Index to Locations LenexaLenexa CemeteryOlatheOlathe Memorial CemeteryPrairie VillageCorinth CemeteryShawneeOld Monticello CemeteryShawneeSt. Joseph CatholicCemeteryShawneeShawnee CemeterySpring HillSpring Hill Cemetery
LenexaCemetery
Lenexa, Johnson County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Lewis W. Breyfogle (1836-1907) — of Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born inDelawareCounty, Ohio,September17, 1836.Republican.Banker;member ofKansasstate senate, 1882; postmaster atOlathe,Kan., 1905-07.Methodist.Died in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,April 1,1907 (age70 years, 196days).Interment at Lenexa Cemetery.
Olathe MemorialCemetery
Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) — also known asJohn P. St. John — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.,February25, 1833.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofKansasstate senate, 1873;Governor ofKansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1884.Congregationalist;laterChristianScientist.Died in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,August31, 1916 (age83 years, 188days).Interment at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. | | George Hartshorn Hodges (1866-1947) — also known asGeorge H. Hodges — of Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Orion,RichlandCounty, Wis.,February6, 1866.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;bankdirector;mayor ofOlathe, Kan., 1900; member ofKansasstate senate, 1905-12;Governor ofKansas, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kansas,1920;candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1920.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons.Died in ahospitalat Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October7, 1947 (age81 years, 243days).Interment at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. | | Chauncey Bundy Little (1877-1952) — also known asChauncey B. Little — of Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,February10, 1877.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1925-27; candidate forGovernorof Kansas, 1928.Died in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,September29, 1952 (age75 years, 232days).Interment at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. | | John William Breyfogle (1872-1967) — also known asJohn W. Breyfogle — of Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born inJohnsonCounty, Kan.,December21, 1872.Republican.Bankteller;zinc miner;realestate loan business;newspapereditor and publisher;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kansas,1928.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, in the Good SamaritanNursingHome, Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,May 3,1967 (age94 years, 133days).Interment at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. | | John William Breyfogle Jr. (1906-2004) — also known asJohn Breyfogle, Jr. — of Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Kansas,August22, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1948,1968.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January11, 2004 (age97 years, 142days).Interment at Olathe Memorial Cemetery.
CorinthCemetery
Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) — also known asRobert F. Bennett;BobBennett —of Prairie Village,JohnsonCounty, Kan.; Overland Park,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 23,1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;lawyer;mayorof Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member ofKansasstate senate, 1965-75;Governor ofKansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;OptimistClub;Freemasons.Died, oflungcancer, at St. Joseph'sHealthCenter, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October9, 2000 (age73 years, 139days).Interment at Corinth Cemetery.
Old MonticelloCemetery
Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Anderson Jr. (1917-2014) — of Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born near Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,May 8,1917.Republican.Lawyer;JohnsonCounty Attorney, 1947-53; member ofKansasstate senate, 1953-56;Kansasstate attorney general, 1956-61; appointed 1956;Governor ofKansas, 1961-65.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,September15, 2014 (age97 years, 130days).Interment at Old Monticello Cemetery.
St. JosephCatholic Cemetery
Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas A. Soetaert (1936-2016) — also known asTony Soetaert — of Shawnee,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Shawnee,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,October1, 1936.Insuranceagent;mayorof Shawnee, Kan., 1977-89.Catholic.DiedDecember16, 2016 (age80 years, 76days).Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. | | James M. Killmer (1845-1930) — of Rosedale (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in1845.Democrat. Postmaster atRosedale,Kan., 1886-87;mayorof Rosedale, Kan., 1890-91, 1898-1900.Died in1930(ageabout85 years).Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
ShawneeCemetery
Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Delbert C. Miller (1854-1941) — also known asCortes Adelbert Miller — of Monticello,LewisCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Bethel,BranchCounty, Mich.,December12, 1854.Socialist.Schoolteacher; candidate forMissouristate house of representatives, 1916 (Jackson County 2ndDistrict), 1936 (Jackson County 9th District); Socialist candidatefor Presidential Elector for Missouri,1940(on behalf ofNormanThomas andMaynardC. Krueger).Died, fromhypostaticpneumonia, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March10, 1941 (age86 years, 88days).Interment at Shawnee Cemetery.
Spring HillCemetery
Spring Hill, Johnson County, Kansas
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