Find A Grave - Washoe County

Arentz, Samuel Shaw b. January 8, 1879 d. June 17, 1934
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I. He was elected to represent Nevada as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1921 to 1923, then from 1925 to 1933. (Bio by: T.L. Watson)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Balzar, Frederick Bennett b. June 15, 1880 d. March 21, 1934
Nevada Governor. Only the second native Nevadan to become governor, the Virginia City native worked as a miner, a railroad conducter and owned a butcher store before serving as governor from 1927 to 1934. He was in the state assembly and senate as well as sheriff of Mineral County. During his term, he signed the state's open gambling law and six-week divorce law. He died while in office. (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Baring Jr., Walter Stephan b. September 9, 1911 d. July 13, 1975
US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War II. Elected to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949 to 1953, and 1957 to 1973. Also served as a Member of the Nevada State Legislature in 1936.
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Bartlett, George Arthur b. 1869 d. 1951
US Congressman. Elected to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1911. Also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Bell, Frank Jardine b. January 28, 1840 d. February 13, 1927
Nevada Governor. With little formal education, he supervised the construction of telegraph lines in California and Nevada in the 1860s. He served as warden of the Nevada State Prison from 1883 until 1887. In 1889, Governor Stevenson appointed Bell to fill the vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor. After Stevenson's death on September 21, 1890, Bell became governor. During his few months in office, he continued the policies of his predecessor and chose not to run for election on his own...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Bible, Alan Harvey b. November 20, 1909 d. September 12, 1988
US Senator. He was admitted to the Nevada bar in 1935 and commenced the practice of law in Reno, Nevada. Appointed as the district attorney of Storey County, he served in that office from 1935 until 1938, when he was appointed deputy attorney general of Nevada in 1938. Four years later he became the Nevada State attorney. serving from 1942 to 1950. He was elected as a Democrat Senator from Nevada to the United States Senate, serving from 1954 until his resignation December 17, 1974. During his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Blue, Joe b. September 23, 1934 d. April 22, 1990
"Little Joe" Blue, a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, moved to Tallulah, Louisiana as a child. It was here that he developed a love of music and learned to play guitar. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he settled in Detroit, Michigan where he briefly worked with a band known as the "Midnighters." He moved to Los Angeles, California in the mid 1960's and recorded for the Checker Record label. He spent the 1960's and 1970's touring the U.S., briefly working with the James...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney)
Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Boyle, Emmet Derby b. July 26, 1879 d. January 3, 1926
Nevada Governor. Boyle served as the governor of Nevada from 1915 to 1923. He was the first "Native Nevadan" (born in Nevada) to serve as the state's governor. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Brady, Pat b. September 7, 1926 d. July 14, 2009
Professional Football Player. He played at the quarterback and punter positions for three seasons (1952 to 1954) in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Born Patrick Thomas Brady, he attended Bishop O'Dea High School in Seattle. He attended Bradley University and later transferred to the University of Nevada where he continued his collegiate football career. While with the Wolf Pack, he set a college football record when he kicked a 99 yard punt during a game in 1950...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Brown, Ernest S. b. September 25, 1903 d. July 23, 1965
US Senator. He served two months as a United States Senator from Nevada to the United States Senate from October 1, 1954 to December 1, 1954, having been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Pat McCarran. Previously he had served as a Member of the Nevada State House of Representatives in 1933, and as a Colonel in the United States Army Reserves during World War II. (Bio by: K)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Carville, Edward Peter b. May 14, 1885 d. June 27, 1956
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1945 to 1947. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1928, and Governor of Nevada from 1939 to 1945.
Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Plot: Nevada Memorial Mausoleum
Cassidy, George Williams b. April 26, 1836 d. June 24, 1892
US Congressman. Elected to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1881 to 1885. Also served as a Member of the Nevada State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Hillside Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Hughes, Gareth (William John) b. August 23, 1894 d. October 1, 1965
Actor. Born William John Hughes in Llanelli, Wales, he got his start performing on stage as a child and went on to perform in leading roles on Broadway. Usually cast as a sensitive hero, he made his big screen debut in the silent film era appearing in "And the Children Pay" (1918). As a regular for Fox and MGM Studios, he appeared in over 40 films such as "Every Mother's Son" (1918), "Sentimental Tommy" (1921), "Forget Me Not" (1922), "The Sky Writer" (1928) and "Scareheads" (1931). (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Irving, Jules b. April 13, 1924 d. July 28, 1979
Actor. Co-founder and co-director, with Herb Blau, of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop (1952 to 1965), artistic director of Lincoln Center's Repertory Theater and experimental Forum (1967 to 1973), and later a television director, "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976 to 1977).
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Johnston, Velma 'Wild Horse Annie' b. March 5, 1912 d. June 27, 1977
Animal Rights Activist. During the 1950s in Nevada, she exposed the cruel and legal methods used by ranchers, hunters, and "mustangers" to remove wild horses from public lands. "Wild Horse Annie", as she was later known, led a grass roots campaign, which involved school children writing letters to Congress, in protest of the treatment of the horses. Public outrage and the innumerable letters written to Congress, resulted in the passing of several pieces of legislation that banned the use of...[Read More] (Bio by: petula)
Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Plot: Pine Lawn B-184 9 Center
Kane, Rick b. November 12, 1954 d. December 25, 2009
Professional Football Player. For nine seasons (1977 to 1985), he played at the running back position in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Born Richard James Kane, he attended Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California, and played collegiate football at the University of Oregon before transferring to San Jose State. He was chosen by the Lions during the 3rd round of the 1977 NFL Draft and appeared in 125 career regular season games, rushing...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Kirman, Richard b. January 14, 1877 d. January 19, 1959
Nevada Governor. A native of Virginia City, Kirman entered politics in 1899 when he was elected to serve in the Nevada State Assembly. In 1902 he was appointed a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada in Reno until 1904. In 1907 he was elected the Mayor of Reno serving until 1909. After successfully serving as the President of Reno's First National Bank during the Great the Depression, he was elected to serve as the 17th Governor of Nevada, a post he held until 1939.
(Bio by: G.Photographer)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Massey, William Alexander b. October 7, 1856 d. March 5, 1914
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1912 to 1913. Also served as a Member of the Nevada State House of Representatives in 1892, and Justice of the Nevada State Supreme Court in 1896. (Bio by: K)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
McCarran, Patrick Anthony 'Pat' b. August 8, 1876 d. September 28, 1954
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1933 until his death in 1954. Also served as a Member of the Nevada State Legislature in 1903, and Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. (Bio by: K)
Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Miller, Thomas Woodnutt b. June 26, 1886 d. May 5, 1973
US Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the United States Army during World War I (1914-1918). Elected to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1915 to 1917. Also served as Secretary of State of Delaware from 1913 to 1915. (Bio by: K)
Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA

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