Index to Locations Fox IslandFox Island CemeteryGig HarborHaven of Rest CemeteryLakewoodMountain View MemorialParkLongbranchLongbranch CemeteryPuyallupWoodbine CemeterySteilacoomWestern State HospitalMemorial CemeteryTacomaCalvary CemeteryTacomaOakwood CemeteryTacomaTacoma Cemetery
Fox IslandCemetery
Fox Island, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) — also known asMarguerite Ray — of Washington. Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,September3, 1914.Democrat.Universityprofessor;marinebiologist; host of weeklytelevisionshow "Animals of the Sea," on KCTS-TV in Seattle; member, U.S.Atomic Energy Commission, 1972-75; chair, U.S. Atomic EnergyCommission, 1973-75;Governor ofWashington, 1977-81; defeated in primary, 1980.Female.Died, from abronchialinfection,in Fox Island,PierceCounty, Wash.,January2, 1994 (age79 years, 121days).Interment at Fox Island Cemetery.
Haven of RestCemetery
Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John O. W. Jarstad (1920-1998) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Bremerton,KitsapCounty, Wash.,July 22,1920.Republican.Televisionsportscaster;candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 6th District, 1970.Died, ofheartfailure anddiabetesat AuburnRehabilitationCenter, Auburn,KingCounty, Wash.,June 12,1998 (age77 years, 325days).Interment at Haven of Rest Cemetery.
Mountain ViewMemorial Park
41100 Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest
Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John C. Seigle (1885-1939) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,July 7,1885.Dentist;mayorof Tacoma, Wash., 1938-39; defeated, 1934; died in office 1939.Germanancestry.Died, from aheartattack,on atrain at Klamath Falls,KlamathCounty, Ore.,April12, 1939 (age53 years, 279days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park. | | Thor Carl Tollefson (1901-1982) — also known asThor C. Tollefson — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Perley,NormanCounty, Minn.,May 2,1901.Republican.Lawyer;PierceCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46;U.S.Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated,1944, 1964.Lutheran.Member,PhiDelta Phi;AlphaSigma Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,December30, 1982 (age81 years, 242days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park. | | Charles Henry Leavy (1884-1952) — also known asCharles H. Leavy — of Veradale,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born near York,YorkCounty, Pa.,February16, 1884.Democrat. State court judge in Washington, 1926;U.S.Representative from Washington 5th District, 1937-43;federaljudge, 1942.DiedSeptember25, 1952 (age68 years, 222days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park. | | Stanton Warburton (1865-1926) — of Washington. Born in Pennsylvania,1865.Member of Washington state legislature, 1900;U.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated(Progressive), 1912 (2nd District), 1914 (3rd District).Died in1926(ageabout61 years).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park. | | Athill E. Irving (1856-1927) — of Presque Isle,AroostookCounty, Maine.Born in Woodstock,NewBrunswick,May 1,1856.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;farmer;horsedealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1912.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April26, 1927 (age70 years, 360days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.
LongbranchCemetery
Longbranch, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Kedzie Penfield (1908-2004) — also known asJames K. Penfield — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inCanton, as of 1932; U.S. Ambassador toIceland, 1961.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September11, 2004 (age96 years, 155days).Cremated;ashes interred at Longbranch Cemetery.
WoodbineCemetery
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Rankin Rogers (1838-1901) — also known asJohn R. Rogers — of Washington. BornSeptember4, 1838.Governorof Washington, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.DiedDecember26, 1901 (age63 years, 113days).Interment at Woodbine Cemetery.  | Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Washington.Born in Houstonia,PettisCounty, Mo.,December5, 1883.Communist.Sawmillworker;arrestedin Cleveland, 1919, onchargesof violating the state'scriminalsyndicalism law; Workers candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 14th District, 1926;poet.Member,IndustrialWorkers of the World.Died in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,July 18,1982 (age98 years, 225days).Interment at Woodbine Cemetery. | | Hortense Allison Wagenknecht (1887-1975) — also known asHortense Wagenknecht;HortenseAllison —of Washington; Ohio; Connecticut; California. Born in Warsaw,BentonCounty, Mo.,January14, 1887.Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Washington,1912;Communist candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1932;Communist candidate forCaliforniastate assembly 71st District, 1934.Female.DiedMay 28,1975 (age88 years, 134days).Interment at Woodbine Cemetery.
Western StateHospital Memorial Cemetery
Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) — Born in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,July 19,1811.Lawyer;member ofIowaterritorial House of Representatives, 1838;memberIowa territorial council, 1842-43; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 1848; member ofWashingtonterritorial legislature, 1853;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;Governorof Washington Territory, 1861;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge inWashington, 1870.Member,Freemasons.Died in Steilacoom,PierceCounty, Wash.,February7, 1879 (age67 years, 203days).Interment at Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery.
CalvaryCemetery
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John J. O'Connell (1919-1998) — of Washington. Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,April30, 1919.Washingtonstate attorney general, 1956-68; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1968.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,March24, 1998 (age78 years, 328days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) — also known asHomer T. Bone — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,January25, 1883.Lawyer;Farmer-Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1923-24;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Washington,1940;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; tooksenior status 1956.Member,Order ofthe Coif;GammaEta Gamma.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,March11, 1970 (age87 years, 45days).Cremated;ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery.
TacomaCemetery
4801 South Tacoma Way
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hugh Campbell Wallace (1863-1931) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,February10, 1863.Democrat. Receiver of public moneys for Utah Territory, 1885-87;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Washington, 1892-96, 1916-20; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Washington,1896,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker);U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1919-21.Died inWashington,D.C.,January1, 1931 (age67 years, 325days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | Ernest Lister (1870-1919) — of Washington. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire,England,June15, 1870.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1909;Governor ofWashington, 1913-19; died in office 1919.Died, fromheart andkidneydisease, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 14,1919 (age48 years, 364days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | Addison Gardner Foster (1837-1917) — also known asAddison G. Foster — ofWabashaCounty, Minn.; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Belchertown,HampshireCounty, Mass.,January28, 1837.Republican.Lumberbusiness;railroadbuilder;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1899-1905.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,January16, 1917 (age79 years, 354days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | John Wilson Sprague (1817-1893) — also known asJohn W. Sprague — of Sandusky,ErieCounty, Ohio; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in White Creek,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1817.ErieCounty Treasurer, 1851-52;steamboatbusiness; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;received theMedalof Honor (posthumously, in 1894) for actions at Decatur, Georgia,in 1862;railroadexecutive;mayor ofTacoma, Wash., 1883-84.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,December27, 1893 (age76 years, 267days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | Ezra Perin Savage (1842-1920) — also known asEzra P. Savage — of Sargent,CusterCounty, Neb.Born in Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.,April 3,1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;stock,grain,andimplementbusiness;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1901-03;Governor ofNebraska, 1901-03.DiedJanuary8, 1920 (age77 years, 280days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | Emmett Newton Parker (1859-1939) — also known asEmmett N. Parker — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born inYorkCounty, Pa.,May 12,1859.Republican.Lawyer;municipal judge in Washington, 1890-92; superior court judge inWashington, 1893-97;justice ofWashington state supreme court, 1909-33;chiefjustice of Washington state supreme court, 1921-22.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, in ahospitalat Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,December8, 1939 (age80 years, 210days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | Francis Wellington Cushman (1867-1909) — also known asFrancis W. Cushman;"Abe Lincoln of thePacific Coast" —of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Brighton,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,May 8,1867.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Washington, 1899-1909 (at-large 1899-1909,2nd District 1909); died in office 1909.Died, ofpneumonia,in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1909 (age42 years, 59days).Cremated;ashes interred at Tacoma Cemetery. | | William Henry Calkins (1842-1894) — also known asWilliam H. Calkins — of LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.Born inPikeCounty, Ohio,February18, 1842.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1871;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1877-84 (10th District 1877-81, 13thDistrict 1881-84); candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1884;justice ofWashington territorial supreme court, 1889.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,January29, 1894 (age51 years, 345days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | William Hall Doolittle (1848-1914) — also known asWilliam H. Doolittle — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born near North East,ErieCounty, Pa.,November6, 1848.Republican. Member of Washington state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1893-97; defeated, 1896.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,February26, 1914 (age65 years, 112days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Arvonia,OsageCounty, Kan.,July 24,1883.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died inoffice 1936.Member,Freemasons;Eagles;Elks.Died of aheartattack inWashington,D.C.,January10, 1936 (age52 years, 170days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | William Thompson (1813-1897) — of Iowa. Born in Pennsylvania,1813.Democrat. Member ofIowaterritorial legislature, 1843;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1847-50; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1860.Died in1897(ageabout84 years).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | James Wickersham (1857-1939) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.; Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska;Juneau,Alaska.Born in Patoka,MarionCounty, Ill.,August24, 1857.Republican. Probate judge in Washington, 1884-88; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1898;Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1900;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1909-17, 1919, 1921,1931-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from AlaskaTerritory,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business; member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died inJuneau,Alaska,October24, 1939 (age82 years, 61days).Cremated;ashes interred at Tacoma Cemetery. | | John Tyndall McCutcheon (1892-1971) — also known asJohn T. McCutcheon — of Chehalis,LewisCounty, Wash.; Steilacoom,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,March23, 1892.Republican.Farmer;U.S. Vice Consul inBordeaux, 1916-17;Marseille, 1917-18;Geneva, 1918;Beirut, 1919-20;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 6th District, 1932; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1941; member ofWashingtonstate senate 26th District, 1943-47.Died in Steilacoom,PierceCounty, Wash.,August9, 1971 (age79 years, 139days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John W. McCutcheon and Jane Tweed (Dandy) McCutcheon; married toTima Mary Gregg. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Chauncey Wright Griggs (1832-1910) — also known asChauncey W. Griggs — ofCarverCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Tolland,TollandCounty, Conn.,December31, 1832.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;wholesalegrocer;banker;lumberbusiness; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1866, 1881-82 (District 6 1866,District 24 1881-82); member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1867-69, 1883-86 (21st District 1867-69, 27thDistrict 1883-86); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWashington,1892.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,October29, 1910 (age77 years, 302days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery. | | Theodore Crosby Sears (1828-1898) — also known asTheodore C. Sears — of Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August4, 1828.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKansasstate senate, 1871-72; general attorney for the Missouri, Kansasand TexasRailroad,1872-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1880.Died, reportedly fromsenility,in Lakeview,PierceCounty, Wash.,November8, 1898 (age70 years, 96days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Lewis Sears and Sarah (Crosby) Sears; married to ElizabethHoyt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Alexander Wild Thornely (1845-1908) — also known asAlexander W. Thornely;John Alexander WyldeThornely —of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.; Long Prairie,ToddCounty, Minn.; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire,Wales,March,1845.Naturalized U.S. citizen;bookkeeper;feedandgrainbusiness;customsbroker; secretary, CrescentCoalCompany;Vice-Consulfor Mexico inTacoma,Wash., 1906-08.Englishancestry.Shotin the head by two robbers, anddied fourdays later in Fannie PaddockHospital,Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,January24, 1908 (age62 years, 0days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Roberts) Thornely and Robert Thornely; married,September6, 1881, to Louise Lavinia Hinkley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Tacoma (Wash.) NewsTribune, January 21, 1908 |
| | Clinton Peyre Ferry (1836-1909) — also known asClinton P. Ferry;"The Duke ofTacoma" —of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,May 24,1836.ConsularAgent for France inTacoma,Wash., 1898-1903.Frenchancestry.Died in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 31,1909 (age73 years, 68days).Interment at Tacoma Cemetery.
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