Index to Locations Cathedral CityDesert MemorialParkCoachellaCoachella Valley PublicCemeteryPerrisPerris Valley CemeteryRancho MirageSunnyland EstateRiversideUnknown locationRiversideEvergreen Memorial ParkRiversideRiverside NationalCemetery
Desert MemorialPark
Cathedral City, Riverside County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Phillips (1887-1983) — of Banning,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September11, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1932-36; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1936-42;U.S.Representative from California, 1943-57 (22nd District 1943-53,29th District 1953-57); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1944,1948(alternate),1952,1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1960.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Died in Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December18, 1983 (age96 years, 98days).Interment at Desert Memorial Park. | | Sonny Bono (1935-1998) — also known asSalvatore Philip Bono;Sonny Christie;Ronny Sommers;Prince Carter —of Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February16, 1935.Republican.Songwriter,actor,member of the Sonny & Chersinging andcomedyduo;;restaurantowner;mayorof Palm Springs, Calif., 1988-92; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1992;U.S.Representative from California 44th District, 1995-98; died inoffice 1998.CatholicorScientologist.Italianancestry.Killed in askiingaccident, South Lake Tahoe,El DoradoCounty, Calif.,January5, 1998 (age62 years, 323days).Interment at Desert Memorial Park. | | Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) — also known asFrancis Albert Sinatra;"Ol' BlueEyes";"Chairman of the Board";"The Voice";"Swoonatra" —Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,December12, 1915.Democrat.Singer;actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 14,1998 (age82 years, 153days).Interment at Desert Memorial Park.| |  Relatives: Sonof Antonio Martino Sinatra and Natalina 'Dolly' (Garavente) Sinatra;married,February4, 1939, to Nancy Barbato; married,November7, 1951, to Ava Gardner; married,July 19,1966, to Mia Farrow; married,July 11,1976, to Barbara (Blakeley) Marx. | | | | Epitaph: "The best is yet tocome." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | David John McDonald (1902-1979) — also known asDavid J. McDonald — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November22, 1902.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee),1952,1956,1960,1964;president,UnitedSteelWorkers of America, 1952-65.Catholic.Died, ofcancer,Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,August8, 1979 (age76 years, 259days).Interment at Desert Memorial Park.
Coachella ValleyPublic Cemetery
82925 Avenue 52
Coachella, Riverside County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (1906-1980) — also known asJacqueline C. Odlum;Jackie Odlum;Bessie Lee Pittman;Jacqueline Cochran —Born in Muscogee,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,May 11,1906.Republican.Beautician;airplanepilot; during World War II, she trained many women pilots forduty ferrying supplies; she was thefirstwoman ever to take off and land on an aircraft carrier, thefirstwoman pilot ever to break the sound barrier, and to exceed Mach 2; in1952, she was one of the leaders of the "Draft Ike" movement tonominateDwightD. Eisenhower for president;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 29th District, 1956; elected toAviationHall ofFame, 1971.Female.Died in Indio,RiversideCounty, Calif.,August7, 1980 (age74 years, 88days).Interment at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery.
Perris ValleyCemetery
Perris, Riverside County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Damon Henry Clark (1873-1947) — also known asDamon H. Clark — of Lead,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.Born inDenver,Colo.,August11, 1873.Republican. Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1913-36 (48th District1913-18, 46th District 1919-36).Englishancestry. Member,Lions.Died in Perris,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December9, 1947 (age74 years, 120days).Interment at Perris Valley Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Clay Clark and Kate (Horst) Clark; married1901 toKatherine M. 'Kate' Pohlzon. |
SunnylandEstate
Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) — also known asWalter H. Annenberg — of Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March13, 1908.Vice-president of his father's company, which published theRacingForm and othernewspapers;he and his father wereindictedfortaxevasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed aspart of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died;founder ofSeventeen andTV Guide; owner ofradio andtelevision stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1969-74.Jewishancestry. Member,NewcomenSociety;PhiSigma Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;ZetaBeta Tau.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1986.Died, ofpneumonia,in Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October1, 2002 (age94 years, 202days).Interment at Sunnyland Estate. | | Leonore Annenberg (1918-2009) — also known asLee Annenberg;Leonore Cohn;LeonoreCohn Rosentiel —Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1918.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); U.S. diplomatic Chief of Protocol, 1981.Female.Died in Rancho Mirage,RiversideCounty, Calif.,March12, 2009 (age91 years, 20days).Interment at Sunnyland Estate.
UnknownLocation
Riverside, Riverside County, California
EvergreenMemorial Park
4414 14th Street
Riverside, Riverside County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward V. Dales (1877-1977) — of Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.BornSeptember10, 1877.Mayorof Riverside, Calif., 1953-60.Died in1977(ageabout99 years).Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park. | | Milton John Daniels (1838-1914) — also known asMilton J. Daniels — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.; Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1838.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;banker;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 14, 1883-86; member ofMinnesotastate senate 14th District, 1887-90;U.S.Representative from California 8th District, 1903-05.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died in Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December1, 1914 (age76 years, 227days).Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park. | | John Wesley North (1815-1890) — also known asJohn W. North — of Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.; Washoe City,WashoeCounty, Nev.; Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born inRensselaerCounty, N.Y.,1815.Republican. Member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1851;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 6th District, 1857;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1860;justiceof Nevada territorial supreme court, 1862;delegateto Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863.Died in California,1890(ageabout75 years).Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park. | | Herschel L. Carnahan (c.1879-1941) — also known asH. L. Carnahan — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill., about 1879.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1928-31; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1940.Suffered aself-inflictedgunshotwound in the head, at his downtownlawoffice and died shortly afterward, at Georgia Street ReceivingHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March13, 1941 (ageabout 62years).Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen Memorial Park. | | Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) — also known asLeland M. Backstrand — of Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1899.Republican.Insuranceandrealestate business; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1960;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1961-64.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OptimistClub;AmericanLegion;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in1964(ageabout65 years).Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park. | | Albert N. Barber (1858-1940) — of Esmond,KingsburyCounty, S.Dak.Born in Davis Junction,OgleCounty, Ill.,May 16,1858.Republican.Grain elevatorbusiness;druggist;banker;lumbermerchant; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1911-12.Died in Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,August29, 1940 (age82 years, 105days).Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park.
RiversideNational Cemetery
Riverside, Riverside County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Edward Badham (1929-2005) — also known asRobert E. Badham — of Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 9,1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;hardwarebusiness; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-67; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1968,1972(alternate),1980,1984;U.S.Representative from California 40th District, 1977-89.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;PhiGamma Delta.Died in Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,October21, 2005 (age76 years, 134days).Interment at Riverside National Cemetery. | | Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) — also known asSteve E. Anderson — of Pierre,HughesCounty, S.Dak.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Hanska,BrownCounty, Minn.,August23, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;state bankexaminer;SouthDakota state auditor, 1945-50.Catholic.Member,Elks;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.DiedAugust6, 1978 (age82 years, 348days).Interment at Riverside National Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M.Capesius. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Noble Willingham (1931-2004) — Born in Mineola,WoodCounty, Tex.,August31, 1931.Republican. Television and filmactor;appeared in more than 30 movies; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 2000.Died in Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,January17, 2004 (age72 years, 139days).Cremated;ashes interred at Riverside National Cemetery.
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