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• Barker, Arthur R. "Doc"    b. 1899  d. January 13, 1939
  Criminal. The third son of Kate "Ma" Barker and a member of the Barker Gang, Doc Barker spent much of his life in and out of prison. In January 1935, he was arrested for the last time for his role in the 1934 Barker Gang kidnapping and ransom of Minnesota banker Edward G. Bremer and was sentenced to life in prison at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. He was later transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary later that same year. On January 13, 1939, he led an escape attempt with fellow inmates...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Cosmos Plot (Potter's Field)
   
• Bowers, Joseph   b. December 13, 1896  d. April 27, 1936
  Criminal. A native of Austria, Bowers was arrested for a post office robbery in 1931 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. After spending some time at McNeil Island Penitentiary and later Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, he was transferred to the newly opened Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1934. Believed by many inmates to have gone insane, he attempted to commit suicide in his cell a year after his arrival. On April 27, 1936, he was assigned to work at the prison's garbage incinerator...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• de La Motte, Margeurite    b. June 22, 1902  d. March 10, 1950
  Dancer. Actress. Born in Duluth, Minnesota and educated in San Diego, California she trained as a dancer. She appeared in over 50 films in her career, including H.B. Warner’s ‘The Pagan God’ and ‘For a Woman’s Honor’ in 1919. Her popularity escalated when she was teamed with Douglas Fairbanks in a series of films including ‘The Mark of Zorro’ in 1920, ‘The Three Musketeers’ in 1921, and ‘The Iron Mask’ in 1929. She also starred opposite Lon Chaney in 1922’s ‘The Shadows’. She was married to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Cause of death: Cerebral thrombosis
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Olivet Columbarium, Room M, Niche 115
   
• DeHaven, John Jefferson    b. March 12, 1845  d. January 26, 1913
  US Congressman. Elected to represent California in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1889 to 1890. Also served as a Member of the California State Assembly in 1869, Member of California State Senate from 1871 to 1873, and Justice of the California State Supreme Court from 1890 to 1895. (Bio by: K)
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Hall, Danniebelle   b. October 6, 1938  d. December 28, 2000
  Danniebelle Hall was a world renowned gospel singer. Her songs brought faith and hope to a multitude of devoted listeners. She sang with great gospel artists such as Andrae Crouch ("Take Me Back" and "Soon and Very Soon"). Dannibelle wrote and arranged most of her music, including "Let Me Have a Dream" and "Create In Me." (Bio by: Brenda Woods)
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Ishi [original burial site]    b. 1860  d. March 25, 1916
  Historical Figure. The last known Yahi Indian, Ishi was also claimed to be the last "wild" Native American. A survivor of the 1866 Three Knolls Massacre, he was found alone near Oroville, California in 1911 on the verge of death. In August of that year, Ishi was placed under supervision of anthropologists Alfred Kroeber and Thomas Waterman and was taken to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, San Francisco. Since he had never revealed his true name due to custom, Kroeber...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Suhr, August Richard 'Gus'   b. January 3, 1906  d. January 15, 2004
  Professional baseball player. Played first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1930 to 1939 and for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1939 to 1940. He had a life time batting average of .279 and was a National League All Star in 1936. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Woods, Samuel Davis    b. September 19, 1845  d. December 24, 1915
  US Congressman. Elected to represent California in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1900, and 1901 to 1903. (Bio by: K)
  Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   

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