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• Engemann, Bobby   b. February 19, 1935  d. January 20, 2013
  Singer. Born Robert Philip Engemann, after attending Brigham Young University, he formed the vocal group The Lettermen with singers Tony Butala, Jim Pike in 1959. Signed to Warner Brothers Records in 1960, Their first two singles had little success until they signed with Capitol Records which produced the hits, "The Way You Look Tonight" (1961) and "When I Fall in Love" (1961). Over the next seven years, the group had 11 Hot 100 hits and 12 Top 40 songs such as "Come Back Silly Girl" (1963), "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   
• Farnsworth, Elma    b. February 25, 1908  d. April 27, 2006
  Television Pioneer. She helped her husband, Philo T. Farnsworth, develop the television and was among the first people whose images were transmitted on TV. Farnsworth, who married the young inventor in 1926, worked by her husband's side in his laboratories and fought for decades to assure his place in history after his 1971 death. Other inventors had demonstrated various developments in the 1920s, including mechanical transmission of images, but it was Farnsworth's work that led to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   
• Farnsworth, Philo Taylor    b. August 19, 1906  d. March 11, 1971
  Inventor. He is best remembered for his contributions to television, radar, and the nuclear industry. Born in Beaver, Utah, he became interested in science and technology at age 12, when his father moved the family to Rigby, Idaho, where the family worked a farm. Young Philo’s interest in electronics started with a long distance telephone call to a relative, and was further peaked by the discovery of a large box of technology magazines in the attic of the family’s new home. In 1922, at the age...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
  Plot: South side, near the gate
  GPS coordinates: 40.2225990, -111.6445389 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Felt, Dick   b. March 4, 1933  d. November 17, 2012
  Professional Football Player. For seven seasons (1960 to 1966), he played in the American Football League with the New York Titans and Boston Patriots. Born Richard George Felt, he attended Lehi High School in Utah and played collegiate football at Brigham Young University. While with the Cougars, he established himself as a standout player and set a school record, when he recorded four touchdowns in one quarter during a contest against San Jose State on November 8th, 1952. Following graduation...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   
• Harmon, Carlyle   b. January 17, 1905  d. March 24, 1997
  Invented disposable diapers.
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
  Plot: Block 10 Lot 52
   
• Jones, Dan    b. August 4, 1810  d. January 3, 1862
  Mormon Leader. Joseph Smith's bodyguard.
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
  Plot: Block 3 Lot 28
   
• Kimball, Eddie (Edwin Roberts)    b. October 25, 1903  d. February 26, 1990
  During WWII, his air/sea rescue programs are credited with saving the lives of 9,000 Navy pilots. Physical fitness advisor to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
  Plot: Block 15 Lot 10.
   
• Osmond Sr., George Virl    b. October 13, 1917  d. November 6, 2007
  Patriarch of the famed Osmond family of entertainers. Information about his early life is difficult to obtain, but he was born and raised in Wyoming. He enlisted into the US Army on August 18, 1941, believing that the US would eventually enter the war then raging in Europe. In 1944, he was stationed at the US Army's Adjutant General Depot in Ogden, Utah, where he met Olive May Davis (1925-2004), a secretary there. On December 1, 1944, he married Olive, and they would have nine children:...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
  East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   
• Osmond, Olive    b. May 4, 1925  d. May 9, 2004
  Famous Mother. She was the devoted matriarch of the talented Osmond family, often appearing on their music-variety TV specials and series. The Osmond Brothers produced 34 gold and platinum records in the 1960s and 1970s. Donny and Marie Osmond had a popular variety show from 1976-79. In all she was the mother to nine children, grandmother to 55, great-grandmother to 22 and loving wife to her husband George. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   
• Robinson, James W.    b. January 19, 1878  d. December 2, 1964
  US Congressman. In 1912 he was admitted as a member of the bar to the State of Utah and engaged in law practice in Provo. From 1918 to 1921, he was Utah County attorney and a member of the board of regents University of Utah, 1925 to 1935. In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1947. Not a candidate for reelection, he served as director of the Office of Land Management, Interior Department, Washington, D.C., 1947 to 1949. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   
• Smoot, Reed    b. January 10, 1862  d. February 9, 1941
  US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1903 to 1933. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Utah in 1908, 1912, 1920, 1928, and 1932, and Member of the Republican National Committee from Utah from 1912 to 1920. (Bio by: K)
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   
• Stewart, Ora Pate   b. August 23, 1910  d. February 10, 1990
  Author/composer, honored by four different U.S. Presidents; Laurette of Performing Arts; Composer of the Year in 1982.
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
  Plot: Block 1 Lot 109
   
• Taylor, Samuel Woolley    b. February 5, 1907  d. September 26, 1997
  Widely published author including "The Absent Minded Professor", Pultizer Prize nominee.
  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
  Plot: Block 8, Lot 3
   
• Watkins, Arthur Vivian    b. December 18, 1886  d. September 1, 1973
  Republican Senator from Utah. He served in the US Senate from 1947-1959. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
   

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