Index to Locations SalemBelcrest Memorial ParkSalemCity View CemeterySalemJason Lee CemeterySalemMount Crest Abbey MausoleumSalemPioneer CemeterySalemRiverfront ParkSalemSalem Pioneer CemeteryStaytonLone Oak Cemetery
Belcrest MemorialPark
1295 Browning Avenue South
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) — also known asCharles L. McNary — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born near Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,June 12,1874.Republican.Lawyer;law schooldean;justice ofOregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913;OregonRepublican state chair, 1916-17;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; diedin office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1940;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1940.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Grange.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,February25, 1944 (age69 years, 258days).Original interment atPioneer Cemetery;reinterment at Belcrest Memorial Park.  | Douglas James McKay (1893-1959) — also known asDouglas McKay — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,June 24,1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobiledealer;mayor ofSalem, Ore., 1933-34; member ofOregonstate senate 1st District, 1935; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Oregon,1940(alternate),1952;speaker,1952,1956;Governorof Oregon, 1949-52; resigned 1952;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1956.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PurpleHeart.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,July 22,1959 (age66 years, 28days).Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park. | | | Earl Wilcox Snell (1895-1947) — also known asEarl Snell — of Arlington,GilliamCounty, Ore.Born near Olex,GilliamCounty, Ore.,July 11,1895.Republican.Secretaryof state of Oregon, 1935-43;Governor ofOregon, 1943-47; died in office 1947.While flying to southern Oregon on ahuntingtrip, along with Secretary of StateRobertS. Farrell, Jr. and State Senate PresidentMarshallE. Cornett, was killed when thesmall planecrashed instormyweather near Dog Lake,LakeCounty, Ore.,October28, 1947 (age52 years, 109days).Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park. | | Alfred Wells Loucks (1908-1990) — also known asAlfred W. Loucks;Al Loucks — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.BornJuly 14,1908.Mayorof Salem, Ore., 1951-54.Died inMultnomahCounty, Ore.,June 4,1990 (age81 years, 325days).Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park.| |  Relatives: Sonof James Sidney Loucks and Effie Viola (Wells) Loucks; married toIrene Josephine Schreiber. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Howard Clair Belton (1893-1988) — also known asHoward C. Belton — of Canby,ClackamasCounty, Ore.Born in Algona,KossuthCounty, Iowa,January2, 1893.Republican. Member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1933; member ofOregonstate senate, 1939-47; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Oregon,1944,1952,1956(member,CredentialsCommittee);Oregonstate treasurer, 1960-65; appointed 1960; defeated, 1964.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaPhi Epsilon;GammaSigma Delta;PhiKappa Phi;Kiwanis;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners.Died in Canby,ClackamasCounty, Ore.,November21, 1988 (age95 years, 324days).Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park.
City ViewCemetery
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Zenas Ferry Moody (1832-1917) — of Oregon. Born in Granby,HampshireCounty, Mass.,May 27,1832.Republican.Governor ofOregon, 1882-87.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March14, 1917 (age84 years, 291days).Interment at City View Cemetery. | | Willis Chatman Hawley (1864-1941) — also known asWillis C. Hawley — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born near Monroe,BentonCounty, Ore.,May 5,1864.Republican.Schoolprincipal;collegeprofessor;president,Willamette University, 1893-1902;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1907-33.Member,Woodmen;Elks.Co-sponsor of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. DiedJuly 24,1941 (age77 years, 80days).Interment at City View Cemetery. | | James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) — also known asJames W. Mott — ofClatsopCounty, Ore.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born near New Washington,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,November12, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated inprimary, 1928; died in office 1945.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;SigmaChi;Elks;Kiwanis;Acacia.Died inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November12, 1945 (age62 years, 0days).Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery. | | Thomas Benjamin Kay (1864-1931) — also known asThomas B. Kay — ofMarionCounty, Ore.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February28, 1864.Republican.Woolens companyexecutive;Oregonstate treasurer, 1911-19, 1925-31; died in office 1931.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,April28, 1931 (age67 years, 59days).Interment at City View Cemetery. | | Frederick Silas Bynon (1870-1950) — also known asFred S. Bynon — of Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.; North Bend,CoosCounty, Ore.Born in Brooklyn (now part of Oakland),AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December3, 1870.Republican. With his father, he founded the Hollywood (Calif.)Sentinelnewspaper,which later became theHollywood Citizen News; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1912.Protestant.Member,Freemasons.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,June 6,1950 (age79 years, 185days).Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Augustus Bynon; married,September5, 1891, to Stella Mitchell. |
Jason LeeCemetery
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Ellsworth Purdy (d. 1925) — also known asWill E. Purdy — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Nonpartisan candidate forGovernor ofOregon, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOregon,1920.Died in1925.Interment at Jason Lee Cemetery.
Mount Crest AbbeyMausoleum
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Paine Lord (1839-1911) — also known asWilliam P. Lord — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 1,1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofOregonstate senate, 1878;justice ofOregon state supreme court, 1880-94;chiefjustice of Oregon state supreme court, 1880-82, 1886-88, 1892-94;Governorof Oregon, 1895-99; U.S. Minister toArgentina, 1899-1903.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February17, 1911 (age71 years, 231days).Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum. | | James Withycombe (1854-1919) — of Oregon. Born in Tavistock, Devon,England,March21, 1854.Republican.Farmer;Governor ofOregon, 1915-19; defeated in primary, 1906; died in office 1919.Member,Grange.Died, from aheartcondition, in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March 3,1919 (age64 years, 347days).Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum. | | Isaac Lee Patterson (1859-1929) — also known asI. L. Patterson — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born inBentonCounty, Ore.,September17, 1859.Republican.Farmer;chair ofMarion County Republican Party, 1892; member ofOregonstate senate, 1895-98, 1919-21;OregonRepublican state chair, 1924-26;Governor ofOregon, 1927-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1928.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Woodmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Rotary.Died, frompneumonia,inMarionCounty, Ore.,December21, 1929 (age70 years, 95days).Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum. | | Oswald West (1873-1960) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born near Guelph,Ontario,May20, 1873.Democrat.Governor ofOregon, 1911-15; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1918; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Oregon,1924.DiedAugust22, 1960 (age87 years, 94days).Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum; memorial monument atOswaldWest State Park, Tillamook County, Ore. | | Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) — also known asCharles A. Sprague — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.,November12, 1887.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;Governor ofOregon, 1939-43.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;Rotary.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March13, 1969 (age81 years, 121days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum. | | Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) — also known asBen W. Olcott;B. W. Olcott — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.; Redlands,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Keithsburg,MercerCounty, Ill.,October15, 1872.Republican.Miner;secretaryof state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920;Governor ofOregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American SavingsBank, LongBeach, 1923.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,July 21,1952 (age79 years, 280days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum.
PioneerCemetery
(formerly Odd Fellows Community Cemetery)
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Reuben Patrick Boise (1818-1907) — also known asReuben P. Boise — ofPolkCounty, Ore.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Blandford,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 9,1818.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Oregon state constitutional convention from Polk County, 1857;justiceof Oregon state supreme court, 1859-72, 1876-80;chiefjustice of Oregon state supreme court, 1862-64, 1868-70.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Grange.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,April10, 1907 (age88 years, 305days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | John Pollard Gaines (1795-1857) — Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,September22, 1795.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentuckystate legislature, 1830; served in the U.S. Army during the MexicanWar;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1847-49;Governorof Oregon Territory, 1850-53.Slaveowner. Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,December9, 1857 (age62 years, 78days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | Hancock Lee Jackson (1796-1876) — ofRandolphCounty, Mo.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,May 12,1796.Delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 11th District,1845-46;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1857-61;Governor ofMissouri, 1857.DiedMarch19, 1876 (age79 years, 312days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895) — also known asStephen F. Chadwick — ofDouglasCounty, Ore.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,December25, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster;delegateto Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,1857;secretaryof state of Oregon, 1870-78;Governor ofOregon, 1877-78.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,January15, 1895 (age69 years, 21days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | Edwin Nathinal Cooke (1810-1879) — also known asE. N. Cooke — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Adams,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1810.Republican.Oregonstate treasurer, 1862-70;mayor ofSalem, Ore., 1862.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,May 6,1879 (age69 years, 69days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | George Knox Shiel (1825-1893) — also known asGeorge K. Shiel — of Oregon. Born inIreland,1825.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Oregon at-large, 1861-63.While slightly intoxicated,fell overa railing, fourteen feet down into a window well, at the entrance totheHotelWilliamett, broke his neck, and died, in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,December12, 1893 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | Samuel Royal Thurston (1816-1851) — of Oregon. Born in Monmouth,KennebecCounty, Maine,April15, 1816.Lawyer;newspapereditor;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51.Diedaboardthe steamerCalifornia, in theNorthPacific Ocean,April 9,1851 (age34 years, 359days).Original intermentsomewherein Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 atPioneer Cemetery. | | Sebastian C. Adams (1825-1898) — ofYamhillCounty, Ore.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.BornJuly 28,1825.YamhillCounty Clerk, 1862; member ofOregonterritorial senate, 1860.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,January5, 1898 (age72 years, 161days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) — also known asCharles L. McNary — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born near Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,June 12,1874.Republican.Lawyer;law schooldean;justice ofOregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913;OregonRepublican state chair, 1916-17;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; diedin office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1940;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1940.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Grange.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,February25, 1944 (age69 years, 258days).Original interment at Pioneer Cemetery; reinterment atBelcrest Memorial Park.
RiverfrontPark
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Thomas Lawson McCall (1913-1983) — also known asTom McCall — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Egypt, Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,March22, 1913.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1954;secretaryof state of Oregon, 1965-67;Governor ofOregon, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOregon,1972(delegation chair).Radioandtelevisioncommentator.DiedJanuary8, 1983 (age69 years, 292days).Interment atRedmondMemorial Cemetery, Redmond, Ore.; statue erected 2008 atRiverfront Park.
Salem PioneerCemetery
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hugh McNary (1867-1936) — Born inMarionCounty, Ore.,January31, 1867.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for Oregon, 1927-36; died in office 1936.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,October25, 1936 (age69 years, 268days).Interment at Salem Pioneer Cemetery. | | William Manning (1832-1914) — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Arlington,RushCounty, Ind.,November8, 1832.Schoolteacher;ordainedminister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; memberofOregonstate house of representatives, 1885.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,May 26,1914 (age81 years, 199days).Interment at Salem Pioneer Cemetery.
Lone OakCemetery
Stayton, Marion County, Oregon
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (1908-1964) — also known asA. Walter Norblad — of Astoria,ClatsopCounty, Ore.; Stayton,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,September12, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1935-38; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Oregon,1940(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1960;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated inprimary, 1938; died in office 1964.Swedishancestry.Suffered aheartattack, and later died, in theNavalHospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,September20, 1964 (age56 years, 8days).Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery.
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