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Barbour, Henry Ellsworth b. March 8, 1877 d. March 21, 1945
US Congressman. Elected to represent California's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1933.
Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Boone, J.R. b. July 29, 1921 d. January 21, 2012
Professional Football Player, College Football Coach. For six seasons (1948 to 1953), he played at the halfback and defensive back positions in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers. He attended Sand Springs High School (Oklahoma) and played collegiate football at University of Tulsa, where he was a multi-sport athlete who lettered in track, baseball and basketball, in addition to football. In 1947, he led the Hurricanes in rushing yards...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Chapel of the Light Columbarium, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Plot: Entombment
Church, Denver Samuel b. December 11, 1862 d. February 21, 1952
US Congressman, State Court Judge. Elected to represent California in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913-1919 and 1933-1935.
Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Crowley, John b. 1891 d. 1940
Father John Crowley was a pastor in the Eastern Sierra Region of California. He devoted his life to the spiritual and economic welfare of the people of Owens Valley, and is remembered for healing long standing divsion and bitterness towards the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Father Crowley died in a car accident, falling asleep at the wheel after spending the night at the home of a sick parishioner. In 1941, his efforts were recognized by the State of Caifornia who named the new...[Read More]
Holy Cross Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Dusy (Dusey), Frank b. December 17, 1837 d. November 9, 1898
Western Frontiersman. A prominent pioneer of California, he was the founder of Fresno and Tulare Counties. He discovered the Tehipite Valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and named Tunemah Peak and Kettle Dome. The Dusy Basin and two waterways are named for him. He was a prominent sheep rancher in Selma and helped found the Fresno "Weekly Republican" Newspaper. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, and served in Company H of the 3rd California Volunteer Infantry. He helped bring...[Read More] (Bio by: Maureen Trinley)
Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Gearhart, Bertrand Wesley 'Bud' b. May 31, 1890 d. October 11, 1955
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Elected to represent California's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1949. He was defeated in 1948. Also served as a Delegate to the California State Constitutional Convention in 1933. He was also a founder of the American Legion. (Bio by: K)
Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Hall, Josiah b. February 5, 1835 d. March 15, 1912
Civil War Union Army Officer. A Westminister, Vermont native, he enlisted as Captain in Company F of the 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry on October 17, 1861. On October 4, 1862 he was promoted to the rank of Major. Captured at Morrisville Virginia on October 12, 1863, he was shuffled through several Southern prison camps before being paroled on August 3, 1864. He quickly proved himself thereafter and was called upon to fill the position of Lieutenant Colonel on November 19, 1864. His advancement...[Read More] (Bio by: Stonewall)
Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Plot: East Addtion, Block G, Lot 19
Huston, Walter b. April 6, 1884 d. April 7, 1950
Actor, father of John Huston and grandfather of Anjelica Huston. Won Best Supporting Oscar for "The Treasure of The Sierra Madre" (1948). According to Lawrence Grobel's book "The Hustons," his ashes went unclaimed for more than twenty years. John Huston finally found them in a Manhattan funeral home and buried them at Walter Ranch in Porterville. In 1973, after Huston's second wife, Nan, died, John had them buried next to her in a cemetery in Fresno, California.
Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Plot: Section 8, Plot 702, Grave 2
Kalmanir, Tommy 'Cricket' b. March 31, 1926 d. October 12, 2004
Professional Football Player. As a halfback at the University of Nevada, he led the country in kickoff returns for three years. In 1947, he was drafted 23rd by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the Rams traded for him and signed him in 1949. He played three seasons with the Rams and was starting halfback on the 1951 Los Angeles Rams team that won the National Football League Championship. He played a year in the Canadian League and with the Baltimore Colts in 1952. When his playing career was over...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Peters Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Kearney, Martin Theodore b. 1842 d. May 27, 1906
Was one of Fresno's most significant pioneer land developers. Known as the "Raisin King of California," he was one of the most prosperous and powerful agricultural leaders in the state. Among his achievements are the establishment of the colony farm system in Fresno County; the development of his 5,400-acre Fruit Vale Estate that focused on raisin production; and the formation of the California Raisin Growers' Association. Coming to America in the mid-1800s, this son of an Irish laborer created...[Read More] (Bio by: dcvolts)
Chapel of the Light Columbarium, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Plot: Columbarium, Section B, Tier 8, Niche 12
Kelso, Jack William b. January 23, 1934 d. October 2, 1952
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Kelso served as a Private First Class, United States Marine Corps, Company I, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). He was awarded his medal posthumously for service in Korea, on October 2, 1952. His citation reads-For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman of Company I, in action against enemy aggressor forces. When both the platoon commander...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Washington Colony Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Leonard, Hubert Benjamin b. April 16, 1892 d. July 11, 1952
Major League Baseball Player. He was a left handed pitcher making his debut for the Boston Red Sox on April 12, 1913. For eleven seasons, he played with the Boston Red Sox (1913-18), Detroit Tigers (1919-25) and was a member of the Boston Red Sox World Series Championships (1914-15). In 1914, he was the American League Earned Run Average Champion and pitched two no-hitters (1916, 1918). He finished his career with a record of 139 wins, 113 loss, 1160 strikeouts, 152 complete games, 33 shutouts...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Nishimoto, Joe M. b. February 21, 1919 d. November 14, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipient. On November 7, 1944, serving as a Private First Class, in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, he and his company were in action near La Houssiere, France. After unsuccessful attempts to dislodge the enemy from a strongly defended ridge, Nishimoto, as acting squad leader, crawled forward through a heavily mined area, hurled a grenade and destroyed a German a machine gun nest. Circling to the rear of another machine gun position, he knocked it...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Washington Colony Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Otani, Kazuo b. June 2, 1918 d. July 15, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a member of the famed Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat team during World War II. While advancing his unit was pinned down in an open field by enemy fire. He left his cover and attacked and killed an enemy sniper who was firing at his men with deadly effect. He then ran to a cliff and directed his men over it. He then remained in the open drawing the enemy fire while his men sought cover. He took partial cover to direct his men...[Read More] (Bio by: William Sweeney)
Liberty Veterans Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Rubens, Alma b. February 19, 1897 d. January 21, 1931
Actress. She is remembered for a prolific albeit drug shortened career in silent features. Born Alma Rueben, not Genevieve Driscoll as stated by some sources, to a mixed Irish-German family, she hooked-up with a local theatrical troupe while still a young girl and made her initial stage appearance when the group needed a fill-in for an indisposed chorus girl. Alma followed the ensemble and the much older character actor Franklyn Farnum to Los Angeles and made her silver screen bow in the 1913...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Ararat Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Section F, Tier 2, Row 1
Saroyan, Lucy b. January 17, 1946 d. April 11, 2003
Actress, and daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning author, William Saroyan. Saroyan appeared in films including, "Hopscotch" (1980), "Blue Collar" (1978), "Greased Lightning" (1976), "Columbo: Old Fashioned Murder" (1976), "The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three" (1974), "Kotch" (1971), "Maidstone" (1969), "Some Kind Of Nut" (1969), and "Isadora" (1968). She also appeared in the television shows, "Eight Is Enough" as 'Donna' in 1977, "The Blue Knight" as 'Bonnie' in 1976, and "Mannix" as 'Jill Wallace'...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the liver from complications of Hepatitis C
Ararat Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Saroyan, William b. August 31, 1908 d. May 18, 1981
Armenian-American writer, playwright and humanitarian. William Saroyan was the 4th child of Armenian immigrants, his father a preacher and a poet. A high school drop out at 15, he educated himself at the Fresno Public Library. At the age of eighteen he left home and after a difficult start in New York City, he became one of America's most prolific writers. Starting in 1934 and for the next 15 years, his work was everywhere-short stories and novels, on Broadway, �on records, including the hit...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.)
Cause of death: Prostate Cancer
Ararat Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Plot: * Half of cremated remains
Thompson, Henry Curtis 'Hank' b. December 8, 1925 d. September 30, 1969
Major League Baseball Player. A left-handed batter, he began his career in the Negro Leagues in 1943 with the Kansas City Monarchs. During World War II he distinguished himself in the Battle of the Bulge as a machine-gunner with the 1695th Combat Engineers, and rose to the rank of Sergeant. When signed as a free agent in 1947 by the St. Louis Browns, he became only the third black player in the Major Leagues and the first for the Browns. Joining the New York Giants in 1949, he made history as...[Read More] (Bio by: Eddie)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Vegas, Lolly b. October 2, 1939 d. March 4, 2010
Rock Musician. A guitarist and vocalist, he was a founding member of the music group Redbone. Born Lolly Vasquez, he began his career along with his brother Pat (a bass player and vocalist) during the 1960s as a session musician; this led to an appearance in the film "It's a Bikini World" (1967). After signing with the Epic record label in 1969, the Los Angeles-based Native-American band known for its "Swamp-Rock" sound successfully charted the hit "The Witch Queen of New Orleans" (peaking at...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Fresno Memorial Gardens, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Guadalupe, Sec 80, Lot C, Space 1
Vukovich, Bill b. December 13, 1918 d. May 30, 1955
Considered by many racing analysts to be the greatest Indianapolis 500 driver of all time. Winner of the 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500 races. With better luck, Vukovich would also have won at least the 1952 and 1955 Indianapolis classics as well. In 1952, Vukovich had a solid lead when his steering failed on the 192nd of 200 laps. Troy Ruttman, driving the "Agajanian Special," then took the victory. In 1955, after a ferocious duel with Jack McGrath during the first quarter of the race...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: Car racing accident
Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA

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