Find A Grave - Greenwood Memorial Park

Beneke, Tex (Gordon Lee) b. February 12, 1914 d. May 30, 2000
Big Band Singer, Musician, Actor. A saxophone player and singer, he preformed in the Ben Young Orchestra from 1935 to 1937 before joining the legendary Glenn Miller band in 1938. His vocal work includes "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo," "Chattanooga Choo Choo," and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree." Tex started his own band called 'Tex Beneke and His Orchestra.' In 1946, Glenn Miller's widow made a request that Tex take over leadership of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He starred in the television...[Read More]
Cause of death: Respiratory arrest
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Bragan, Bobby b. October 30, 1917 d. January 21, 2010
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. For seven seasons (1940 to 1944, 1947 to 1948), he played at the shortstop, catcher and third base positions with the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers. Born Robert Randall Bragan, he made his big league debut with the Phillies on April 16, 1940. He enjoyed his most successful season the following year, when he appeared in 154 games, recording 140 hits, while driving in 69 runs. His career yielded to his service in the United States Military...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Carter, Amon
Businessman. Publishing magnate, art collector, and philanthropist.
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Family Crypt, Garden of Devotion
Cliburn, Rildia Bee O'Bryan b. 1896 d. 1994
Entertainer. A star in her own right, she was the mother of pianist Van Cliburn.
Cause of death: Old age
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Mausoleum
Cliburn, Van (Harvey Lavan) b. July 12, 1934 d. February 27, 2013
Pianist, Recording Artist and International Celebrity. His winning the quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow in 1958, at the height of the Cold War, made him a figure on the world stage and led to a thaw in U.S.-Soviet relations. Founded the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, a quadrennial competition hosted by the Van Cliburn Foundation, whose prestige now rivals that of the Tchaikovsky Competition. Retired from public life in the 1970s upon the death of...[Read More] (Bio by: John Andrew Prime)
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Donohue, Pete b. November 5, 1900 d. February 23, 1988
Major League Baseball Player. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound right-hander was a three-time 20-game winner with the Cincinnati Reds. The product of Texas Christian University joined the Reds in 1921 and was soon a star pitcher. He was 18-9 in 1922 with a 3.12 earned run average for 242 innings and 18 complete games in 30 starts. The following year he went 21-15 with a 3.38 ERA for 274 innings and 19 complete games in 36 starts. He was 16-9 and a 3.60 ERA in 1924 and led the league with 27 complete...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Elliott, Lawrence C. b. November 16, 1901 d. May 15, 1970
Aviation Pioneer. Born in Greenville, Texas, while in high school he built an experimental airplane. In 1924, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, earned awards in air races and became a U.S. Army flight Instructor. After his time in the service, he began a career with the Aeronautics Branch of the US Department of Commerce and was stationed at Southwest Regional Headquarters in Fort Worth for 25 years. He was instrumental in marking domestic flight routes, developing...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Garden of Devotion
Evans, Lon Worth b. December 25, 1911 d. December 11, 1992
Professional football player and motion picture actor. After attending Fort Worth Polytechnic High School, he played football for Texas Christian University. He was an all-conference lineman for the Horned Frogs football team in 1932 and was named an honorable mention All-American the same year. His prowess attracted the attention of professional football scouts, and he played five seasons as a star offensive lineman with the Green Bay Packers from 1933 through 1937. He was named All Pro in...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Hogan, Ben b. August 13, 1912 d. July 25, 1997
Professional Golf Player. Beginning as a caddy at the age of eleven, he turned pro in 1931 and went on to win 63 P.G.A. sponsored golf tournaments and a total of 71 tournaments overall. Among these were four U.S. Opens, two Masters, two P.G.A. championships and a British Open. He was given the nickname of "The Hawk" for his determined style of play. In February, 1949, Hogan and his wife were seriously injured in an accident of a foggy Texas highway when their vehicle was struck by a bus...[Read More] (Bio by: John Perin)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Court of Wisdom, Crypt 178
Konetchy, Edward 'Big Ed' b. September 3, 1885 d. May 27, 1947
Major League Baseball Player. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he was a first baseman making his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 29, 1907. For fifteen seasons, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1907-13), Pittsburgh Pirates (1914), Pittsburgh Rebels (1915), Boston Braves (1916-18), Brooklyn Robins (1919-20) and Philadelphia Phillies (1921). He batted over .300 four times, ending his career with a record of 2150 hits, 74 home runs, 992 runs batted in and a .281 batting average. In...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Sec. 29 Lot 138
Kraft, Clarence
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Evansville, Indiana, on June 9, 1887, he was a first baseman making his debut for the Boston Braves on May 1, 1914. Although he only played for a few weeks at the Major League level he had a .333 batting average and a 1.000 fielding percentage. However, he went on to be most noted for his Minor League achievements with the Fort Worth Panthers (1922-24). In 1924, he hit 55 home runs, drove in 196 runs, with a batting average of .349 and set several league...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Mausoleum
Locklear, Ormer b. October 28, 1891 d. August 2, 1920
Pioneer Aviator. Born in Greenville, Texas, he was a daredevil stunt pilot, flew in air circus shows and was credited as the first man to wing walk. With the advent of World War I, he joined the US Army Air Service in 1917 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He was a flight instructor at Barron Field Texas and by the war's end he was assigned to military recruitment. After his service time, he returned to branstorming and moved to California, to start his own air show with other military...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: 89-9E
McCahan, Bill b. June 7, 1921 d. July 3, 1986
Major League Baseball Player. The Philadelphia Athletics right-hander fired a no-hitter during his rookie year against the Washington Senators on September 3, 1947. He missed a perfect game when Stan Spence reached first base in the second inning as first baseman Ferris Fain fielded his grounder and threw wildly to McCahan covering first. He was 10-5 with a 3.32 earned run average in 1947, but he suffered arm problems because of an off-season job lifting heavy oil barrels. He finished his four-...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Meacham, Henry Clay b. October 10, 1869 d. December 7, 1929
Fort Worth Mayor. In 1927 the Fort Worth Airport was renamed to Meacham Filed in his honor.
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 35, Lot 48
GPS coordinates: 32.4588699, -97.2197189 (hddd.dddd)
Pangburn, H.T. b. 1875 d. 1928
Businessman. Founder of the Pangburn Candy Company.
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Renfro, Ray b. November 7, 1929 d. August 4, 1997
Professional Football Player. A Nation Football League receiver for the Cleveland Browns from 1952 to 1963, he also coached for the Dallas Cowboys (1968 to 1972), Washington Redskins (1965 to 1966) and Detroit Lions (1964). He held the Browns' career record for yards-per-catch with a 19.6 average. On the Brown's all-time lists he ranks second in receiving yards with 5,508 and eighth in receptions with 281.
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Adoration Lot 347, Space 1B
GPS coordinates: 32.4590912, -97.2217789 (hddd.dddd)
Roberts, Roy b. March 19, 1906 d. May 28, 1975
Actor. Born Roy Barnes Jones in Tampa, Florida, the youngest of six children. His early career was on the Broadway stage, in such plays as "Old Man Murphy" (1931), "Twentieth Century" (1932), The Body Beautiful (1935) and "My Sister Eileen" (1942). He was under contract to 20th Century Fox in the 1940s. His film debut was in "Guadalcanal Diary" in 1943. He most often played fastidious, authority figures including military officers, clerics, police officers and the like. He guest starred on TV...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Eubanks)
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 42, Lot 314
Roddy, Rod b. September 28, 1937 d. October 27, 2003
Television Announcer. Roddy is best remembered as the announcer for the television game show, "The Price Is Right" from 1986 to 2003. Roddy's most famous line was, "Come On Down...You're The Next Contestant On The Price Is Right." A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Roddy was born Robert Ray Roddy on September 18, 1937, and later attended the Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He gained fame as the announcer for such television game shows as, "Family Feud" from 1991 to 1992, "Love...[Read More]
Cause of death: Cancer
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: He is buried behind his mother Doris in section Peace 44
GPS coordinates: 32.7620506, -97.3684845 (hddd.dddd)
Runnels, Tommy b. January 28, 1934 d. April 7, 2012
Professional Football Player. Born Melvin Thomas Runnels, his athletic accomplishments could be traced back to his high school years, when he was a standout player at North Side (Texas). He continued to excel while attending North Texas State College (now the University of North Texas) and under coach Odus Mitchell, he was a contributor to two Gulf Coast Conference Championships (1955 and 1956) and earned All-Gulf Coast Conference status. Selected by the Los Angeles Rams during the 14th round...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Tandy, Charles David b. May 15, 1918 d. November 4, 1978
Businessman. Founder of the Tandy Corporation, which includes Radio Shack and Tandy Leather.
Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot: Family crypt

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