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Groesbeck, Alexander Joseph 'Alex' b. March 7, 1873 d. March 10, 1953
Governor of Michigan from 1921-1927.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Guest, Edgar b. August 20, 1881 d. August 5, 1959
Poet.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 27, Lot 51, Grave 7
Henderson, Billy b. August 9, 1939 d. February 2, 2007
Soul Singer. He was lead singer and co-founder of the Detroit vocal group, "The Spinners". They were considered the greatest soul group of the 1970s, with a string of Top 20 hits that included "It's A Shame," "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "Then Came You" and "The Rubberband Man." They were nominated for six Grammy Awards and became the second black musical group to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They are also members of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. He...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Holley, Earl B. b. January 13, 1881 d. December 5, 1958
Automotive Engineer and Designer. In 1899, he and his brother George founded the Holley Motor Company and sold 600 Holley Motorette automobiles between 1902 and 1906. But it was their design of the Holley carburetor that revolutionized gasoline engine development. In 1903 the Holley Carburetor Company produced carburetors for the Curved Dash Oldsmobile and then became the major carburetor supplier to Ford, Pierce-Arrow...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Holley Sr., George Melvin b. April 11, 1878 d. June 27, 1963
Automotive Engineer and Designer. In 1899, he and his brother Earl founded the Holley Motor Company and sold 600 Holley Motorette automobiles between 1902 and 1906. But it was their design of the Holley carburetor that revolutionized gasoline engine development. In 1903 the Holley Carburetor Company produced carburetors for the Curved Dash Oldsmobile and then became the major carburetor supplier to Ford, Pierce-Arrow...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Holton, DeShaun 'Proof' b. October 2, 1973 d. April 11, 2006
Rap Musician. Also known as Dirty Harry and Oil Can Harry. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he was a member of the popular rap group, 'D12.' The group which usually sang with the likes of Eminem also included the members Swift, Kon Artis, Bizarre, and Kuniva. A longtime friend of Eminem's Proof along with Bizarre was an original founder of the group in 1990. Also known as the Dirty Dozen or Eminem's hypemen, the group released there debut album, "Devil's Night," on the Interscope Records Label in...[Read More]
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Rosa L. Parks Freedom Chapel
Hudson, Joseph Lowthian b. October 17, 1846 d. July 5, 1912
Department store magnate. More commonly known as J.L. Hudson, as in J.L. Hudson's Deptartment Store, he came to Detroit, Michigan in 1877, opening a men's & boy's clothing store in 1881 at age 35. In 1891, he built an 8-story store in downtown Detroit, which, together with a 1907 addition, was demolished in the 1920s. In 1911, he opened a store on Detroit's main street, Woodward Ave., adding to it between 1925-28 with 16-stories, part of which extended into a 25-story tower. A 12-story addition...[Read More] (Bio by: Earl Richard Sutton)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 10
Jackson, Michael [cenotaph] b. August 29, 1958 d. June 25, 2009
Musician, Entertainer. He was called the "King of Pop," and is best remembered for his revolutionary videos such as "Thriller" (1982), and "Dangerous" (1991), as well as two Guinness World Records: Most successful entertainer of all time (with 13 Grammy Awards, 13 Number One single hits in a solo career, and sales of over 750 million in albums worldwide), and for having the greatest selling album of all time ("Thriller"). He is also remembered for his trademark single sequined white glove, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Near front entrance at first drive to right, in Section 6
Jackson, Pervis b. May 17, 1938 d. August 18, 2008
R&B Singer. He was the bass singer and original member of The Spinners. During the 1950s, he and his high school friends first formed a doo-wop ensemble called The Domingoes; later changing their name to The Spinners, they recorded for Harvey Fugua and Gwen Gordy's label Tri-Phi label before switching to Motown in 1963. They were best known for such hits as, "I'll Be Around", "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", and Mighty Love". In 1999 the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame...[Read More] (Bio by: Babe)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 15, Angel Gardens Mausoleum
Jamerson, James b. January 29, 1939 d. August 2, 1983
Musician. He was an outstanding bass player regarded as the first virtuoso of the electric bass. In 1959, when Berry Gordy founded Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, Jamerson became a founding member of Motown studio band known as the "Funk Brothers". His bass playing proved to be a defining element of the Motown sound on such classics as "Reach Out I'll Be There" by the Four Tops, "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas, "I Was Made to Love Her" by Stevie Wonder, "You Can't Hurry...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 37, Plot 265, Grave 4
Johnson, Marv b. October 15, 1938 d. May 16, 1993
Rock/R&B Singer. Johnson was born Marvin Earl Johnson on October 15, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan. He was raised on gospel music to the likes of Louis Jordan. In high school Johnson joined a local singing group, and later played carnivals and fairs. In 1958, he recorded his first songs, 'My Baby-O' and 'Once Upon a Time.' Jackson's single didn't fair well but he did get a meeting with Motown Records producer Berry Gordy. After Johnson played his original song "Come to Me" for Gordy and his future...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Woodlawn Cemetery - Section 35
Jones, Uriel b. June 13, 1934 d. March 23, 2009
Musician. He was a versatile drummer and a original member of the "Funk Brothers" session band for Motown Records, 1960s to 1970s. He played on numerous tracks, including "My Girl", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by the Temptations, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin, plus versions of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight and the Pips. He also toured with Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops and Tammi...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Killian, Edwin Henry 'Twilight Ed' b. November 12, 1876 d. July 18, 1928
Major League Baseball Player. He made his major league debut on August 25, 1903, as a left handed pitcher for the Cleveland Naps. Acquired by Detroit in 1904, he won 23 games in his second year as a Tiger. Pitching in the dead-ball era, he was the hardest pitcher to homer against in Major League history and allowed only nine homers in his career. He played his last game for the Tigers on July 15, 1910, with a career 1598 endings pitched, 105-78 win lost record and a 2.38 earn run average. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Lucking, Alfred b. December 18, 1856 d. December 1, 1929
US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1903 to 1905. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1924. He was also an attorney. (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Manoogian, Alex b. June 28, 1901 d. July 10, 1996
Inventor, Philanthropist. He perfected the design of the single-handed faucet in 1954.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: * Original burial location
Martin, Lewis Albert b. April 15, 1923 d. August 12, 2005
Jazz Musician. Lewis was born in Lawrence County, South Carolina, and moved to Detroit, Michigan, as a child. He attended Detroit Public Schools and graduated from Northwestern High School, where he'd been involved in music playing the tuba and the bass fiddle. He later joined various Detroit area bands, and played local clubs as well as other venues around the country. Playing the bass fiddle, he toured with such legendary jazz artists as Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Ray...[Read More] (Bio by: Always with Love)
Cause of death: Complications of Alzheimer's disease
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Matthews, Johnnie Mae b. December 31, 1922 d. January 6, 2002
Singer, Record Producer, Songwriter. As the founder of Northern Record Label, as well as its many subsidiaries, she was the first African American female to actively own and operate her own record label. Nicknamed the "God Mother of Detroit Soul", she was a member of the vocal group "The Five Dapps" and was lead vocalist on "You're So Unfaithful" (1957). It was in 1958 when she borrowed $85.00 from her husband she become owner of her own record label "Northern Recording Company". In 1959, "...[Read More] (Bio by: Babe)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 42
Mayes, Lenny (Leonard Cornell) b. April 5, 1951 d. November 7, 2004
Soul Singer. He made his professional debut at 14 singing with the Casanovas, then recorded with the Sunrise Movement in 1968. He took Elbert "Al" Wilkins' place in the Dramatics in 1973. His first album with the group was that year's "A Dramatic Experience," on which he sang lead with L.J. Reynolds on the song "You Could Become the Very Heart Of Me." He sang lead on most of the songs on the group's 1974 album "Dramatic Jackpot." When the Dramatics disbanded after their 1982 album "Somewhere In...[Read More] (Bio by: W. Arnold Holmes)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
McCree Jr., Wade Hampton b. July 3, 1920 d. August 30, 1987
Respected and revered lawyer, judge and second African-American Solicitor General of the United States (1977-1981). Wade H. McCree, Jr. has been fondly described as "a lawyer's lawyer, a judge's judge, and an intellectual giant, a role model for all in the legal profession. He came from a long line of people determined to have an education despite all difficulties. McCree, one of five children was born in July of 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa, son of Wade McCree,Sr., who opened what is believed to...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Moody, Arthur Edson 'Blair' b. February 13, 1902 d. July 20, 1954
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1951 to 1952. He was defeated as Democratic in 1952, and 1954. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1952. He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on July 20, 1954, while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator. (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

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