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Chapel HillMemorial Gardens
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  Robert Emmett Petrie (1908-1989) — also known asRobert E. Petrie — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Fairview,ToddCounty, Ky.,December24, 1908.Democrat.Real estatebusiness;automobiledealer;mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1966-67; appointed 1966.Baptist.Member,Elks;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, in the Bowling GreenMedicalCenter, Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,October20, 1989 (age80 years, 300days).Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.| |  Relatives: Sonof Edward Petrie and Kathryn (Field) Petrie; married1939 toDelaphene Smith; married1952 to MaryFrances Riggs. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of BowlingGreen |
FairviewCemetery
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Rogers Underwood (1791-1876) — also known asJoseph R. Underwood — of Glasgow,BarrenCounty, Ky.; Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,October24, 1791.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1816-19, 1825-26, 1861-63;Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1824;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1828;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1828-35;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1835-43; WhigPresidential Elector for Kentucky,1844;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1847-53; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1864.Slaveowner. Died near Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,August23, 1876 (age84 years, 304days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | James Andrew McKenzie (1840-1904) — also known asJames A. McKenzie — of Long View,HardinCounty, Ky.Born in Bennettstown,ChristianCounty, Ky.,August1, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1867;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1877-83;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1883-87; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1884,1888,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee); U.S. Minister toPeru, 1893-97.Died inChristianCounty, Ky.,June 25,1904 (age63 years, 329days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) — also known asWilliam H. Natcher — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,September11, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;WarrenCounty Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1940;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney,8th District, 1951-53;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died inoffice 1994.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Kiwanis;OddFellows.Died, in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March29, 1994 (age84 years, 199days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married,June 17,1937, to Virginia Reardon. | | | | The William H. NatcherFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inBowlingGreen, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. — The William H. NatcherParkway(opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran throughWarren,Butler,Ohio,andDaviesscounties, Kentucky, wasnamed forhim. — The William H. NatcherBridge(opened 2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River,betweenDaviessCounty, Kentucky andSpencerCounty, Indiana, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier |
| | Warner Lewis Underwood (1808-1872) — also known asWarner L. Underwood — of Kentucky. Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,August7, 1808.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1848; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1849-53;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1855-59; U.S. ConsulinGlasgow, 1862-64.Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,March12, 1872 (age63 years, 218days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | John Edward Halsell (1826-1899) — also known asJohn E. Halsell;"The Old WarHorse";"Old Jack" —of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.; Wellington,SumnerCounty, Kan.; Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born near Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,September11, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Kentucky; elected 1870;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1883-87.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,December26, 1899 (age73 years, 106days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | Rodes Kirby Myers (1900-1960) — also known asRodes K. Myers — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born inWarrenCounty, Ky.,1900.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1936,1940,1944,1948,1956;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1939-43; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1943.Died in1960(ageabout60 years).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.  | John Helm Mallory (1844-1903) — also known asJohn H. Mallory — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.BornJuly 31,1844.Mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1874-80, 1892-98, 1902-03; died in office1903.DiedJanuary28, 1903 (age58 years, 181days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1866 toElizabeth Belle Potter; married1893 toBlanche (Mullin) Laurence. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of BowlingGreen |
 | Henry Clay Hines (1841-1895) — also known asHenry C. Hines — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,July 10,1841.Mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1872-74, 1880-84.Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,June 12,1895 (age53 years, 337days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.  | Arthur Scott Hines (1873-1942) — also known asA. Scott Hines — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,January9, 1873.Wholesalegrocer;mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1925-29, 1941-42; died in office 1942.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary.Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,May 19,1942 (age69 years, 130days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.  | John Cox Underwood (1840-1913) — also known asJohn C. Underwood — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,1840.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1871-72;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1875-79.Member,OddFellows.Died, following astroke ofparalysis, in ahospitalat Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1913 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.  | Clifton Wallace Lampkin (1884-1959) — also known asC. W. Lampkin — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,December20, 1884.Mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1953-59; died in office 1959.Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,August4, 1959 (age74 years, 227days).Entombed at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Cobb Lampkin; married1915 to NellForrest; married1932 to SaraC. Ewing. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of BowlingGreen |
 | Walter Frederick Weis (1898-1966) — also known asWalter F. Weis;"Pop" —of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in New Washington,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,April18, 1898.Mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1964-66; appointed 1964; died in office1966.Died, following aheartattack, at Bowling Green-Warren CountyHospital,Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,March11, 1966 (age67 years, 327days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | Henry Herman Denhardt (1876-1937) — also known asHenry H. Denhardt — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,March 8,1876.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1924;shotand injured on Election Day 1931.; his girlfriend, Mrs. Verna GarrTaylor, was found shot to death in November 1936; he waschargedwithmurderandtried inNew Castle, Ky.; the jury could not reach a verdict.Before he could be tried a second time, he wasshot andkilled,at the ArmstrongHotel,Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,September20, 1937 (age61 years, 196days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.  | James H. Topmiller (1898-1964) — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,July 6,1898.Mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1964; died in office 1964.Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,November5, 1964 (age66 years, 122days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin A. 'Ben' Topmiller and Jessie E. (Woodward)Topmiller. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of BowlingGreen |
 | Thomas Briggs Wright (1806-1888) — also known asThomas B. Wright — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born inWarrenCounty, Ky.,June 30,1806.Mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1870-71.Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,October29, 1888 (age82 years, 121days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah McGehee Wright and Andromache Anna (Briggs) Wright; marriedto Andromache Loving. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of BowlingGreen |
| | J. Boadley Davenport — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Democrat.WarrenCounty Sheriff and Jailer; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1936.Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | James Hobson — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1928.Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Edward Hobson and Ida Morehead Hobson; grandnephew ofEdwardHenry Hobson. |
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Edwin Lee Norris (1865-1924) — also known asEdwin L. Norris — of Dillon,BeaverheadCounty, Mont.; Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.Born inCumberlandCounty, Ky.,August15, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate senate from Beaverhead County, 1897-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1905-08;Governor ofMontana, 1908-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1912,1916(HonoraryVice-President).Died in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,April25, 1924 (age58 years, 254days).Original interment at Fairview Cemetery; reinterment atHighlandCemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
PioneerCemetery
College and Center Streets
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Grider (1796-1866) — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born inGarrardCounty, Ky.,July 16,1796.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1827, 1831;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1843-47, 1861-66; diedin office 1866.Slaveowner. Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,September7, 1866 (age70 years, 53days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
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