Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsRepublicEvergreen CemeteryNear RepublicWilson's CreekBattlefieldSpringfieldEast Lawn CemeterySpringfieldGreenlawn MemorialGardensSpringfieldHazelwood CemeterySpringfieldMaple Park CemeterySpringfieldMissouri VeteransCemeterySpringfieldSt. Mary's CemeterySpringfieldSpringfield NationalCemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Greene County, Missouri
EvergreenCemetery
Republic, Greene County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Joseph Samuel McMillan (1867-1937) — also known asJoseph S. McMillan — of Republic,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Rheatown,RheaCounty, Tenn.,January19, 1867.Republican.Concretecontractor; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,1919-22.Died in Republic,GreeneCounty, Mo.,June 18,1937 (age70 years, 150days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Wilson's CreekBattlefield
Near Republic, Greene County, Missouri
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Richard Hanson Weightman (1816-1861) — of New Mexico. Born inWashington,D.C.,December28, 1816.Delegateto U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1851; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Killedwhile commanding troops at the battle of Wilson's Creek, nearRepublic,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August10, 1861 (age44 years, 225days).Original interment at Wilson's Creek Battlefield; reinterment atSpringfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Mo. | | Benjamin Johnson Brown (d. 1861) — of Missouri. Member ofMissouristate senate, 1850; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Killedin the battle of Wilson's Creek, near Republic,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August10, 1861.Original interment at Wilson's Creek Battlefield; reinterment atSpringfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
East LawnCemetery
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Courtney Walker Hamlin (1858-1950) — also known asCourtney W. Hamlin — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Brevard,TransylvaniaCounty, N.C.,October27, 1858.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1903-05, 1907-19;defeated, 1904.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February16, 1950 (age91 years, 112days).Interment at East Lawn Cemetery. | | James Edward Ruffin (1893-1977) — also known asJames E. Ruffin — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Covington,TiptonCounty, Tenn.,July 24,1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Missouri at-large, 1933-35.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,April 9,1977 (age83 years, 259days).Interment at East Lawn Cemetery.  | Guy Bateman Mitchell (1878-1956) — also known asGuy B. Mitchell — of Branson,TaneyCounty, Mo.; Forsyth,TaneyCounty, Mo.Born inBaltimore,Md.,February7, 1878.Republican.Physician;surgeon;pharmacist;TaneyCounty Coroner, 1908-12; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Taney County, 1915-18; memberofMissouristate senate 19th District, 1925-28; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1928.Died in Branson,TaneyCounty, Mo.,February22, 1956 (age78 years, 15days).Interment at East Lawn Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John T. Mitchell and Susan Catherine (Delphey) Mitchell; married,April29, 1916, to Ellie H. Hardaway. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
GreenlawnMemorial Gardens
3506 North National Avenue
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Founded 1905
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Reuben Terrell Wood (1884-1955) — also known asReuben T. Wood — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August7, 1884.Democrat.President,Missouri Federation of Labor, 1912-32; Independent candidate fordelegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1933-41 (at-large 1933-35, 6thDistrict 1935-41); defeated, 1940;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,July 16,1955 (age70 years, 343days).Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. | | Orland Kay Armstrong (1893-1987) — also known asOrland K. Armstrong;O. K.Armstrong —of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.; Republic,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Willow Springs,HowellCounty, Mo.,October2, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;newspapercorrespondent;author;candidate forMissouristate senate 20th District, 1930; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 3rd District,1933-36, 1943-44; defeated, 1936, 1940; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1944;U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1951-53; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Missouri,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Baptist.Scotch-IrishandEnglishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,April15, 1987 (age93 years, 195days).Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. | | Thomas K. Bowman (1859-1948) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Apollo,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,November6, 1859.Democrat.Carpenter;buildingcontractor;mayorof Springfield, Mo., 1914-16; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,1923-24.Episcopalian.Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;ModernWoodmen of America;Moose.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,October17, 1948 (age88 years, 346days).Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. | | Albert T. Parrish (1883-1958) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Lead Hill,BooneCounty, Ark.,August13, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;livestockbreeder; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1939-42, 1955-56 (Greene County2nd District 1939-42, Greene County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated,1944, 1956.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Eagles.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,February22, 1958 (age74 years, 193days).Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
HazelwoodCemetery
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Smith Phelps (1814-1886) — also known asJohn S. Phelps — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December22, 1814.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County, 1840-41;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1845-63 (at-large 1845-47, 5thDistrict 1847-53, 6th District 1853-63); colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1864;Governorof Missouri, 1877-81; defeated, 1868.Slaveowner. Died, in Sisters'Hospital,St.Louis, Mo.,November20, 1886 (age71 years, 333days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofElishaPhelps and Lucy (Smith) Phelps; married1837 to MaryWhitney; grandson ofNoahPhelps; second cousin ofNormanA. Phelps; second cousin once removed ofWilliamWalter Phelps; second cousin twice removed ofSheffieldPhelps; second cousin thrice removed ofPhelpsPhelps; third cousin ofAmosPettibone andGeorgeSmith Catlin; third cousin once removed ofAugustusPettibone,GaylordGriswold,HezekiahCase,RufusPettibone,CharlesJenkins Hayden andAsahelPierson Case; third cousin twice removed ofOliverEllsworth,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler,AllenJacob Holcomb,ArthurBurnham Woodford andCarlTrumbull Hayden; third cousin thrice removed ofPierpontEdwards,AlexanderRoyal Wheeler andDonaldBarr Chidsey; fourth cousin ofParmenioAdams andAugustusHerman Pettibone; fourth cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg,BenjaminTrumbull,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,LancelotPhelps,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,WilliamAugustus Bird,AbijahBlodget,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),EdmundHolcomb,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,HiramBidwell Case,PeterAugustus Porter,SelahMerrill andTimothyE. Griswold. | | | | Political family:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Phelps County,Mo. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle |
| | Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) — also known asMarion T. Bennett — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Buffalo,DallasCounty, Mo.,June 6,1914.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated,1948;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; tooksenior status 1986.Methodist.Member,ExchangeClub;DeltaTheta Phi.Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights. Died, of complications from astroke,in Inova Mount VernonHospital,Alexandria,Va.,September6, 2000 (age86 years, 92days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Sempronius Hamilton Boyd (1828-1894) — also known asSempronius H. Boyd;PonyBoyd —of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born inWilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,May 28,1828.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;lawyer;GreeneCounty Clerk of Court, 1854-56;mayorof Springfield, Mo., 1858-60; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1863-65, 1869-71;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1864;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1864-68; district judge inMissouri 14th District, 1865; U.S. Minister toSiam, 1891-92.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,June 22,1894 (age66 years, 25days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) — also known asPhilip A. Bennett;Phil A.Bennett —of Buffalo,DallasCounty, Mo.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Buffalo,DallasCounty, Mo.,March 5,1881.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1912;member ofMissouristate senate 19th District, 1921-24;U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1941-42; defeated,1922 (16th District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (6th District); died inoffice 1942;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1925-29; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1928.Christian.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died inWashington,D.C.,December7, 1942 (age61 years, 277days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) — also known asDurward G. Hall;"Dr.No" —of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Cassville,BarryCounty, Mo.,September14, 1910.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;surgeon;U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1964.Baptist.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Rotary.Died in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,March15, 2001 (age90 years, 182days). His body wasdonatedto an Oregon teaching hospital.Cremated;ashes interred at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Ira Sherwin Hazeltine (1821-1899) — also known asIra S. Hazeltine — of Richland Center,RichlandCounty, Wis.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Andover,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 13,1821.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1867;U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1881-83; defeated(Greenback), 1876 (6th District), 1882 (13th District), 1884 (13thDistrict).Englishancestry.Died near Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,January13, 1899 (age77 years, 184days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | John Plank Tracey (1836-1910) — also known asJohn P. Tracey — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born inWayneCounty, Ohio,September18, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;journalist;candidate forMissourirailroad and warehouse commissioner, 1878;U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1895-97; defeated,1896; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1903-04.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,July 24,1910 (age73 years, 309days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Mordecai Oliver (1819-1898) — of Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.;GreeneCounty, Mo.Born inAndersonCounty, Ky.,October22, 1819.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1853-57;secretaryof state of Missouri, 1861-65.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,April25, 1898 (age78 years, 185days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Jeremiah Fenton (1845-1936) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in1845.Republican.Mayorof Springfield, Mo., 1894-96; postmaster atSpringfield,Mo., 1898-1902.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,December20, 1936 (ageabout 91years).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Chester Arch Bay (1909-1993) — also known asC. Arch Bay — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born inFranklinCounty, Mo.,June 19,1909.Republican.Chair ofGreene County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1952;postmaster atSpringfield,Mo., 1953-81 (acting, 1953-54).Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August21, 1993 (age84 years, 63days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward William Bay and Mollie E. (Pursley) Bay; married toVirginia Ellen Cordell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Marcus M. Boyd (1803-1866) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born inWilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,1803.Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County, 1854-55,1858-61; postmaster atSpringfield,Mo., 1866.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,November30, 1866 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Edde Ben Pope (1915-1995) — also known asEdde B. Pope — of Preston,HickoryCounty, Mo.; Hermitage,HickoryCounty, Mo.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Preston,HickoryCounty, Mo.,September30, 1915.Republican.School teacherand principal;insurancebusiness; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Hickory County, 1945-50;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.DiedOctober5, 1995 (age80 years, 5days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Washington Adams (1880-1950) — also known asWash Adams — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,June 19,1880.Democrat.Contractingengineer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1915-16.DiedMay 18,1950 (age69 years, 333days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Jerry B. Fenton (1889-1958) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.BornAugust6, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,1922; on December 7, 1922, he wasstabbedin the upper back by Tom J. Griffin, whose wife he was representingin a divorce case; Griffin was convicted of felonious assault andsentenced to two years in prison.DiedMarch15, 1958 (age68 years, 221days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery. | | Oliver Lee Robinett (1885-1966) — also known asO. L. Robinett — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Mountain Grove,WrightCounty, Mo.,March28, 1885.Republican.Chair ofGreene County Republican Party, 1930; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1932,1936.DiedJanuary3, 1966 (age80 years, 281days).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery.
Maple ParkCemetery
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Founded 1876
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) — also known asRoscoe C. Patterson — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,September15, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;GreeneCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member ofMissouriRepublican State Committee, 1912-20;U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,1922; Republican Presidential Elector for Missouri,1925;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;SigmaNu;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,October22, 1954 (age78 years, 37days).Interment at Maple Park Cemetery. | | William Henry Wade (1835-1911) — also known asWilliam H. Wade — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,November3, 1835.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1881-84, 1907-10 (Greene County1881-82, Greene County Western District 1883-84, Greene County 2ndDistrict 1907-10);U.S.Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1885-91; defeated,1890.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,January13, 1911 (age75 years, 71days).Interment at Maple Park Cemetery. | | De Witt Clinton Leach (1822-1909) — also known asDe Witt C. Leach — ofGeneseeCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.;GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Clarence,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1822.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County, 1850;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850;U.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1857-61;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,December21, 1909 (age87 years, 28days).Interment at Maple Park Cemetery.  | Jean Paul Bradshaw (d. 1970) — of Lebanon,LacledeCounty, Mo.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1944; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1964; board chairman, OzarkAir Lines.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,1970.Interment at Maple Park Cemetery. | | Edward A. Barbour Jr. (1896-1970) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.BornJune 25,1896.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1923-24; member ofMissouristate senate 20th District, 1935-42; defeated, 1942.DiedOctober14, 1970 (age74 years, 111days).Interment at Maple Park Cemetery. | | Paul Ludwig Bradshaw (d. 1986) — also known asPaul L. Bradshaw — of Missouri. Republican.Chair ofGreene County Republican Party, 1965-70; member ofMissouristate senate, 1971-84.Died in1986.Interment at Maple Park Cemetery. | | McLain Jones (1855-1919) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,February13, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;real estatebusiness; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1911-12, 1919; died in office 1919.Suffered aparalyticstroke, and died two days later, in St. Mary'sHospital,Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,January23, 1919 (age63 years, 344days).Interment at Maple Park Cemetery. | | Simon C. Bates (1879-1950) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Marion,MarionCounty, Kan.,October11, 1879.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 20th District,1922-23.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,September4, 1950 (age70 years, 328days).Interment at Maple Park Cemetery.
Missouri VeteransCemetery
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ray N. Allmon (1918-2004) — of Winona,ShannonCounty, Mo.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in New Liberty,OregonCounty, Mo.,December11, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;oil jobber;contractor;automobiledealer; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Shannon County, 1965.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, in St. John'sHospital,Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,May 24,2004 (age85 years, 165days).Interment at Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Albert S. Zellweger (1869-1938) — ofGreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,October17, 1869.Republican.Railroadclerk; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1917-18.Swissancestry.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,January18, 1938 (age68 years, 93days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander Zellweger and Margaret F. (Potter)Zellweger. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
SpringfieldNational Cemetery
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Hanson Weightman (1816-1861) — of New Mexico. Born inWashington,D.C.,December28, 1816.Delegateto U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1851; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Killedwhile commanding troops at the battle of Wilson's Creek, nearRepublic,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August10, 1861 (age44 years, 225days).Original interment atWilson's CreekBattlefield, Near Republic, Greene County, Mo.; reinterment atSpringfield National Cemetery. | | Benjamin Johnson Brown (d. 1861) — of Missouri. Member ofMissouristate senate, 1850; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Killedin the battle of Wilson's Creek, near Republic,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August10, 1861.Original interment atWilson's CreekBattlefield, Near Republic, Greene County, Mo.; reinterment atSpringfield National Cemetery. | | John N. Morton (1878-1960) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born inCrawfordCounty, Wis.,April16, 1878.Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,1943-48; defeated, 1948, 1950.DiedJuly 18,1960 (age82 years, 93days).Interment at Springfield National Cemetery.
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