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Barkley, John b. August 28, 1895 d. April 14, 1966
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during World War I in the United States Army as a Private First Class, in Company K, 4th Infantry, 3rd Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Cunel, France on October 7, 1918. His citation reads "Pfc. Barkley, who was stationed in an observation post half a kilometer from the German line, on his own initiative repaired a captured enemy machinegun and mounted it in a disabled French tank near his post. Shortly afterward...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Bartle, Harold Roe Bennett Sturdyvant b. 1901 d. 1974
Kansas City Mayor, Boy Scout Executive. The son of a poor minister who grew up in coal mining towns of Virginia, he served in the infantry during World War I, and saved most of his pay, which he invested in oil lands and banks after the war. Having vowed he would devote his life to public service once he had achieved financial security, he retired from his law practice and joined the staff of the Boy Scouts. His service with the Boy Scouts took him and his family to Wyoming, St. Joseph Missouri...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Boyle, Harold V. 'Hal' b. 1911 d. 1974
Hal Boyle graduated from Central High School in Kansas City Missouri, started as a copy boy at the Kansas City Bureau of Associated Press, later became a reporter, was AP's first columnist, won a Pulitzer prize in 1945 for columns and stories from the North African and European war theaters, wrote a book "Best of Boyle". Per the AP web site: "During 30 years with the AP Boyle wrote some 7,680 columns. He had more bylines than any other AP writer at the time of his retirement in 1974." (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Cause of death: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gerhig's disease)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Brennan, Addison Foster b. July 18, 1887 d. January 7, 1962
Major League Baseball Player. He played on four teams in seven seasons in the major leagues as a left-handed pitcher. He played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1910 to 1913), Chicago Whales (1914 to 1915), and split his last year in 1918 with the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians. He appeared in 132 games, 77 as starting pitcher. During his ML career he won 37 and lost 36 with an earned run average of 3.11. He struck out 283 batters. (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Butler, Walter Halben b. February 13, 1852 d. April 24, 1931
US Congressman. Elected to represent Iowa's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1891 to 1893. (Bio by: K)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Crittenden, Thomas Theodore b. January 1, 1832 d. May 29, 1909
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman, Missouri Governor. The nephew of powerful Kentucky Unionist Senator John Jordan Crittenden, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War first as a Captain, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Missouri Militia Cavalry. During the war, however, he was appointed as Missouri's Attorney General, which he served in from 1864 until 1865. He was twice elected to represent...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 19, Lot 121, Grave 5
Donaldson, Jesse Monroe b. August 16, 1885 d. March 25, 1970
Presidential cabinet secretary. Donaldson joined the post office as a letter carrier in 1908 He became a postal inspector and then a supervisor and manager, serving in positions of increasing rank and responsibility in Tennessee, Oklahoma and Missouri. In 1945 he was appointed Assistant Postmaster General. During Donaldson's tenure, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan became increasingly dissatisfied with his job, so Donaldson often sat in for him at cabinet meetings and served as Acting...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 46, Lot 152, Space 4
Greenlease Jr., Robert Cosgrove 'Bobby' b. 1947 d. September 28, 1953
On September 28, 1953, 6 year old Bobby Greenlease Jr. was attending Notre Dame de Sion, a private elemetary school at 3823 Locust Avenue in Kansas City, MO. At approximately 11:00am, a woman named Bonnie Heady came to the school and told a nun there she was Bobby's aunt, and that Bobby's mother had suffered a heart attack while shopping on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City MO. The nun released Bobby to Bonnie Heady, and together they left the school in a Toedman Cab, and went to the Katz...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Cause of death: Murdered, gunshot to head
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Abbey Mausoleum, walk in the front door, straight to the very back room with the window, on the left
Hall, Joyce Clyde b. August 29, 1891 d. October 29, 1982
Business Magnate. Born in David City, Nebraska, son of George Nelson Hall and Nancy Dudley Houston Hall. He was named Joyce after a Methodist Minister that visited their town. His family was very poor, and he worked odd jobs, mostly involving sales, from age 8 on to supplement the meager income of his father. When he was 16, Joyce and his two older brothers, Rollie and William, pooled their money and opened the Norfolk Post Card Company. But the market for imported post cards was limited, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Sherry)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 100, Lot 74, Space 10
Johnson, Waldo P. b. September 16, 1816 d. August 14, 1885
US Senator, CSA Senator.
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Behind the Confederate Memorial, across the road. Historic marker at the cemetery entrance gives dir
Jones, Rufus R. 'Freight Train' b. July 4, 1933 d. November 13, 1993
Professional Wrestler. He was a wrestler from 1969 until 1987, and held the Central States and Mid-Atlantic States tag team Championship in the WWF (now WWE). After retiring from wrestling he owned the Ringside Restaurant and Bar in Brunswick, Missouri until his death at the age of 60. He is famous for saying "My name is Rufus R. Jones, and the "R" stands for guts". (Bio by: Miss Hildy)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Kuhel, Joe b. June 25, 1906 d. February 26, 1984
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. The switch-hitting first baseman played 18 years in the big leagues with the Washington Senators (1930 to 1937, 1944 to 1946) and the Chicago White Sox (1938 to 1943, 1946 to 1947). In 1933 he hit .322 with 34 doubles, 11 homers and 107 runs batted in but managed only a .150 average in five games during the World Series that year against the New York Giants. He had his most productive season in 1936 when he hit .321 with 42 doubles, 16 homers and 118 RBIs...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Lillenas, Haldor b. 1885 d. 1959
Hymn Writer. He wrote the text and melody to the beloved hymns, "The Bible Stands" and "Wonderful Grace of Jesus," among many others. He also wrote the melody for "It is Glory Just to Walk With Him." The publishing company he started, which bears his name, is still one of the premier publishers of sacred music today. (Bio by: Mike Reed)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 20, Lot 120
Moore, Wilbur F. d. December 9, 1924
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company C, 117th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864. His citation reads "Captured flag of a Confederate battery while far in advance of the Union lines". His Medal was issued to him on February 22, 1865.
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Mumford, William Bruce [cenotaph] d. June 7, 1862
National forces occupied the largest city of the Confederacy in April 1862. Soon after Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler took command of New Orleans, he announced that no activity or gesture in support of secession would be tolerated. Professional gambler William Mumford decided to take a chance by violating the edict. At the U.S. Mint, he chopped a staff in two in order to get the hated flag out of his sight. He then dragged the flag through the streets. True to his warning, Butler promptly dragged...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Denardo)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Neff, Andrew Jackson b. November 30, 1825 d. November 26, 1904
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. In September 1862, he enlisted in the 84th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry and was appointed 1st Lieutenant. With the 84th Regiment, he saw action in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and South Carolina from late 1862 to 1864. For services as Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 84th at the conflict at Tunnel Hill, Georgia on February 24, 1864, he was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on March 13, 1865. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 24, Lot 67
O'Neil, Buck (John Jordan) b. November 13, 1911 d. October 6, 2006
Negro Leagues Baseball player, Manager. Playing the position of first baseman, he led the Negro National League with a .353 batting average in 1946, then hit .333 with two home runs in the Black World Series. Whether as first baseman or manager in his years in the Negro League from 1938 to 1955, the teams many associated him with were such teams as the Miami Giants, Shreveport Acme Giants, Memphis Red Sox, Kansas City Monarchs. From 1948 through 1955, he managed some of the finest Kansas City...[Read More] (Bio by: Allcalmap)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Paige, Satchel (Leroy Robert) b. July 7, 1906 d. June 8, 1982
Hall of Fame Negro and Major League Baseball Player. Gaining his nickname as a railroad porter as a boy, he became a legendary right-handed pitcher while playing for the Chattanooga Black Lookouts (1926 to 1927), Birmingham Black Barons (1927 to 1930), Baltimore Black Socks (1930) Cleveland Cubs (1931), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931 to 1937) Kansas City Monarchs (1935 to 1936, 1939 to 1948, 1950, 1955), Santo Domingo (1937), Santo Domingo All Stars (1937), Newark Eagles (1938), Mexican League (...[Read More]
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Peters, Mason Summers b. September 3, 1844 d. February 14, 1914
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kansas's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1899.
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Ragan, Rip (Arthur) b. June 5, 1878 d. June 8, 1953
Professional baseball player. Ragan was a pitcher for the 1903 Cincinnati Reds. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

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