Index to Locations ApopkaEdgewood-Greenwood CemeteryOrlandoConway CemeteryOrlandoGreenwood CemeteryWinter ParkGlen Haven MemorialParkWinter ParkPalm Cemetery
Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery
Apopka, Orange County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Horting Land (1920-2014) — also known asJohn H. Land — of Apopka,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Plant City,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,November5, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofApopka, Fla., 1950-67, 1971-2014; defeated, 2014.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;Sertoma;Toastmasters;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;LambdaChi Alpha.Longest serving mayor in Florida. Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,November22, 2014 (age94 years, 17days).Interment at Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery.
ConwayCemetery
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
GreenwoodCemetery
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) — also known asCharles O. Andrews — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Ponce de Leon,HolmesCounty, Fla.,March 7,1877.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge inFlorida, 1919-25; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1925-27;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946.Presbyterian.Member,PiKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,September18, 1946 (age69 years, 195days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | James B. Parramore (1840-1902) — also known asJ. B. Parramore;"Buck" —of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Thomasville,ThomasCounty, Ga.,January20, 1840.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1896-1902; died in office 1902.Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,February6, 1902 (age62 years, 17days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Moses Cheney (1859-1922) — also known asJohn M. Cheney — of Florida. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January6, 1859.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1900, 1904;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1902-12;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1912;candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1920.DiedJune 2,1922 (age63 years, 147days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Letcher Bryan (1848-1898) — also known asJ. L. Bryan — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.BornDecember27, 1848.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1883-85; resigned 1885.DiedDecember23, 1898 (age49 years, 361days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Francis Wayles Eppes (1801-1881) — also known asFrancis W. Eppes — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,September20, 1801.Cottonplanter;justice of the peace;mayorof Tallahassee, Fla., 1841-44, 1856-57, 1866.DiedMay 30,1881 (age79 years, 252days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: SonofJohnWayles Eppes and Maria (Jefferson) Eppes; married,November18, 1822, to Mary Elizabeth Cleland Randolph; married1837 to SusanMargaret (Ware) Crouch (daughter ofNicholasWare); nephew ofMarthaJefferson Randolph; grandson ofThomasJefferson; second great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; first cousin once removed ofDabneyCarr,ThomasJefferson Coolidge andFrederickMadison Roberts; first cousin twice removed ofBeverleyRandolph andJohnGardner Coolidge; first cousin thrice removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofDabneySmith Carr; second cousin twice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andEdithWilson; third cousin ofJohnJordan Crittenden,JohnRobertson,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,AlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,ArchelausMarius Woodson,CarterHenry Harrison II andDouglassTownshend Bolling; third cousin twice removed ofThomasLawton Davis,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,ThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr. andRichardWalker Bolling; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley; fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesKeith Marshall,EdmundRandolph andNathanielBeverly Tucker; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasJones Hardeman,BaileyHardeman,WilliamLewis Cabell,FitzhughLee,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,EdmundRandolph Cocke,JohnAugustine Marshall andWilliamHenry Robertson. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alexander Akerman (1869-1948) — of Cartersville,BartowCounty, Ga.; Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.; Kissimmee,OsceolaCounty, Fla.; Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Elberton,ElbertCounty, Ga.,October9, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1908;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1912-14;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1929-39;took senior status 1939; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Florida,1948.Died, after undergoing an operation for anintestinaldisorder, in Orange MemorialHospital,Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,August21, 1948 (age78 years, 317days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Beardall Jr. (1890-1984) — also known asWilliam Beardall;BillyBeardall —of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.BornMay 5,1890.Lawyer;abstractand title business;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1940-52.Died in1984(ageabout94 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Beardall and Florence (Bonsar) Beardall; married1922 to ShadieLivingston Hamer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Willis Lucullus Palmer (1854-1912) — also known asW. L. Palmer — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.BornDecember13, 1854.Lawyer;president,Hamilton College;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1891-93.DiedOctober30, 1912 (age57 years, 322days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jesse Alexander Palmer and Emily Geary (Cotton) Palmer; married toMartha Bayne McAlister. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) — also known asWilliam T. Bland — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January21, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,1920.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen;Moose;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,January15, 1928 (age66 years, 359days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Russell O'Neal (1864-1946) — also known asW. R. O'Neal — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in1864.Republican. Postmaster atOrlando,Fla., 1898-1914; candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1908; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1912, 1924; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Florida,1916,1928,1940(alternate),1944(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1916, 1926.DiedJanuary23, 1946 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Cassius Aurelius Boone (1850-1917) — also known asCassius A. Boone — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in North Carolina,February2, 1850.Hardwareandfurniturebusiness;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1882-83.Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,December11, 1917 (age67 years, 312days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Braxton Beacham (1864-1924) — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Georgia,September12, 1864.Realestate developer;movietheater owner;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1906-07.DiedSeptember24, 1924 (age60 years, 12days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Verner Wilson Estes (1886-1953) — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Florida,March 7,1886.Physician;owner of a chain ofdrug stores;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1934-37.Died inOrangeCounty, Fla.,August20, 1953 (age67 years, 166days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Glen HavenMemorial Park
2300 Temple Drive
Winter Park, Orange County, Florida
Founded 1949
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Nelson Renfrew Park (1890-1979) — also known asNelson R. Park — of Longmont,BoulderCounty, Colo.; Boulder,BoulderCounty, Colo.; Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November25, 1890.Schoolteacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inLa Paz, 1919-22;Guatemala City, 1922-23;Callao-Lima, 1923-26; U.S. Consul inCallao-Lima, 1926-27;Ceiba, 1927-30;Torreon, 1930-37;Barranquilla, 1937-42;Matamoros, 1942-44;Barcelona, 1944-48; U.S. Consul General inKingston, 1948-50.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.,July 20,1979 (age88 years, 237days).Interment at Glen Haven Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Gilkerson (Esden) Park and Henry James Park; married,August4, 1928, to Grace Decker Coleman. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1922) |
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PalmCemetery
1005 North New York Avenue / 301 West Webster
Winter Park, Orange County, Florida
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Edward John Gurney (1914-1996) — also known asEdward J. Gurney — of Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,January12, 1914.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Winter Park, Fla., 1961-62;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1963-69 (11th District 1963-67, 5thDistrict 1967-69); defeated, 1978;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1969-74; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Florida,1972(speaker).Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.,May 14,1996 (age82 years, 123days).Interment at Palm Cemetery. | | Paula Hawkins (1927-2009) — also known asPaula Fickes;"The Battling MaitlandHousewife" —of Maitland,OrangeCounty, Fla.; Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,January24, 1927.Republican.Model;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1968-86; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Florida,1972,1992;Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1978;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.Female.Mormon.Inducted into the Florida Women'sHall ofFame, 2000.Died in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.,December3, 2009 (age82 years, 313days).Interment at Palm Cemetery. | | James Brailey Odham (1919-1996) — also known asJ. Brailey Odham — of Sanford,SeminoleCounty, Fla.Born in Georgia,September6, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;automobiledealer;oildistributor; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1947-50; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1952, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Florida,1956(alternate),1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1964;builder;realestate broker.DiedJune 22,1996 (age76 years, 290days).Interment at Palm Cemetery. | | Henry Stedman Chubb Jr. (1880-1908) — also known asStedman Chubb — of Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Barre,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,July 23,1880.Mayorof Winter Park, Fla., 1908; died in office 1908.Died, fromheartfailure, in Tryon,PolkCounty, N.C.,October2, 1908 (age28 years, 71days).Interment at Palm Cemetery.  | Henry Stedman Chubb (1858-1918) — also known asHenry S. Chubb — of Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.; Princeton, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March24, 1858.Republican.Orangegrower;mayorof Winter Park, Fla., 1890-93; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Florida,1904,1908,1912,1916;register U.S. Land Office, Gainesville, Fla.;FloridaRepublican state chair, 1908; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1912.Died in Princeton, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,January6, 1918 (age59 years, 288days).Interment at Palm Cemetery. | | John Fletcher Huddleston (1892-1966) — also known asJohn F. Huddleston — BornJuly 19,1892.U.S. Vice Consul inMilan, as of 1924-26; U.S. Consul inMilan, as of 1929;Funchal, as of 1932;Curaçao, as of 1943.Died in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla., April,1966(age73years, 0 days).Interment at Palm Cemetery. | | Charles Joseph Mitchell (1927-1997) — also known asCharles J. Mitchell — of Kinston,LenoirCounty, N.C.; Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.; Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.BornMarch11, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1960,1964;candidate forNorthCarolina state treasurer, 1964.Died in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.,May 27,1997 (age70 years, 77days).Interment at Palm Cemetery.
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