(on behalf ofHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie);U.S.Representative from California, 1971-82 (29th District 1971-75,30th District 1975-82);Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1982-92.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sonsof Italy;Elks.Died ofheartfailure, in Monterey Park,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September12, 1998 (age83 years, 204days).Entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Everett Glen Burkhalter (1897-1975) — also known asEverett G. Burkhalter — of California. Born in Heber Springs,CleburneCounty, Ark.,January19, 1897.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1941-47, 1949-53; Democratic Presidential Electorfor California,1948(voted forHarryS. Truman andAlbenW. Barkley);U.S.Representative from California 27th District, 1963-65; defeated,1946.Died at the City of Hopemedicalcenter, Duarte,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 24,1975 (age78 years, 125days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Howard Arnold Jarvis (1903-1986) — also known asHoward Jarvis — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Magna,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,September22, 1903.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1962 (Republican primary), 1962; leaderof drive to enact California's anti-tax Proposition 13 (1978).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August11, 1986 (age82 years, 323days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Lionel Cade (1918-1990) — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born in Texas,August14, 1918.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Compton, Calif., 1977-81; defeated, 1973, 1981.Africanancestry. Member,Rotary.Died, while suffering fromemphysema,April3, 1990 (age71 years, 232days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Seth J. Johnson (1901-1959) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Minden,KearneyCounty, Neb.,March19, 1901.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 56th District, 1955-59; died in office 1959.Died, from arespiratoryailment, in Queen of AngelsHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 16,1959 (age58 years, 119days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills. | | Roger Arnebergh (1909-2004) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August17, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1942-53; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1952,1964;Los Angeles City Attorney, 1953-73.Presbyterian.Member,PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation.Died in Canoga Park, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January25, 2004 (age94 years, 161days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills.
Fort HillCemetery (now gone)
(formerly Protestant or City Cemetery)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1847
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) — also known asVolney E. Howard — of Brandon,RankinCounty, Miss.; San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Norridgewock,SomersetCounty, Maine,October22, 1809.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1836; candidate forU.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1840;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845;Texasstate attorney general, 1846;U.S.Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53;delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superiorcourt judge in California, 1879.Injured induelwithHiramG. Runnels.Slaveowner. Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 14,1889 (age79 years, 204days).Original interment at Fort Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknownlocation. | | Alexander W. Hope (d. 1856) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1850.Organizer of Los Angeles Rangers, forerunner of Los Angeles PoliceDepartment.Died in1856.Original interment at Fort Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknownlocation.
Home of PeaceMemorial Park
4334 Whittier Boulevard
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1902
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) — also known asLouis B. Mayer;Lazar Meir — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.; Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Dymer, Russia (nowUkraine),July12, 1884.Republican. Ownedmovietheaters in New England; moved into themovieproduction business starting in 1916; head of theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)moviestudio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1928,1932;vice-chairof California Republican Party, 1931-32;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1932-33.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofleukemiaand akidneyinfection, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October29, 1957 (age73 years, 109days).Entombed in mausoleum at Home of Peace Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married,June 14,1903, toMargaretShenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944);married,December4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (whomarriedWilliamGoetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who marriedDavidOliver Selznick). | | | | Political family:Mayerfamily of Los Angeles, California. | | | | Cross-reference:DoreSchary | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: CharlesHigham,Merchantof Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the SecretHollywood — Gary Carey,Allthe stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — DianaAltman,HollywoodEast: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the StudioSystem — Charles Higham,TheMerchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
Los AngelesCounty Courthouse Grounds
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Joseph Scott (1867-1958) — also known as"Mr. Los Angeles" — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1867.Republican.Lawyer;member, Los Angeles School Board, 1904-15; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1920,1928,1932,1936,1948;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1940.Catholic.IrishandScottishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in1958(ageabout91 years).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, East LosAngeles, Calif.; statue at Los Angeles County Courthouse Grounds.
Odd FellowsCemetery
3640 Whittier Boulevard
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1872
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Francis Glasby (1825-1912) — also known asWilliam F. Glasby — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in New York,March 7,1825.Contractor;mayorof East Saginaw, Mich., 1863-64.Died, fromenteritis,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1912 (age87 years, 259days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Glasby and Polly (Coon) Glasby. |
Old CalvaryCemetery (now gone)
Buena Vista St.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | John Gately Downey (1827-1894) — also known asJohn G. Downey — ofLosAngeles County, Calif.Born in County Roscommon,Ireland,June24, 1827.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 1st District, 1856-57;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1860;Governor ofCalifornia, 1860-62; defeated, 1863; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1864.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 1,1894 (age66 years, 250days).Original interment at Old Calvary Cemetery; reinterment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | William Wirt Dixon (1838-1910) — also known asWilliam W. Dixon — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1838.Democrat. Member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1871;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1883, 1889;U.S.Representative from Montana at-large, 1891-93.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November13, 1910 (age72 years, 163days).Original interment at Old Calvary Cemetery; reinterment in 1911 atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Hollywood ForeverCemetery
(formerly Hollywood Cemetery)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) — also known asMeredith P. Snyder;PinkySnyder —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,October22, 1859.Democrat.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21; defeated,1898, 1904, 1917, 1921.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died ofbladdercancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 7,1937 (age77 years, 167days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) — also known asClarence E. Gauss — of Connecticut;Washington,D.C.; Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,January12, 1887.Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1907-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Vice Consul inShanghai, 1915; U.S. Consul inShanghai, 1915-16;Tientsin, 1916;Amoy, 1916-19;Tsinan, 1919-23; U.S. Consul General inMukden, 1923-24;Tsinan, 1924-26;Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38;Tientsin, 1927-31;Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister toAustralia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador toChina, 1941-44.Protestant.Died, following aheartattack, in ahospitalat Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 8,1960 (age73 years, 87days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | Erskine Mayo Ross (1845-1928) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,June 30,1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1880-86;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1887-95;Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1895-1911;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1895-1925; tooksenior status 1925.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December10, 1928 (age83 years, 163days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | Cornelius Cole (1822-1924) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Lodi,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1856-60;U.S.Representative from California at-large, 1863-65;U.S.Senator from California, 1867-73.Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November3, 1924 (age102 years,47 days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | Fountain Land Thompson (1854-1942) — also known asFountain L. Thompson — of Cando,TownerCounty, N.Dak.Born near Scottsville,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,November18, 1854.Democrat. County judge in North Dakota, 1890-94;U.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1909-10; resigned 1910.DiedFebruary4, 1942 (age87 years, 78days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | James Helmick Beatty (1836-1927) — of Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; Hailey,BlaineCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,May 8,1836.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofIdahoterritorial senate, 1886-88;U.S.District Judge for Idaho, 1891-1907; retired 1907.Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October21, 1927 (age91 years, 166days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | William Augustus Reeder (1849-1929) — also known asWilliam A. Reeder — of Logan,PhillipsCounty, Kan.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Shippensburg,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,August28, 1849.Republican.Schoolteacher;banker;U.S.Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1899-1911.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November7, 1929 (age80 years, 71days).Entombed in mausoleum at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  | Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) — also known asNathaniel P. Conrey — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inFranklinCounty, Ind.,June 30,1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,1900-09;Judge,California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in afall, inLos Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November2, 1936 (age76 years, 125days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey; married,November21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. | | | | Image source: History of the Bench andBar of Southern California (1909) |
| | Ernest Edward Wood (1875-1952) — also known asErnest E. Wood — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chico,ButteCounty, Calif.,August24, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1905-06.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January10, 1952 (age76 years, 139days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | Russell Judson Waters (1843-1911) — also known asRussell J. Waters — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Vermont,1843.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1899-1901.DiedSeptember25, 1911 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | William Wallace Ross (1828-1889) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Huron,ErieCounty, Ohio,December25, 1828.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kansas,1860;mayorof Topeka, Kan., 1865-66.Died, ofstomachcancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 5,1889 (age60 years, 162days).Original interment atEvergreen Cemetery;reinterment in 1924 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inWashingtonCounty, Ohio,February10, 1837.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1860;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1892;general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.Died, from arupture of theheart, in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 30,1917 (age80 years, 170days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | David Courtney Coates (1868-1933) — also known asDavid C. Coates — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.; Washington.Born in Brandon,England,August9, 1868.Socialist.LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1901-02; candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910.Member,Freemasons.Played role at founding convention of I.W.W. Died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January28, 1933 (age64 years, 172days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  | Thomas Ball (1836-1917) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born inNorthumberlandCounty, Va.,December10, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofTexasstate senate, 1876.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 11,1917 (age80 years, 152days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Ball (1814-1849) and Maria Louise (Hurst) Ball; married,February27, 1878, to Lalla Gresham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of the Bench andBar of Southern California (1909) |
| | | Cecil Blount deMille (1881-1959) — also known asCecil B. deMille — of Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ashfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,August12, 1881.Republican.Actorand theatrical manager 1900-12;directorandproducerof over 70filmsfrom 1913 to 1959, including two versions ofThe TenCommandments (1923 and 1956); co-founder of the company thatbecame known as Paramount Pictures; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1936,1944.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January21, 1959 (age77 years, 162days).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  | Lewis Martin Lebus (1834-1905) — also known asLewis Lebus — of Cynthiana,HarrisonCounty, Ky.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Lisbon,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,1834.Republican.Schoolteacher;farmer;HarrisonCounty Sheriff; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1888.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October31, 1905 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | | | William E. Ramsay (d. 1909) — ofQuebec;Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.; Lake Charles,CalcasieuParish, La.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1900.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February2, 1909.Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known asGoodwin J. Knight — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Provo,UtahCounty, Utah,December9, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1935-46;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1947-53;Governor ofCalifornia, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1958; Republican Presidential Electorfor California,1960(voted forRichardM. Nixon andHenryCabot Lodge, Jr.).Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;Elks;OddFellows;Order ofAhepa;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 22,1970 (age73 years, 164days).Originally entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery; re-entombed in1971 in mausoleum atRose Hills MemorialPark, Whittier, Calif.
Mt. SinaiMemorial Park
5950 Forest Lawn Drive
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Manny Harmon (1909-2003) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August4, 1909.Republican.Band andorchestra leader; performed, Republican National Convention,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;B'naiB'rith.Died in Century City, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 5,2003 (age93 years, 213days).Interment at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. | | Don Martin Mankiewicz (1922-2015) — also known asDon M. Mankiewicz — of East Norwich,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Berlin,Germany,January20, 1922.Democrat.Novelist;screenwriterfor dozens oftelevisionshows; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1968,1972;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.Jewish.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Monrovia,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 2015 (age93 years, 95days).Interment at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park.
Eden MemorialPark
11599 Sepulveda Boulevard
Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Bobbi Fiedler (1937-2019) — also known asRoberta Frances Horowitz — of Northridge, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April22, 1937.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 21st District, 1981-87; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1986.Female.Jewish.Died in Northridge, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 3,2019 (age81 years, 315days).Interment at Eden Memorial Park. | | Thomas J. Bane (1913-1999) — also known asTom Bane — of Tujunga, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Tarzana,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December28, 1913.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1959-64, 1975-92 (42nd District 1959-64, 40thDistrict 1975-92); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 27th District, 1964.Jewish. Member,Lions;Toastmasters.Died, from arespiratoryillness, inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,April11, 1999 (age85 years, 104days).Interment at Eden Memorial Park.
Pierce BrothersValhalla Memorial Park
10621 Victory Boulevard
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1923
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) — also known asElmer E. Corfman — of Provo,UtahCounty, Utah; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Toledo,TamaCounty, Iowa,March 2,1863.Democrat.Lawyer;justice ofUtah state supreme court, 1917-23;chiefjustice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February2, 1950 (age86 years, 337days).Interment at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park.  | Robert George Talley (1929-1987) — also known asRobert G. Talley — of Thousand Oaks,VenturaCounty, Calif.Born in Wilmar (now part of Rosemead),Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October13, 1929.Pharmacist;mayorof Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1964-66.Mormon.Died in Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.,May 12,1987 (age57 years, 211days).Interment at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Aurora Morine (Harrington) Talley and George Thomas Talley;married,March31, 1953, to Barbara Louise Hawke; married1974 to MaryRenee Bethancourt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of ThousandOaks |
Los AngelesNational Cemetery
950 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Westwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1889; approximate acreage: 114
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) — also known asEvelle J. Younger — of California. Born in Stamford,HarlanCounty, Neb.,June 19,1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;FBIagent;lawyer;municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1958-64;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1964-70;Californiastate attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1972;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;AlphaTau Omega;Elks.Died, ofarterioscleroticcardiovasculardisease, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 4,1989 (age70 years, 319days).Interment at Los Angeles National Cemetery. | | Guy Garland Alway (1886-1959) — also known asGuy G. Alway — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Clinton,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Born inManisteeCounty, Mich.,September25, 1886.Democrat.Physician;candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1923.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December21, 1959 (age73 years, 87days).Interment at Los Angeles National Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Alway and Ellen Elizabeth (Stinchcomb)Alway. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Aaron Spencer Feld (1891-1987) — also known asA. Spencer Feld — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1891.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1925-26;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1927-40.Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch24, 1987 (age96 years, 78days).Interment at Los Angeles National Cemetery. | | | William Frye Tebbetts (1872-1942) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1872.Republican. Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April24, 1942 (age69 years, 129days).Interment at Los Angeles National Cemetery.
Westwood MemorialPark
1218 Glendon Avenue
Westwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Conte (1910-1975) — also known asNicholas Peter Conte — Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March24, 1910.Democrat.Actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Italianancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April15, 1975 (age65 years, 22days).Interment at Westwood Memorial Park. | | Vanessa Brown (1928-1999) — also known asSmylla Brynd;Tessa Brind — of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Vienna,Austria,March24, 1928.Democrat.Actress;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1956;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Jewish.Died, frombreastcancer, at the Motion Picture CountryHome,Woodland Hills, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 21,1999 (age71 years, 58days).Cremated;ashes interred at Westwood Memorial Park. | | Janet Leigh (1927-2004) — also known asJeanette Helen Morrison — Born in Merced,MercedCounty, Calif.,July 6,1927.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Danish,Scotch-Irish,andGermanancestry.Died, from aheartattack while also suffering fromvasculitis,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October3, 2004 (age77 years, 89days).Cremated;ashes interred at Westwood Memorial Park.| | Relatives:Daughter of Frederick Robert Morrison and Helen Lita (Westergaard)Morrison; married,June 4,1951, toTonyCurtis; married,August1, 1942, to John Kenneth Carlisle; married,October5, 1945, to Stanley Reames; married,September15, 1962, to Robert Brandt. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Peter Lawford (1923-1984) — also known asPeter Sydney Ernest Aylen Lawford — Born in London,England,September7, 1923.Democrat.Actor;naturalized U.S. citizen;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Englishancestry.Died, fromcardiacarrest, while suffering fromkidneyfailure andliverfailure, in Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December24, 1984 (age61 years, 108days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean; cenotaph at Westwood MemorialPark.| | Relatives: Sonof Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford and May Somerville (Bunny) Lawford;married,October30, 1971, to Mary Rowan; married,June 25,1976, to Deborah Gould; married,July 5,1984, to Patricia Seaton; married,April24, 1954, toPatriciaHelen Kennedy (daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy); father of Christopher Lawford. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father &Friend." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
Live OakCemetery
Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Anderson Pile (1829-1889) — of Monrovia,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February11, 1829.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1866-68;U.S.Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1867-69;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1869-71; U.S. Minister toVenezuela, 1871-74.Methodist.Died in Monrovia,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 7,1889 (age60 years, 146days).Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
Desert LawnMemorial Park
2200 East Avenue S
Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William J. Knight (1929-2004) — also known asPete Knight — of Palmdale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,November18, 1929.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor ofPalmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1993-96; member ofCaliforniastate senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.Air Forcetestpilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mphflying the Bell X-15.Died, fromacutemyelogenous leukemia, in City of HopeHospital,May7, 2004 (age74 years, 171days).Interment at Desert Lawn Memorial Park.
Green HillsMemorial Park
27501 South Western Avenue
Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1948
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles J. Colden (1870-1938) — of Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inPeoriaCounty, Ill.,August24, 1870.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1901-04;candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929;U.S.Representative from California 17th District, 1933-38; died inoffice 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1936.Died inWashington,D.C.,April15, 1938 (age67 years, 234days).Original interment atRoosevelt Memorial ParkCemetery, Gardena, Calif.; reinterment in 1965 at Green HillsMemorial Park. | | Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) — also known asGlenn M. Anderson — of Hawthorne,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February21, 1913.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1943-50;chair ofLos Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1956,1960,1964,1988;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1959-67;U.S.Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;Elks;Kiwanis;Redmen;NativeSons of the Golden West;Toastmasters.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, at San Pedro PeninsulaHospitalPavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December13, 1994 (age81 years, 295days).Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park. | | Delwin Morgan Clawson (1914-1992) — also known asDel M. Clawson — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Downey,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Thatcher,GrahamCounty, Ariz.,January11, 1914.Republican.Mayorof Compton, Calif., 1957-63;U.S.Representative from California, 1963-79 (23rd District 1963-75,33rd District 1975-79).Mormon. Member,Kiwanis.Died in Downey,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 5,1992 (age78 years, 115days).Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park. | | Vincent Thomas (1907-1980) — also known asVincent Thomasevich — of San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Pass Christian,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,April16, 1907.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1941-78 (68th District 1941-74, 52nd District1975-78); defeated, 1978; Democratic Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1940(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andHenryA. Wallace); Democratic Presidential Elector for California,1944(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andHarryS. Truman); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1948,1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1952.Croatianancestry. Member,Elks;Redmen.Died in San Pedro, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January31, 1980 (age72 years, 290days).Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park.
Pacific CrestCemetery
Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Harold A. Bastien (1896-1948) — of Manhattan Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; postmaster atManhattanBeach, Calif., 1941-48 (acting, 1941-42).Despondent over ill health, heshot andkilledhimself, in the garage of his home, in Manhattan Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September8, 1948 (ageabout 52years).Interment at Pacific Crest Cemetery. |
Savannah MemorialPark (El Monte Cemetery)
Rosemead, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Asa Ellis (1817-1890) — ofLosAngeles County, Calif.BornJuly 6,1817.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 2nd District, 1867-69, 1871-73, 1877-80.DiedAugust20, 1890 (age73 years, 45days).Interment at Savannah Memorial Park (El Monte Cemetery). | | Andrew Jackson King (1833-1923) — also known asA. J. King — of California. BornFebruary9, 1833.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 1st District, 1860-61.DiedOctober14, 1923 (age90 years, 247days).Interment at Savannah Memorial Park (El Monte Cemetery).
Queen of HeavenCemetery
2161 South Fullerton Road
Rowland Heights, Los Angeles County, California
San FernandoMission Cemetery
San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California
Founded 1800
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Arnold (1890-1956) — also known asGunther Edward Arnold Schneider — of Encino, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1890.Republican.Actor;appeared in more than 150movies,most during 1932-56;president,Screen Actors Guild, 1940-42; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for California,1944.Germanancestry. Member,ScreenActors Guild.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Encino, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April26, 1956 (age66 years, 68days).Interment at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Church of OurSavior Cemetery
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Benjamin Davis Wilson (1811-1878) — also known asBenjamin D. Wilson;"DonBenito" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inWilsonCounty, Tenn.,December1, 1811.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1851-52; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1860.Died in San Gabriel,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March11, 1878 (age66 years, 100days).Interment at Church of Our Savior Cemetery. | | George Smith Patton (1856-1927) — also known asGeorge S. Patton;Frenchy Patton;George William Patton —of San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),September30, 1856.Democrat.LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1892;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1916.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died at Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 10,1927 (age70 years, 253days).Interment at Church of Our Savior Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughterofBenjaminDavis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton,Jr. |
ResurrectionCemetery
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) — also known asJohn H. Hoeppel — of Arcadia,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Tell City,PerryCounty, Ind.,February10, 1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated(Prohibition), 1946.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;AmericanLegion;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Convictedin 1936 of conspiring tosellan appointment to West Point;sentencedtoprison.Died at HuntingtonCareCenter, Arcadia,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September21, 1976 (age95 years, 224days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
San GabrielCemetery
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John C. Elliott (1919-2001) — Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January30, 1919.Democrat.Governor ofAmerican Samoa, 1952.Died in San Marino,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April13, 2001 (age82 years, 73days).Interment at San Gabriel Cemetery. | | John B. Elliott (1878-1967) — of Alhambra,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Fort Scott,BourbonCounty, Kan.,July 29,1878.Democrat.Journalist;U.S.Collector of Customs at Los Angeles, Calif., California, 1913-22;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1920,1924(alternate),1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1926.Died in Alhambra,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1967 (age89 years, 115days).Interment at San Gabriel Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Chauncey Record Elliott and Caroline Melissa (Baker) Elliott;married,November25, 1911, to Ruth Estelle Sherwin; father ofJohnC. Elliott. |
| | Edgar Willard Hiestand (1888-1970) — also known asEdgar W. Hiestand — of Altadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December3, 1888.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 21st District, 1953-63; defeated,1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1960.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Rotary;JohnBirch Society.Died, of akidneyinfection andpneumonia,at Huntington MemorialHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August19, 1970 (age81 years, 259days).Cremated;ashes interred at San Gabriel Cemetery. | | Mark Reeves Bacon (1852-1941) — also known asMark R. Bacon — of Michigan. Born in Phillipstown,WhiteCounty, Ill.,February29, 1852.Republican.U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1917; defeated, 1914.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August20, 1941 (age89 years, 173days).Interment at San Gabriel Cemetery. | | John Pitts Sanborn (1833-1915) — also known asJohn P. Sanborn;"KingJohn" —of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.; Redondo Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Gabriel,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Belgrade,KennebecCounty, Maine,July 12,1833.Republican.Merchant;lumberman;U.S.Collector of Customs at Port Huron, Mich., Michigan, 1867-83;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1884;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 7th District, 1886.Died in San Gabriel,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December29, 1915 (age82 years, 170days).Interment at San Gabriel Cemetery. | | William May Garland (1866-1948) — also known asWilliam M. Garland — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Westport (now Westport Island),LincolnCounty, Maine,March31, 1866.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1916(alternate),1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1928,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940(alternate).Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,September26, 1948 (age82 years, 179days).Interment at San Gabriel Cemetery; cenotaph atForestHill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y. | | John Jewett Garland (1902-1968) — also known asJohn J. Garland — of San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April20, 1902.Republican.Realtor;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1944(alternate),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaPhi.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November30, 1968 (age66 years, 224days).Interment at San Gabriel Cemetery; cenotaph atForestHill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y.
HuntingtonLibrary and Botanical Gardens
San Marino, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) — also known asHenry E. Huntington — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1850.Republican. Owned and expanded thestreetcarand trolley system in Southern California;real estatedeveloper; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, fromkidneydisease andpneumonia,in LankenauHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 23,1927 (age77 years, 85days).Entombed in mausoleum at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.| | Relatives: Sonof Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married1873 to MaryAlice Prentice; married1913 toArabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. | | | | ThecityofHuntingtonBeach, California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofHuntingtonPark, California, isnamed forhim. — HuntingtonLake,inFresnoCounty, California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonHotel(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as theHuntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntingtonhotel) inPasadena,California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonLibrary,ArtMuseum, andBotanicalGardens, on his former estate, inSanMarino, California, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Eternal ValleyMemorial Park
Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Hubert Gilmartin (1933-2003) — also known asJames H. Gilmartin;GilGilmartin —of California. Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1933.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 25th District, 1992, 1994.Irishancestry.Died, of aheartattack, in Valencia (now part of Santa Clarita),Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 26,2003 (age70 years, 24days).Interment at Eternal Valley Memorial Park. | | Julian Beck (1905-1992) — of San Fernando,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 13,1905.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1948,1952(alternate).Presbyterian.Member,Lions;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PhiDelta Kappa.DiedAugust18, 1992 (age87 years, 97days).Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal Valley Memorial Park.
UnknownLocation
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William C. Grimes (1857-1931) — of Sterling,JohnsonCounty, Neb.; Kingfisher,KingfisherCounty, Okla.Born near New Lexington,PerryCounty, Ohio,November6, 1857.Republican.Printingbusiness;newspapereditor;grocer;implementdealer;JohnsonCounty Sheriff, 1885-89;chair ofJohnson County Republican Party, 1887-89; member,Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,Republican National Convention, 1896 ;secretaryof Oklahoma Territory, 1901;Governorof Oklahoma Territory, 1901.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 8,1931 (age73 years, 153days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof George W. Grimes and Sarah A. Grimes; married,December24, 1878, to Mary E. Cleaver. |
WoodlawnCemetery
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jesse Marvin Unruh (1922-1987) — also known asJesse M. Unruh;Jess Unruh;"BigDaddy" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Inglewood,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Newton,HarveyCounty, Kan.,September30, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;economist;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-70;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1962-68; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1956;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960,1964,1968(speaker);candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1970; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1973;Californiastate treasurer, 1975-87; died in office 1987.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, ofprostatecancer, in Marina del Rey,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August4, 1987 (age64 years, 308days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Bess Myerson (1924-2014) — Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1924.Democrat. Miss America, 1945;firstand only Jewish woman to win the pageant;musician;televisionpersonality; New York City commissioner of consumer affairs,1969-73, and commissioner of cultural affairs, 1983-87; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1980; accused in 1987 ofbribingJusticeHortenseGabel by giving herdaughtera city job; meanwhile, the judge reduced child support payments forCarl Andrew Capasso, Myerson'smarriedlover; thescandalwas called the "Bess Mess"; she was forced to resign as city consumeraffairs commissioner;indictedon federalbriberycharges in 1988, along with Capasso and Gabel;triedand found not guilty.Female.Jewish.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December14, 2014 (age90 years, 151days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Glenn Ford (1916-2006) — also known asGwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford — Born in Quebec City,Quebec,May1, 1916.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Marine Corpsduring World War II; film and televisionactorin dozens of roles;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.WelshandEnglishancestry.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August30, 2006 (age90 years, 121days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Newton Ford and Hannah Ford; married,October23, 1943, to Eleanor Powell; married,March27, 1966, to Kathryn Hays; married,September10, 1977, to Cynthia Hayward; married,March 5,1993, to Jeanne Baus. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) — also known asLeland M. Ford — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Eureka,EurekaCounty, Nev.,March 8,1893.Republican.Surveyor;rancher;realestate broker;U.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,1942.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles.Died, of aheartattack, at Santa MonicaHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November27, 1965 (age72 years, 264days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Glen HavenMemorial Park
13017 North Lopez Canyon Road
Sylmar, Los Angeles County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Edward Sebastian (1873-1929) — also known asCharles E. Sebastian — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Farmington,St.Francois County, Mo.,March30, 1873.Democrat.Policeofficer; Los Angeles Chief of Police, 1911-15; in 1915, he wasaccused ofmolestingseveral teenage girls in a rooming house next to the police station;indictedby the county grand jury for contributing to the delinquency of aminor; alsoindictedfor criminalcontemptof court for attempting to influence grand jurors; won electionfor mayor while these cases were pending;triedand acquitted on the molestation charge, butfoundguilty of contempt for interference with the grand jury;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1915-16; resigned 1916; defeated, 1917.DiedApril17, 1929 (age56 years, 18days).Interment at Glen Haven Memorial Park. | | Perry Lafayette Botkin, Sr. (1907-1973) — also known asPerry Botkin — Born in Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.,July 22,1907.Republican.Musician;songwriter;performed, Republican National Convention, 1956.Died in Van Nuys, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October14, 1973 (age66 years, 84days).Interment at Glen Haven Memorial Park.
Pierce BrothersValley Oaks Memorial Park
5600 Lindero Canyon Road
Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Dean Nesen (1918-2005) — also known asRobert D. Nesen — of California. BornJanuary22, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; RepublicanPresidential Elector for California,1968(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1980;U.S. Ambassador toAustralia, 1981-85;Nauru, 1981-85.DiedNovember14, 2005 (age87 years, 296days).Interment at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park.  | Edward Louis Masry (1932-2005) — also known asEdward L. Masry — of Thousand Oaks,VenturaCounty, Calif.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,July 29,1932.Lawyer;his successful lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric, overcontamination of drinking water in the town of Hinckley, California,was the subject of the movieErin Brockovich (2000);mayorof Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2001-02.Syrianancestry.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Los Robles RegionalMedicalCenter, Thousand Oaks,VenturaCounty, Calif.,December5, 2005 (age73 years, 129days).Interment at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park.
Rose HillsMemorial Park
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known asGoodwin J. Knight — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Provo,UtahCounty, Utah,December9, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1935-46;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1947-53;Governor ofCalifornia, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1958; Republican Presidential Electorfor California,1960(voted forRichardM. Nixon andHenryCabot Lodge, Jr.).Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;Elks;OddFellows;Order ofAhepa;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 22,1970 (age73 years, 164days).Originally entombed atHollywood ForeverCemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in 1971 inmausoleum at Rose Hills Memorial Park. | | Nathan Wesley Hale (1860-1941) — also known asNathan W. Hale — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Gate City,ScottCounty, Va.,February11, 1860.Republican. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1891-93; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1893-95;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated,1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1908;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Tennessee, 1908-12.Died in Alhambra,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September16, 1941 (age81 years, 217days).Interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park. | | Teresa Patterson Hughes (1932-2011) — also known asTeresa P. Hughes;Teresa CeciliaPatterson —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1932.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 47th District, 1975-92; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1988,2000;member ofCaliforniastate senate 25th District, 1993-2000.Female.Africanancestry.Died in Castro Valley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November13, 2011 (age79 years, 41days).Interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park. | | Carl Martin Swinney (1947-2022) — also known asCarl M. Swinney;MartySwinney —of Pico Rivera,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Carrizozo,LincolnCounty, N.M.Born in Artesia,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August11, 1947.Libertarian.X-raytechnician;arrestedin 1979 andchargedwithsellinghashish to an undercover agent;pleadedguilty and served four months injail;candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1980 (59th District), 1982 (59th District), 2006(51st District), 2008 (51st District); candidate forU.S.Representative from California 34th District, 1988, 1992, 1994;candidate forCaliforniastate senate 24th District, 2001, 2002; Libertarian candidate forPresidential Elector for New Mexico,2016(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andWilliamF. Weld); candidate forNewMexico state house of representatives 59th District, 2018.Died in Carrizozo,LincolnCounty, N.M.,May 4,2022 (age74 years, 266days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rose Hills Memorial Park. | | Leon Douglas Ralph (1932-2007) — also known asLeon D. Ralph — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inRichmond,Va.,August20, 1932.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;administrative assistant to California House SpeakerJessUnruh; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1967-76; defeated, 1988; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968,1972;minister.AfricanMethodist Episcopal; laterChurchof God.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP.Died, in Long Beach MemorialMedicalCenter, Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February6, 2007 (age74 years, 170days).Interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Ralph and Leanna (Woodard) Ralph; married,September27, 1951, to Martha Ann Morgan; married to RuthBanda. |
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