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Abbott, Dorothy b. December 16, 1920 d. December 15, 1968
Actress. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she was a Las Vegas showgirl when she began performing as an extra in the film "The Razors Edge" (1946). Her other movie credits included "Road to Rio" (1947), "Red, Hot and Blue" (1949), "The Caddy" (1953), "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957) and "Sergeants 3" (1962). For television, she appeared in "Dragnet", " Ford Theatre", "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" and "Leave it to Beaver". She was also married to actor Rudy Diaz. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Suicide
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Valley Lawn, Lot 2939
GPS coordinates: 34.0057602, -118.0508728 (hddd.dddd)
Ailey Jr., Alvin b. January 5, 1931 d. December 1, 1989
Dancer, Choreographer. Born in Rogers, Texas, he was the founder of the renown dance company the "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater". Starting in 1949, he studied with influential choreographer Lester Horton in Los Angeles, California. When Horton died in 1953, Alvin Ailey took over the Lester Horton Dance Theater and became the director and resident choreographer. He later went to New York City, New York to make his theatre debut in [Read More] (Bio by: Babe)
Cause of death: AIDS
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Anderson, Lillian b. 1911 d. 1962
Actress.
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Maple Lawn, Lot 1333, Grave 4
Barber, Carl Jerome 'Jerry' b. April 25, 1916 d. September 23, 1994
Professional Golfer, Won 7 PGA Majors (only 5 are counted today) most memorial win was the 1961 PGA Championship at the age of 45 & Captain of the Ryder Cup Team; "Putter of the Year" all in 1961. (Arnold Palmer and Gary Player were also on that same Ryder Cup Team.) US won the cup that year! The Head Professional at Wilshire CC in Los Angeles and later 1965 at Griffith Park, Los Angeles until his death. Designer and manufacture of Golden Touch Gold Clubs in 1960. Designed golf gloves for...[Read More]
Cause of death: Stroke
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Reflection
Barber, Rev. George Russell b. August 26, 1914 d. December 17, 2004
United States Military Chaplin. He was the last surviving D-Day Chaplin, who served as one of four chaplains with the Army's 1st Infantry Division at Omaha Beach when Allied forces stormed the shores of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He spent the day ministering to the wounded and dying at Omaha Beach, prepared the dead for burial and helped select the site of the U.S. Cemetery overlooking the beach. Serving throughout Europe during the war, he ministered during the Battle of the Bulge and the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Barnett, Griff b. November 12, 1884 d. January 12, 1958
Actor. Born in Blue Ridge, Texas, he was noted for his solid supporting roles most often as judges or doctors. He made his screen debut in "The Lone Ranger" (1938) and went on to appear in over 80 films. His credits included "Arizona" (1940), "Danger Woman" (1946), "Possessed" (1947), "Tap Roots" (1948), "Crossfire" (1949) and "Sierra" (1950). He retired from performing in 1955, three years before his death at the age of 73 in El Monte, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart condition & pneumonia
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Cypress Lawn, Lot 1435, Grave 1
Beard, Bobby b. August 2, 1930 d. October 16, 1999
Actor. Beard played the role of 'Cotton' in several of "The Little Rascal" comedies from 1932 to 1934. Some of the comedies include, "Birthday Blues" (1932), "A Lad An' A Lamp" (1932), "Fish Hooky" (1933), "Forgotten Babies" (1933), and "Hi'-Neighbor!" (1934). Beard was the brother of fellow Our Gang members, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Betty Jane Beard, Carlena Beard, and Rene Beard. He was also a veteran of the Korean War, having served as a Specialist First Class in the United States Army. (Bio by: K)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bedwell, Harry Chester b. January 8, 1888 d. October 4, 1955
Harry Bedwell was the author of over 70 short stories and one novel. He is considered one of the greats of the "railroad fiction" genre. His stories were regularly published in the popular magazines of his era, such as the Saturday Evening Post. His life was the subject of a biography by Frank P. Donovan, Jr., "Harry Bedwell, Last of the Great Railroad Storytellers." (Bio by: Ralph Bedwell)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bolanos, Enrique b. August 24, 1924 d. June 4, 2012
Professional Boxer. A popular and busy lightweight of the late 1940s, he is remembered for his three unsuccessful attempts to wrest the world title from Ike Williams. Raised in Mexico to age 17, he moved to San Francisco where he worked in the meat packing industry; having had a few early professional fights in his native land he made his American bow with a first round knockout of Buddy Spencer on June, 15, 1943, at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Bolanos quickly became a Southern...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bradley (Courtney), Curley (George) b. September 18, 1910 d. June 3, 1985
Actor. Born in Coalgate, Oklahoma, he began his career as a stunt man in silent films in the mid 1920s. In 1933, he joined the NBC Radio Network cast as a voice actor in the lead role of Tom Mix in the western radio adventure program "Tom Mix", which aired until 1950. Also at this, he appeared as a member of "The Ranch Boys" on the radio variety show, "The Fitch Bandwagon". By the mid 1950s, he also appeared on the radio variety show "Don McNeil's Breakfast Club," which aired in Hollywood until...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Cherry Blossom Garden, Lot 62, Grave B
Bull, Charles E. b. February 26, 1881 d. September 9, 1971
Actor, "Abe Lincoln" 1927, "Heart of Maryland" and "Iron Horse". (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Hillcrest Lawn, Lot 549, Grave 1
Burrell, Rusty b. November 15, 1925 d. April 15, 2002
As a sheriff's deputy in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Rusty Burrell served as bailiff during the trials of Caryl Chessman, Charles Manson, Patty Hearst and other high-profile cases. But for millions of Americans, Burrell was best known as the affable, silver-haired bailiff in the courtroom of Judge Joseph Wapner on TV's "The People's Court."
Cause of death: Lung Cancer
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Carey, Tim b. March 11, 1929 d. May 11, 1994
Actor. Appeared in motion pictures and on television from the 1950s to the 1990s. Appeared with James Dean in the 1955 drama "East of Eden." One of his more memorable roles was that of the menacing 'South Dakota Slim' in several of the 1960s comic "beach" movies. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunshine Terrace, L-2482 G-1
Carson, Ken b. November 14, 1914 d. April 7, 1994
Musician, Actor. Born Hubert Paul Flatt, he began his career singing and playing harmonica on a local radio show and later went on to perform with Stuart Hamblen, the Beverly Hill Billies (not to be confused with the later TV show of the same name) and The Ranch Boys before becoming a member of The Sons of the Pioneers along with Roy Rogers. Among...[Read More] (Bio by: Louis Mata)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunshine Terrace, Section 25, Lot 5856, Space 1
Chandler, Robert b. 1949 d. 1995
Professional Football Player. Played footbal as a wide receiver with the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders. He became a television host/personality after his football career was over. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: The Gardens, L-7, private garden
Chavez, Alexander b. October 15, 1929 d. October 1, 2003
Hall of Fame Boxer. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was dubbed �Fabulous Fabela' for his unorthodox stance. As a featherweight 1945 to 1955, he boxed in 587 professional rounds with 47 wins, 15 by knock out, 24 lost and 5 draws. In 1993, he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. He died in Hollywood, California, at age 73. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Coddington, Boyd b. August 28, 1944 d. February 27, 2008
Legendary Hot Rod Designer and Builder. Coddington attended machinist trade school at Idaho State University and moved to California in 1968. Building cars during the day and working as a machinist at Disneyland during the night, Boyd soon became known for his unique hot rods and in 1977 opened his own shop, Hot Rods by Boyd. Over his thirty-year reign as "King of the Hot Rods", Coddington's creations won the Grand National Roadster Show's "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" award seven times...[Read More] (Bio by: Louis Mata)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Fountainhead Lawn, Sec 1000
Cowan, Charley b. June 19, 1938 d. April 29, 1998
Professional Football Player. For fifteen seasons (1961 to 1975), he played at the tackle and guard positions in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams. Born Charles Edward Cowan, he attended Buffalo High School (West Virginia) and played collegiate football at New Mexico Highlands University. Selected by the Rams during the 4th round of the 1961 NFL Draft, he appeared in 206 regular season games. During the course of his career, he established himself as a staple of Los Angeles'...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Donfeld (Feld) (Donald Lee) b. July 3, 1934 d. February 3, 2007
Costume Designer. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute before being hired as an art director (at age 19) by Capitol Records, where he designed album covers. After several years he left Capitol to become a costume designer in the film industry. Donfeld's first screen assignment was 1961's "Sanctuary", for which he designed Lee Remick's costumes. Bette Davis insisted he create her clothes for "Dead Ringer", Ingrid Bergman asked for him on "Walk in the Spring Rain"; he designed Ann-Margret's...[Read More] (Bio by: Louis Mata)
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Prayer, sec. 18, lot 5007, grave 4
Eames, Kathryn b. July 25, 1908 d. December 12, 2004
Actress. She spent over 50 years as an actress on radio, television, movies, and every level of the theater from Broadway to regional and dinner theaters. Her first Broadway part was in Moss Hart's "Winged Victory." Other plays included "Lamp at Midnight", "Portrait of a Madonna" and "In White America." She toured with "Morning's at Seven", "Marat/Sade", "Anniversary Waltz", and "The Cat and the Canary." On television, she was a regular on such soap operas as "Secret Storm", "Love and Life", "...[Read More]
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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