Find A Grave - Utah County

Bosone, Reva Zilpha b. April 2, 1895 d. July 21, 1983
US Congresswoman. She was elected as a Democrat to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949 to 1953.
American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA
Delaney, Prentice 'Sean' b. January 8, 1945 d. April 13, 2003
Songwriter, Record Producer. He worked with The Nylons, Neil Jason, Allan Scwartzberg, Peter Mann, Richard Gerstein, Val Garay, Gordon Grody, Hank Medress, Eric Troyer, Sergio Munzibais, John Morales, Diva Gray, Richie Fontaana, and David Foster. He is credited with the signing of KISS to their first recording contract, he became there road manager and was afectionately known as 'the fifth member.' He helped to choreograph rheir stage shows and wrote, "Rocket Ride" "All American Man" and "...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah County, Utah, USA
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
Fletcher, Harvey b. September 11, 1884 d. July 23, 1981
Inventor. Born in Provo, Utah, he was a physicist known as the "Father of stereophonic sound". In the 1930s, as Director of all Physical Research at Bell Telephone Laboratories, he with Wilden Munson formulated a graph that is now referred to as the Fletcher-Munson Loudness Curves, which correlates between sound intensity and loudness. At Carnegie Hall in 1940, he made a presentation with recorded stereo music from a three-channel system using sound on film with a frequency range from 30 Hz to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, 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.
Michael, Edward Stanley b. May 2, 1918 d. May 10, 1994
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Air Corps/U.S. Airforce. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant, Pilot of a B-17, 8th Air Force for action on April 11, 1944 over Stettin, Germany. His citation in part reads "First Lt. Michael flew the plane until he became exhaused from loss of blood, which had formed on the floor in pools, and he lost consciousness. The copilot succeeded in reaching England and sighted an...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah County, Utah, USA
Plot: Section C, Lot 30
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
Peterson, Kent b. December 21, 1925 d. April 27, 1995
Major League Baseball Player. The left-handed pitcher broke in with Cincinnati in 1944, then spent two years in the military before rejoining the Reds. He was traded along with outfielder Johnny Wyrostek to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Bubba Church on May 23, 1952. He pitched in a total of 18 games for the Phillies in 1952 to 1953 with an 0-1 record. He finished his career with a 13-38 record and 4.95 earned run average. In the early 1970s, an item appeared in a national publication...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Orem City Cemetery, Orem, 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
Willhite, Nick b. January 27, 1941 d. December 14, 2008
Major League Baseball Player. Born Jon Nicholas Willhite, he was a left-handed pitcher for five seasons (1963 to 1967) with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, California Angels and New York Mets. He was a member of three Dodgers' teams that would win National League Pennants (1963, 1965 and 1966), including two World Series titles (1963 and 1965). After making his big league debut on June 16, 1963, he would enjoy his most successful season in 1964 recording 2 wins and 2 complete game...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Alpine City Cemetery, Alpine, Utah County, Utah, USA

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