Find A Grave - Westminster Memorial Park

Barnes, Jesse b. August 26, 1892 d. September 9, 1961
Major league baseball pitcher from 1915-1927. Jesse played 13 years for 3 different teams, Boston Braves, NY Giants, and Brooklyn Robins. His brother Virgil Barnes played for the Braves after Jesse was traded. (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Plot: Four Seasons, Section 29, Lot 224
Buffum, Harry b. 1895 d. 1960
Business Magnate. Founder of the famous "Buffum's" chain of department stores. (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Plot: Block 34, Section 251B, Space 5
Curry Jr., Charles Forrest b. August 13, 1893 d. October 7, 1972
US Congressman. Elected to represent California's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1933. He was defeated in 1932. (Bio by: K)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Fredericks, Neal Leslie b. July 24, 1969 d. August 14, 2004
Cinematographer. He was the Director of Photography for "The Blair Witch Project." During filming of his latest movie "Cross Bones" in Florida, the plane in which he was flying developed engine problems and crashed near the Florida Keys. He was still strapped to his camera equipment which dragged him down into the water. The rest of the camera crew survived. His other cinematography credits include various commercials and music videos, as well as the films "Dreamers," "The Laughing Dead," "...[Read More] (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Plot: Meditation, Lot 250, grave 4
Griggs, Loyal Allen b. August 15, 1906 d. May 6, 1978
Cinematographer, Special Effects Artist. Born in Michigan, he was raised in Los Angeles and joined Paramount's special effects department straight out of high school. One of the finest process photographers in the business, Griggs helped create the spectacular earthquake sequence for "San Francisco" (1936) and shared a technical Academy Award for "Spawn of the North" (1938). He finally graduated to director of photography in 1951 and won an Oscar for his beautiful color lensing of the classic...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Plot: Block 19-A, Section 49, Space 4
GPS coordinates: 33.4493790, -117.5965805 (hddd.dddd)
Lockin, Danny b. July 13, 1943 d. August 21, 1977
Actor and Murder Victim. Danny appeared in "Hello Dolly" as 'Barnaby' and numerous television shows. He also appeared on "Dean Martin presents the Golddiggers." On August 21, 1977, Danny had competed on "The Gong Show." He lived in Orange County and worked for his mother's dance studio at the time. He went to a bar in Garden Grove, California, for a drink. Danny was found murdered in the apartment of Charles Hopkins who had stabbed him 100 times. Police found a "torture diary" under Hopkins'...[Read More] (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Plot: Block 29, Section 219, Grave 4
Nowell, Bradley James b. February 22, 1968 d. May 25, 1996
Rock Musician. A native of Southern California, he was the lead singer for the musical group, "Sublime". Formed in Long Beach, California, in 1988, as a garage band, the group also included drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson. Known for there styles of punk, funk, rap, dub, ska, and hard rock music, the group originally played parties and other venues. Born into a musical family (his mother was a singer and his father a guitar player), Nowell began an interest in music at a young age...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Plot: South end of park, Shakespeare Lane; Sec. 31, Grave 114, Marker 7 (between 3rd and 4th tree by curb)
Repp, Stafford Alois b. April 26, 1918 d. November 5, 1974
Actor. Born in San Francisco, California, he was a veteran character performer best remembered for the role of police Chief O'Hara" on the original 1960s TV series, "Batman". After his service in the US Army Air Corps during World War II, he began his acting career working on the sound stages in the early productions for television shows. He went on to appear on many TV shows such as "Frontier", "How to Marry a Millionaire", "State Trooper", "The Phil Slivers' Show", "The Thin Man", "Twilight...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Sturgeon, Robert Howard b. August 6, 1919 d. March 10, 2007
Major League Baseball Player. Bobby Sturgeon was an infielder who played parts of 6 seasons in the Major Leagues. The Clinton, Indiana native was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization when his contract was purchased by the Chicago Cubs on December 27, 1939. A shortstop who could also play second and third, he made his Major League debut on April 16, 1940, in a 2-1 Opening Day loss to Paul Derringer and the Cincinnati Reds. Sturgeon batted just .190 in 7 games with Chicago that season...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA
Worley, Kenneth Lee b. April 27, 1948 d. August 12, 1968
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Official Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a machine gunner with Company L, 3d Battalion, in action against enemy forces. After establishing a night ambush position in a house in the Bo Ban, Hamlet of Quang Nam Province, security was set up and the remainder of the patrol members retired until their respective watch. During the early morning hours the...[Read More]
Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA

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