Index to Locations Blue SpringsBlue Springs CemeteryIndependenceIndependence SquareIndependenceMt. WashingtonCemeteryIndependenceTruman PresidentialLibrary and MuseumIndependenceWoodlawn CemeteryKansas CityCalvary CemeteryKansas CityElmwood CemeteryKansas CityForest Hill CemeteryKansas CityMt. Moriah CemeteryKansas CityMt. St. Mary'sCemeteryKansas CitySheffield CemeteryKansas CityUnion CemeteryKansas CityWestport CemeteryLee's SummitLee's Summit CemeteryOak GroveOak Grove CemeteryRaytownBrooking CemeteryRaytownMt. Olivet Cemetery
Blue SpringsCemetery
Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) — also known asC. Jasper Bell — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Blue Springs,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Lake City,HinsdaleCounty, Colo.,January16, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1931-34;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.Disciplesof Christ. Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;OptimistClub.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January21, 1978 (age93 years, 5days).Interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. | | George G. Garrett (1902-1980) — also known as"Chief" — of Blue Springs,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1902.Republican.Mayorof Blue Springs, Mo., 1950-51, 1955-56, 1960-62.Died in1980(ageabout78 years).Interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. | | Ervine Dale Baumgardner (1929-2004) — also known asDale Baumgardner — of Blue Springs,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Grain Valley,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 26,1929.Mayorof Blue Springs, Mo., 1970-78;JacksonCounty Executive, 1979-82.Died in Ozark,ChristianCounty, Mo.,December10, 2004 (age75 years, 137days).Interment at Blue Springs Cemetery.
IndependenceSquare
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) — also known as"Give 'Em Hell Harry" — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Lamar,BartonCounty, Mo.,May 8,1884.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge inMissouri, 1922-24, 1926-34;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1952,1960;VicePresident of the United States, 1945;Presidentof the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;AmericanLegion;Eagles;Elks;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta.Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresolaand Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,temporary residence of the President, as part of anattemptedassassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, LeslieCoffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, andconvicted of murder.Died at ResearchHospitaland Medical Center, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December26, 1972 (age88 years, 232days).Interment atTruman Presidential Library andMuseum; statue at Independence Square.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married,June 28,1919, toElizabethVirginia Wallace (granddaughter ofBenjaminFranklin Wallace); grandnephew ofJamesC. Chiles. | | | | Political family:Trumanfamily of Independence, Missouri. | | | | Cross-reference:AndrewJ. May —MiltonLipson —SamuelI. Rosenman —StephenJ. Spingarn —JamesM. Curley —GeorgeE. Allen —GeorgeE. Allen —JonathanDaniels | | | | TrumanStateUniversity,Kirksville,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — TrumanCollege,Chicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — Harry S. TrumanHighSchool, inLevittown,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:H.Truman Chafin—HarryTruman Moore | | | | Personal motto: "The Buck StopsHere." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Harry S. Truman:TheAutobiography of Harry S. Truman | | | | Books about Harry S. Truman: DavidMcCullough,Truman —Alonzo L. Hamby,Manof the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.Savage,Trumanand the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler,WorkingWith Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White HouseYears — Alan Axelrod,Whenthe Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman onLeadership — Ralph Keyes,TheWit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William LeeMiller,TwoAmericans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —Matthew Algeo,HarryTruman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American RoadTrip — David Pietrusza,1948:Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that TransformedAmerica — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Who's Who in UnitedStates Politics (1950) |
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Mt. WashingtonCemetery
614 South Brookside Avenue
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
Founded 1900
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Thompson Van Horn (1824-1916) — also known asRobert T. Van Horn — of Pomeroy,MeigsCounty, Ohio; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in East Mahoning,IndianaCounty, Pa.,May 19,1824.Lawyer;postmaster atKansasCity, Mo., 1857-61;newspapereditor;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1861-62, 1863-65; member ofMissouristate senate, 1862-64; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1864,1868,1872,1876,1880,1884;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1865-71, 1881-83, 1896-97 (6thDistrict 1865-71, 8th District 1881-83, 5th District 1896-97);defeated (Republican), 1894, 1902; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1872-74, 1884;MissouriRepublican state chair, 1874-76;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Kansas City, Missouri, 1879.Died in Evanston Station (now part of Independence),JacksonCounty, Mo.,January3, 1916 (age91 years, 229days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.  | James Alexander Reed (1861-1944) — also known asJames A. Reed — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio,November9, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1900-04; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1908,1912,1916;speaker,1900,1912;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1911-29; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1928,1932.Died in Fairview,OscodaCounty, Mich.,September8, 1944 (age82 years, 304days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | | William Allen Coy (1835-1912) — also known asWilliam A. Coy — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born inPortageCounty, Ohio,November30, 1835.Republican.Mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1889-91.Died, ofheartdisease andnephritis,in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March27, 1912 (age76 years, 118days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | John Lee Peak (1839-1910) — also known asJohn L. Peak — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inScottCounty, Ky.,April 5,1839.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1895-97.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September24, 1910 (age71 years, 172days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Maxwell Blake (1877-1959) — of Oklahoma. Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,November15, 1877.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inFunchal, 1906-07;Dunfermline, 1907-10; U.S. Consul General inBogotá, 1910;Tangier, 1910-21, 1925-41;Melbourne, 1924-25; U.S. Diplomatic Agent toMorocco, 1917-21, 1925-41.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;LoyalLegion.DiedJanuary22, 1959 (age81 years, 68days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | John Finis Philips (1834-1919) — also known asJohn F. Philips — of Georgetown,PettisCounty, Mo.; Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Thralls Prairie,BooneCounty, Mo.,December31, 1834.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention, 1861; colonel in theUnion Army during the Civil War;mayorof Sedalia, Mo., 1866-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1868;U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1875-77, 1880-81;defeated, 1880 (7th District), 1886 (5th District); Judge, MissouriCourt of Appeals, 1885-88;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1888-1910.Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,March13, 1919 (age84 years, 72days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Manvel Humfrey Davis (1891-1959) — also known asManvel H. Davis;"Cap" —of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Greensburg,KiowaCounty, Kan.,April 7,1891.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,1925-28; member ofMissouristate senate 7th District, 1929-32; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri at-large, 1932; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1936; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1940; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1952(HonoraryVice-President; member,CredentialsCommittee); Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1956.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February10, 1959 (age67 years, 309days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Joseph Wayne Mercer (1845-1906) — also known asJoseph W. Mercer — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inPlatteCounty, Mo.,February25, 1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Missouristate treasurer, 1875-77;mayorof Independence, Mo., 1892-93.Wounded during the Civil War, andlost hisright arm.Died in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March13, 1906 (age61 years, 16days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Cornell Crysler (1829-1900) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1829.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster atIndependence,Mo., 1873-85; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1884;mayorof Independence, Mo., 1890-91.Died in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 2,1900 (age70 years, 248days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | John Barnes Hereford (1863-1935) — also known asJ. B. Hereford — of Odessa,LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born in Mt. Hope,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,February18, 1863.Democrat.Dry goodsmerchant; member ofMissouristate senate 17th District, 1925-28.Died in Odessa,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,November29, 1935 (age72 years, 284days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | LeGrand Alexander Copley (1844-1926) — also known asLeGrand A. Copley — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Harrisonville,CassCounty, Mo.,September29, 1844.Realestate agent; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1904, 1908.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December29, 1926 (age82 years, 91days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Emile Stanislas Brus (1847-1919) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Mazamet,France,December13, 1847.ConsularAgent for France inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1900-07.Frenchancestry.Died, fromhypostaticpneumonia, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February27, 1919 (age71 years, 76days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Nathan Scarritt (1902-1969) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December8, 1902.U.S. Vice Consul inMontevideo, 1927-29.DiedJune 23,1969 (age66 years, 197days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Alfred J. Lane (1932-2009) — also known asAl Lane — of Mission Hills,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,July 7,1932.Airplanepilot; member ofKansasstate house of representatives 25th District, 1989-2003.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October3, 2009 (age77 years, 88days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Lane and Mary Ann (Nardone) Lane; married to PeggyWright. |
| Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Charles Locke Madison (1915-1998) — also known asCharles L. Madison — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,August28, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,1941-42; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; memberofMissouristate senate 10th District, 1947-55; resigned 1955.Christian.Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Keizer,MarionCounty, Ore.,January18, 1998 (age82 years, 143days).Interment atWillametteNational Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; cenotaph at Mt. WashingtonCemetery.
TrumanPresidential Library and Museum
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) — also known as"Give 'Em Hell Harry" — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Lamar,BartonCounty, Mo.,May 8,1884.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge inMissouri, 1922-24, 1926-34;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1952,1960;VicePresident of the United States, 1945;Presidentof the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;AmericanLegion;Eagles;Elks;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta.Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresolaand Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,temporary residence of the President, as part of anattemptedassassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, LeslieCoffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, andconvicted of murder.Died at ResearchHospitaland Medical Center, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December26, 1972 (age88 years, 232days).Interment at Truman Presidential Library and Museum; statue atIndependence Square.| | Relatives: Sonof John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married,June 28,1919, toElizabethVirginia Wallace (granddaughter ofBenjaminFranklin Wallace); grandnephew ofJamesC. Chiles. | | | | Political family:Trumanfamily of Independence, Missouri. | | | | Cross-reference:AndrewJ. May —MiltonLipson —SamuelI. Rosenman —StephenJ. Spingarn —JamesM. Curley —GeorgeE. Allen —GeorgeE. Allen —JonathanDaniels | | | | TrumanStateUniversity,Kirksville,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — TrumanCollege,Chicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — Harry S. TrumanHighSchool, inLevittown,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:H.Truman Chafin—HarryTruman Moore | | | | Personal motto: "The Buck StopsHere." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Harry S. Truman:TheAutobiography of Harry S. Truman | | | | Books about Harry S. Truman: DavidMcCullough,Truman —Alonzo L. Hamby,Manof the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.Savage,Trumanand the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler,WorkingWith Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White HouseYears — Alan Axelrod,Whenthe Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman onLeadership — Ralph Keyes,TheWit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William LeeMiller,TwoAmericans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —Matthew Algeo,HarryTruman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American RoadTrip — David Pietrusza,1948:Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that TransformedAmerica — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Who's Who in UnitedStates Politics (1950) |
| | | Bess Truman (1885-1982) — also known asElizabeth Virginia Wallace — Born in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February13, 1885.Democrat.Second Ladyof the United States, 1945;First Ladyof the United States, 1945-53.Female.Died in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October18, 1982 (age97 years, 247days).Interment at Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
WoodlawnCemetery
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) — also known asWilliam J. Randall;BillRandall —of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 16,1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge inMissouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1956;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;OptimistClub;Elks;Eagles;Moose;PhiKappa Psi.Died, at Independence RegionalHealthCenter, Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 7,2000 (age90 years, 357days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Roger T. Sermon (1890-1950) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,November2, 1890.Democrat.Mayorof Independence, Mo., 1924-50; died in office 1950; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Missouri,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1940,1948;candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1944.Died in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January23, 1950 (age59 years, 82days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Samuel Locke Sawyer (1813-1890) — also known asSamuel L. Sawyer — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in New Hampshire,November27, 1813.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1879-81.Slaveowner. DiedMarch29, 1890 (age76 years, 122days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815-1881) — also known asSamuel H. Woodson — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Nicholasville,JessamineCounty, Ky.,October24, 1815.Lawyer;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District,1845-46; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1853-54;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1857-61; circuit judgein Missouri 24th Circuit, 1875-81; died in office 1881.Slaveowner. Died in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 23,1881 (age65 years, 242days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Wallace (1817-1877) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inGreenCounty, Ky.,April26, 1817.Mayorof Independence, Mo., 1869.Died inJacksonCounty, Mo.,June 2,1877 (age60 years, 37days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | James Allen Prewitt (1862-1934) — also known asJ. Allen Prewitt — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inHenryCounty, Ky.,January20, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;banker;mayorof Independence, Mo., 1906-07; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1917-22.Died, fromheartdilatation andpyelonephritis,in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January26, 1934 (age72 years, 6days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Lee Prewitt and Mary Catherine (Byrn) Prewitt; married,July 15,1896, to Mary Morton Higgason. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | John T. Crisp (1838-1903) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Lone Jack,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April 3,1838.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri, 1878 (Democratic, 8th District),1880 (Democratic, 8th District), 1882 (Independent Democratic, 5thDistrict); member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1895-98, 1903; died in office 1903.Sponsor of "Jim Crow" bill to require racial segregation onrailroads.Died, fromheartdisease, in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April21, 1903 (age65 years, 18days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles W. Brady (1865-1924) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 22,1865.Democrat. Postmaster atIndependence,Mo., 1894-98, 1913-22.Died in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 2,1924 (age58 years, 346days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Edgar G. Hinde (1890-1974) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.BornOctober18, 1890.Democrat. Postmaster atIndependence,Mo., 1935-60 (acting, 1935).DiedDecember28, 1974 (age84 years, 71days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | James C. Chiles (1802-1883) — ofJacksonCounty, Mo.Born inClarkCounty, Ky.,August14, 1802.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County, 1839, 1857;member ofMissouristate senate 25th District, 1847.Died in Sherman,GraysonCounty, Tex.,March23, 1883 (age80 years, 221days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Chiles and Sarah (Ballinger) Chiles; married to Ruth WilsonHamilton and Elizabeth Ann (Mitchusson) Massey; granduncle ofHarryS. Truman. | | | | Political family:Trumanfamily of Independence, Missouri. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Floyd L. Snyder Sr. (1901-1983) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Stonington,BacaCounty, Colo.,February27, 1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;abstract andtitle business; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 11th District,1947-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1960.Presbyterian.Member,Forty andEight;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in1983(ageabout82 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | John Taylor Hughes (1817-1862) — of Missouri. Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,July 25,1817.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1854; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.While leading his troops, waskilled inbattle at Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,August11, 1862 (age45 years, 17days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Bernard Zick Jr. (1873-1946) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Centralia,MarionCounty, Ill.,July 18,1873.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1908;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1936(on behalf ofAlfM. Landon andFrankKnox).Died in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December6, 1946 (age73 years, 141days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
CalvaryCemetery
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) — Born in Troy,DoniphanCounty, Kan.,February22, 1901.Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1954-56;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1956-57;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1957-62.Methodist.Member,TauKappa Epsilon.DiedNovember26, 1973 (age72 years, 277days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Joseph Bernard Shannon (1867-1943) — also known asJoseph B. Shannon — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March17, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1908,1912(member,CredentialsCommittee),1920,1924,1928,1932,1940;MissouriDemocratic state chair, 1910;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 7th District,1922-23;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1931-43 (5th District 1931-33,at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-43).DiedMarch28, 1943 (age76 years, 11days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Patrick Aylward (1885-1982) — also known asJames P. Aylward — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,September10, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofJackson County Democratic Party, 1918-36;MissouriDemocratic state chair, 1934-40; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Missouri, 1934-44;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 22,1982 (age96 years, 315days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Patrick Aylward Jr. (1918-2011) — also known asJames P. Aylward, Jr.;JimAylward —of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.BornJune 20,1918.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1956,1960,1968;JacksonCounty Tax Collector, 1971-74; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1972.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, in GraceHospice,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April17, 2011 (age92 years, 301days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
ElmwoodCemetery
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Cowgill (1848-1922) — also known asJim Cowgill — ofCaldwellCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inHenryCounty, Ind.,April 2,1848.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;stockman;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1891-92;Missourirailroad and warehouse commissioner, 1893-97;Missouristate treasurer, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1916;MissouriDemocratic state chair, 1916;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1918-22; died in office 1922.Died suddenly, from acerebralhemorrhage, in hisofficeatCityHall, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January20, 1922 (age73 years, 293days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William M. Cowgill and Roda Cowgill; married,September22, 1867, to Ella Myers. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Souvenir of the MissouriLegislature 1897 |
| | | Henry Christian Kumpf (1830-1904) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inGermany,1830.Republican.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1886-89.Germanancestry.Died in1904(ageabout74 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Turner Anderson Gill (1841-1920) — also known asTurner A. Gill — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1841.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1875-77; circuit judge in Missouri 24thCircuit, 1887.Died in1920(ageabout79 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Webster Davis (1862-1923) — also known asWeb Davis — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Ebensburg,CambriaCounty, Pa.,June 1,1862.Republican.Shoemaker;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1892;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1894-96.DiedFebruary22, 1923 (age60 years, 266days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.  | William Warner (1840-1916) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Shullsburg,LafayetteCounty, Wis.,June 11,1840.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1871-72;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1882-85,1898-1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1884,1888,1896(speaker),1908;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1885-89; candidate forGovernorof Missouri, 1892;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1905-11.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October4, 1916 (age76 years, 115days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.  | George H. Edwards (1860-1941) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1860.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1916-18.Died in1941(ageabout81 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Image source:Missouri Official Manual 1917 |
| | Elijah Milton McGee (1819-1873) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1819.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1870-71.Died in1873(ageabout54 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Thomas Brockway Bullene (1828-1894) — also known asThomas B. Bullene — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1828.Republican.Merchant;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1882-83; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1888.DiedDecember4, 1894 (age66 years, 116days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Edward Herrick Allen (1830-1895) — also known asEdward H. Allen — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1830.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1867-68.Died in1895(ageabout65 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Edward Lowe Martin (1842-1912) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1842.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1873-74.Died in1912(ageabout70 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.  | William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) — also known asWilliam P. Borland — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,October14, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died inoffice 1919.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in U.S. Army FieldHospitalNo. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz),Germany,February20, 1919 (age51 years, 129days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Abram Comingo (1820-1889) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Harrodsburg,MercerCounty, Ky.,January9, 1820.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Independence, Mo., 1852, 1857;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1871-75 (6th District 1871-73, 8thDistrict 1873-75).Slaveowner. Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,November10, 1889 (age69 years, 305days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James Johnson Lindley (1822-1891) — also known asJames J. Lindley — of Monticello,LewisCounty, Mo.Born in Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio,January1, 1822.U.S.Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1853-57; state courtjudge in Missouri, 1871.Died in Nevada,VernonCounty, Mo.,April18, 1891 (age69 years, 107days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Thomas Hackney (1861-1946) — of Carthage,JasperCounty, Mo.Born near Campbellsville,GilesCounty, Tenn.,December11, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jasper County EasternDistrict, 1901-02;U.S.Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1907-09; defeated,1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1912.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December24, 1946 (age85 years, 13days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Reginald Robert Brewster (1876-1946) — also known asReginald R. Brewster — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in White Cloud,DoniphanCounty, Kan.,October23, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1922; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1924;trustee, MercyHospital.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 3,1946 (age69 years, 223days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | John William Reid (1821-1881) — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inBedfordCounty, Va.,June 14,1821.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1854-56;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1861;expelledby the U.S. House in December, 1861, for havingtakenup arms against the union; served in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Lee's Summit,JacksonCounty, Mo.,November22, 1881 (age60 years, 161days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.  | Edwin R. Heath (1839-1932) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.,July 12,1839.Physician;explorer;HonoraryConsul for Bolivia inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1895-1932;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1896-1921;Consul-Generalfor Central America inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1897-98;Consul-Generalfor Honduras inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1898-1907;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1899-1925.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October27, 1932 (age93 years, 107days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Helen Marion MacGregor. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Kansas City Times, March7, 1900 |
| | | John Ward Henry (1825-1902) — also known asJohn W. Henry — ofCooperCounty, Mo.Born in Cynthiana,HarrisonCounty, Ky.,January27, 1825.Missourisuperintendent of schools, 1854.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December5, 1902 (age77 years, 312days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Hiram Smith Thompson (1855-1901) — also known asHiram S. Thompson — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,October24, 1855.Dentist;Vice-Consulfor Mexico inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1893-1901.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April26, 1901 (age45 years, 184days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Abraham Workman Allen (1846-1909) — also known asA. W. Allen — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inBelmontCounty, Ohio,December3, 1846.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District,1909; died in office 1909.Died, in BonaventureHotel,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February16, 1909 (age62 years, 75days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James B. Allen (1875-1919) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January13, 1875.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District,1909.Died, frombronchialpneumonia due toinfluenza,in BonaventureHotel,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February15, 1919 (age44 years, 33days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | John Scott Harrison (1844-1926) — also known asJ. Scott Harrison — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Powersite,TaneyCounty, Mo.Born in North Bend,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November16, 1844.Democrat. Nominated in 1893 by PresidentGroverCleveland to be Surveyor of Customs at Kansas City, Mo.; thenomination was rejected by the Senate.Died, frompneumonia,in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January8, 1926 (age81 years, 53days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
Forest HillCemetery
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harold Roe Bennett Sturdevant Bartle (1901-1974) — also known asH. Roe Bartle;"Chief" —of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;executive with the Boy Scouts of America;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1955-63.Died in1974(ageabout73 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) — also known asAlbert I. Beach — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,July 30,1883.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1928.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Lions.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January21, 1939 (age55 years, 175days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr. (1863-1938) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December23, 1863.Democrat.JacksonCounty Clerk, 1894-1900; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1900;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1908-10.Died, ofbronchopneumonia,in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 31,1938 (age74 years, 220days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Thomas Theodore Crittenden (1832-1909) — also known asThomas T. Crittenden;TomCrittenden —of Warrensburg,JohnsonCounty, Mo.Born near Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,January1, 1832.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;Missouristate attorney general, 1864-65;U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1873-75, 1877-79;Governor ofMissouri, 1881-85; U.S. Consul General inMexico City, as of 1893-97.Slaveowner. Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 29,1909 (age77 years, 148days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Waldo Porter Johnson (1817-1885) — also known asWaldo P. Johnson — of Missouri. Born in Bridgeport,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),September16, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1847; state court judge inMissouri, 1851;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Senatorfrom Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District, 1875.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over hissupportfor secession.Slaveowner. Died in Osceola,St. ClairCounty, Mo.,August14, 1885 (age67 years, 332days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Emmet Montgomery Reily (1866-1954) — also known asE. Mont Reily;"MonchoReyes" —of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.,October21, 1866.Republican.Newspapereditor;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1921-23.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died inJacksonCounty, Mo.,October31, 1954 (age88 years, 10days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Mason Summers Peters (1844-1914) — also known asMason S. Peters — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born near Kearney,ClayCounty, Mo.,September3, 1844.U.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1897-99.DiedFebruary14, 1914 (age69 years, 164days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Walter Halben Butler (1852-1931) — also known asWalter H. Butler — of West Union,FayetteCounty, Iowa.Born in Springboro,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,February13, 1852.Democrat.Banker;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1891-93.Died, frommyocarditisandheartdilatation, in RooseveltHotel,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April24, 1931 (age79 years, 70days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | W. Wallace Greene (1871-1923) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Raytown,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October13, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate senate 7th District, 1909-20.Shotandkilled byRoss Richardson, in the basement garage of his home, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 30,1923 (age51 years, 260days). Richardson was convicted of murder and sentenced to 99years in prison.Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thaddeus Greene and Eliza Greene; married,July 22,1903, to Edna L. Coleman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
 | Frank Lee Wilkinson (1888-1958) — also known asFrank L. Wilkinson;Frank CourtneyWilkinson —of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,August30, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,1915-20; defeated, 1942;real estatebusiness; member ofMissouristate senate, 1945-48, 1953-56 (7th District 1945-48, 11thDistrict 1953-56).Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Sonsof the Revolution.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December3, 1958 (age70 years, 95days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Lee Wilkinson and Myrtle (Fuqua) Wilkinson; married,June 30,1916, to Frances Catherine Shryock. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Bernard Lipscomb Glover (1888-1985) — also known asBernard L. Glover — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inJacksonCounty, Mo.,April23, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofClydeM. Reed;farmer;member ofMissouristate senate 7th District, 1941-44.Died in August,1985(age97years, 0 days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | William Hicks (1870-1944) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Lee's Summit,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September23, 1870.Democrat.Truckdealer;real estatebusiness; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1909-22, 1925-34 (Jackson County3rd District 1909-22, Jackson County 5th District 1925-34).DiedJuly 6,1944 (age73 years, 287days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Davidson B. Hicks and Martha (Dayton) Hicks. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Dorr Howard Carroll (1874-1956) — also known asDorr H. Carroll — of Minot,WardCounty, N.Dak.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Village Creek,AllamakeeCounty, Iowa,November25, 1874.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;farmer;lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 8th District,1945-48, 1953-54.Baptist.Died inJacksonCounty, Mo.,October7, 1956 (age81 years, 317days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Vivian Eric Phillips (1889-1967) — also known asV. E. Phillips — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.BornOctober25, 1889.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 8th District,1935-40;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44.DiedNovember24, 1967 (age78 years, 30days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert S. Phillips and Ruth E. (Gaither) Phillips; married toStella Mae Lindley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Samuel Monroe Neel (1841-1921) — also known asSamuel M. Neel — of Somerville,FayetteCounty, Tenn.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Ripley,LauderdaleCounty, Tenn.,November13, 1841.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;pastor;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1900.Presbyterian.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October20, 1921 (age79 years, 341days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel J. Neel and Louisa (Ross) Neel; married1866 to MaryJane Watkins; married1871 to AnnaMaria Adger. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Kansas City (Mo.) Times,October 21, 1921 |
| | | Sidney Catlin Partridge (1857-1930) — also known asS. C. Partridge — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1857.Republican. EpiscopalBishop ofKyoto, Japan, 1900-11; Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri,1911-30;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1928.Episcopalian.Member,Skulland Bones.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 22,1930 (age72 years, 294days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mt. MoriahCemetery
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Lee Jost (1873-1950) — also known asHenry L. Jost — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1912-16;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1923-25.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AncientOrder of United Workmen.DiedJuly 13,1950 (age76 years, 219days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known asLeonard Irving — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March24, 1898.Democrat.Railroadwork;theatermanager;hotelmanager;constructionworker;presidentandbusinessagent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,1952.Congregationalist.Member,Eagles.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 8,1962 (age63 years, 349days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | Lemuel Theophilus Jones Jr. (1924-1995) — also known asLem T. Jones, Jr. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March15, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1956; member ofMissouristate senate 10th District, 1965-74; defeated, 1974; candidateforLieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1968; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1976.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December17, 1995 (age71 years, 277days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | Lewis Eddy Merrill (1883-1960) — also known asL. E. Merrill — of Brunswick,CharitonCounty, Mo.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,December5, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Chariton County, 1947-50.Christian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Order of theEastern Star.Died in Brunswick,CharitonCounty, Mo.,May 9,1960 (age76 years, 156days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | Lemuel Theophilus Jones Sr. (1896-1975) — also known asLem T. Jones, Sr. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Ebensburg,CambriaCounty, Pa.,January23, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;schoolteacher; president and partner, Russell StoverCandies;bankdirector;MissouriRepublican state chair, 1963; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1964.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September20, 1975 (age79 years, 240days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mt. St. Mary'sCemetery
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Charles Tarsney (1845-1920) — also known asJohn C. Tarsney — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Medina,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,November7, 1845.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1888;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1889-96;justice ofOklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-99.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September4, 1920 (age74 years, 302days).Interment at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. | | John Lewis MacDonald (1838-1903) — also known asJohn L. MacDonald — of Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,February22, 1838.Lawyer;probate judge in Minnesota, 1860-61; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 18, 1869-70; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1871, 1873-76 (18th District 1871, 21st District1873-76); candidate forMinnesotastate attorney general, 1872 (Democratic), 1892 (People's);district judge in Minnesota, 1877-87;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1887-89; defeated,1888.Died from injuries received in astreetcaraccident in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 13,1903 (age65 years, 141days).Interment at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Edgar John Keating (1889-1981) — also known asEdgar J. Keating — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March28, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District,1931-40, 1943-44; member ofMissouristate senate, 1945-72 (5th District 1945-48, 9th District1949-72).Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in1981(ageabout92 years).Interment at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Thomas Francis Lillis (1861-1938) — also known asThomas F. Lillis — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.Born in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,March 3,1861.Republican.Catholicpriest; bishop of Leavenworth, Kans. (1905-10) and Kansas City,Mo. (1913-38);offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1928.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December29, 1938 (age77 years, 301days).Entombed at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery.
SheffieldCemetery
6200 Wilson Road
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Max Asotsky (1889-1947) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;druggist;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District,1923-40.Jewish.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September30, 1947 (age58 years, 195days).Interment at Sheffield Cemetery.
UnionCemetery
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James S. Calhoun (1802-1852) — of Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.Born in1802.Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830;mayorof Columbus, Ga., 1838-39; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838-40, 1845; U.S. Consul inHavana, 1841-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during the MexicanWar;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1851-52; died in office 1852.Died near Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 2,1852 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Union Cemetery. | | John Manor (1829-1888) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.BornMay 25,1829.Mayorof Toledo, Ohio, 1861-63.DiedJanuary29, 1888 (age58 years, 249days).Interment at Union Cemetery. | | Luke Lea (1783-1851) — of Tennessee. Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,January21, 1783.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1833-37;secretaryof state of Tennessee, 1835-39.Slaveowner.Thrown fromhis horse and killed, in near Fort Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,June 17,1851 (age68 years, 147days).Original interment atWestport Cemetery;reinterment at Union Cemetery. | | George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) — ofJacksonCounty, Mo.Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,March20, 1811.Member of Missouri state legislature, 1848;Missouristate treasurer, 1862-65.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 7,1879 (age68 years, 109days).Interment at Union Cemetery. | | William C. Copley (1847-1936) — of Rosedale (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born inCassCounty, Mo.,1847.Republican. Postmaster atRosedale,Kan., 1889-93.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,1936(ageabout89 years).Interment at Union Cemetery.
WestportCemetery
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Luke Lea (1783-1851) — of Tennessee. Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,January21, 1783.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1833-37;secretaryof state of Tennessee, 1835-39.Slaveowner.Thrown fromhis horse and killed, in near Fort Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,June 17,1851 (age68 years, 147days).Original interment at Westport Cemetery; reinterment atUnion Cemetery.
Lee's SummitCemetery
Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Strother Cowherd (1860-1915) — also known asWilliam S. Cowherd — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Lee's Summit,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September1, 1860.Democrat.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1892-94;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1897-1905; defeated,1904; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1908.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 20,1915 (age54 years, 292days).Interment at Lee's Summit Cemetery. | | Todd Menzies George (1879-1979) — also known asTodd M. George — of Lee's Summit,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,February26, 1879.Mayorof Lee's Summit, Mo., 1916, 1928, 1930-31.DiedNovember22, 1979 (age100 years,269 days).Interment at Lee's Summit Cemetery. | | Oliver Houx Lewis (1847-1916) — of Lee's Summit,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March16, 1847.Mayorof Lee's Summit, Mo., 1890.DiedSeptember7, 1916 (age69 years, 175days).Interment at Lee's Summit Cemetery.
Oak GroveCemetery
Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles D. Capelle (1882-1939) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.BornAugust5, 1882.Democrat.Mayorof Independence, Mo., 1922-23; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 7th District,1933-34.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in IndependenceSanitarium,Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 14,1939 (age56 years, 282days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John O. Capelle and Bettie (Duncan) Capelle. |
BrookingCemetery
Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri
Mt. OlivetCemetery
7601 Blue Ridge Boulevard
Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Floyd R. Gibson (1910-2001) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,March 3,1910.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 7th District,1941-46; member ofMissouristate senate 8th District, 1947-59; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1956,1960.Catholic.Member,PhiDelta Phi.DiedOctober4, 2001 (age91 years, 215days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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