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Bevan, Billy b. September 29, 1887 d. November 26, 1957
Actor. Prolific stage and screen actor, with a career that spanned the 1910s thru 1950s. He appeared in Mack Sennett comedies during the silent era. Married for a time to actress Leona Roberts. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: Section 5, Lot 24, Grave 4
Coscarart, Peter Joseph 'Pete' b. June 16, 1913 d. July 24, 2002
Major League Baseball Player. Signed out of San Diego State University, he played nine years in the major leagues as a second baseman and shortstop. He played with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1938 through 1941. In 1940, he played in the All Star game, primarily being selected for his fielding talents. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates and played with them from 1941 through 1946. In 1944, he was again named to the All Star team for the National League. He was inducted into the Brooklyn...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
GPS coordinates: 33.1313095, -117.0281830 (hddd.dddd)
Cubbison, Sophie b. 1890 d. November, 1982
Businesswoman. Long before women became regulars in the corporate world, Mrs. Cubbison -- Sophie Huchting Cubbison -- parlayed her knack for baking and her home economics degree into a successful company that still bears her name. "Mrs. Cubbison's" pre-packaged stuffing and dressing mixes are a fixture in grocery stores throughout the western United States. Cubbison, born in 1890, learned to cook growing up on her family's ranch in San Marcos, California. After graduating in 1912, Sophie...[Read More] (Bio by: Harry Martin)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
Djujic, Momcilo Voyvoda b. 1907 d. September 11, 1999
WWII Chetnik warrior-priest. He is a Serbian legend praised in folk songs and stories for his bravery and military prowess. Yugoslavia was a confused land during the war with three main political forces going in different directions. The Chetniks loyal to the exiled Monarchy, The Croatian Ustashe placed in control as puppets by the occupying Nazi's and Tito's communist Partisans who were victorious in the end. All at times engaged the Nazi's, other times each other. Djudic shed his priest...[Read More]
Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
Londos, Jim b. January 2, 1894 d. August 19, 1975
Professional Wrestler. Born Christopher Theophelus in Argos, Greece (the exact date of his birth was not recorded, and is variously reported as 1894 to 1897). Running away from home at the age of thirteen he came to America, settling in San Francisco. He worked at menial jobs for two years before becoming an amateur wrestler. In 1920 he turned professional. Considered small for a wrestler at 5' 8" and 200 lbs. (at the height of his career) he worked his way up the wrestling circuit for the next...[Read More] (Bio by: O'side Native)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: Old section, top of hill, next to road
Vaughn, Billy b. April 12, 1919 d. September 26, 1991
Musician. Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, he was among the most successful saxophone instrumental artists of the 1950s and 60s. He started as a vocalist for "The Hilltoppers" in 1952 and by the mid 1950s, was musical director of Dot Records. Noted for playing two saxophones at once, he recorded over 25 albums of cover instrumentals for Dot. Many of his recordings outsold the originals, among them "Hearts of Stone", "I Hear You Knocking", "The Shifting, Whispering Sands", "Melody of Love" and "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: Section 11, Lot 437, Grave 3

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