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Cutler, John Christopher b. February 5, 1846 d. July 30, 1928
Governor of Utah, 1905-09. In 1904, he defeated Republican Governor Heber M. Wells, Democrat James H. Moyle, American Party William M. Ferry, and Socialist Joseph A. Kaufman. While in term a bill was pasted requiring all births and deaths be registered with the State board of Health. A state juvenile court system was established in dealing with juvenile offenders. Cutler vetoed a bill funding county road construction. Growing popularity of the American Party and the loss of support from his own...[Read More] (Bio by: Imagine)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Denny ., . Helen (Helen H. (Ashes)) H 'Ashes' b. January 2, 1890 d. August 12, 1970

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Plot: D_109_7F
Dern, George Henry b. September 8, 1872 d. August 27, 1936
Politician. Governor of Utah from 1925 to 1933, and Secretary of War from 1933 to 1936. In the late 1890's he was involved in mining and business and was the co-inventor of the Holt-Dern ore roasting process, a technique for recovering silver from low grade ore. He was elected to the Utah State Senate in 1914 and advocated progressive social legislation during his two terms. Dern gained the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1924 and, with the support of LaFollette's Progressive Party...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Plot: R-90-6
Doty, James Duane b. November 5, 1799 d. June 13, 1865
Territorial Governor. He was appointed a federal judge by President Monroe in 1823 for what is now the state of Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan, and served in that capacity until 1832. As a member of the Michigan territorial council in the early 1830s, he argued for the partition of Michigan to give adequate representation to the area west of Lake Michigan. His efforts came to fruition in 1836 when Michigan was divided and the territories of Wisconsin and Iowa were created. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Fort Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Dunn, Paul H. b. April 24, 1924 d. January 9, 1998
Religious Leader. Mormon Church Figure.
Born April 24, 1924, at Provo, Utah Co., Utah, to Joshua Harold Dunn and Geneve Roberts. Sustained to First Council of the Seventy April 6, 1964, at age 39; sustained to First Quorum of the Seventy Oct. 1, 1976; served in Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, Oct. 1, 1976, to Feb. 22, 1980; named emeritus General Authority Oct. 1, 1989; died Jan. 9, 1998, at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah, at age 73. Though a controversial figure due...[Read More]
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Evans, David C. b. February 24, 1924 d. October 3, 1998
Computer pioneer. Co-founder of Evans and Southerland.
Cause of death: Alzheimer's Disease
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Fletcher, James b. June 5, 1919 d. December 22, 1991
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator. NASA's fourth administrator, serving two terms. Many of NASA's greatest triumphs occurred during his first tenure (1971 to 1977), such as the Viking missions (the first spacecraft to land on Mars), as well as the first missions to the outer planets, Pioneer 10 and 11, the launchings of the Voyager spacecraft and the first joint U.S./Soviet space mission, the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Fletcher
was appointed to a second term (1986...[Read More]
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Friberg, Arnold b. December 21, 1913 d. July 1, 2010
Painter. A realist who specialized in historical and religious subjects, he is probably best remembered for his 1975 portrait of George Washington, "The Prayer at Valley Forge". Raised in Arizona from age three, he was employed as a sign painter in his teens and then trained at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Moving to New York City in 1940, he studied at the Grand Central School of Art, where his fellow students included Norman Rockwell. During World War II Friberg served with the 86th...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Fullmer, Don b. February 21, 1939 d. January 28, 2012
Professional Boxer. A top contender of the Middleweight Division during the 1960s, he matched skills with a bounty full of the greatest fighters of his era. The younger brother of Gene and Jay Fullmer, accomplished fighters in their own right, his association with boxing could be traced back to when he was five and fought an amateur bout. He put together an impressive amateur career, prior to turning professional in 1958, after which he tallied 14 wins consecutively. On January 28th, 1960, he...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
South Jordan Cemetery, South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Godbe, William Samuel b. June 26, 1833 d. August 2, 1903
Journalist. Born in London, England, he was converted to the LDS Church by Parley Pratt in 1851, he emigrated to what was then called the Territory of Utah, where he opened his Deseret Drug in 1855. Started his publishing career in 1867 with the Utah Magazine, which he co-founded with Elias L.T. Harrison. He was also a strong supporter of the development of mining in the Territory, and published an article endorsing it in his Magazine- for which he was promptly excommunicated from the Church (...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald W. Ball)
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Plot: O-34
Grant, Heber Jeddy b. November 22, 1856 d. May 14, 1945
Seventh President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The only son of Jedediah M. Grant, faithful Apostle and friend to the Prophet Joseph Smith. Twice prophesied of concerning his future roll as an Apostle, once by Eliza R. Snow while speaking in tounges and later by Apostle Heber C. Kimball in a public meeting, and at the age of twenty-two was ordained a High Priest, and at twenty-six called to the Apostleship. He served as President of the Church for twenty-six years. It was...[Read More] (Bio by: Chad Stowell)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Grant, Jedediah Morgan b. February 21, 1816 d. December 1, 1856
Salt Lake City Mayor. Grant served as the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, from 1851 to 1856. (Bio by: K)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Harbach, Otto Abels b. August 18, 1873 d. January 24, 1963
Playwright. Best known for his plays "No No Nanette," "Rose Marie," "Men of the Sky" (which later was produced as a motion picture), and "Roberta." (Bio by: Laurie)
Salt Lake Memorial Mausoleum & Mortuary, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Henriod, F. Henri b. January 26, 1905 d. September 9, 1986
F. Henri Henriod (Frederick Henri) was the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1963 to 1967 and again from 1975 to 1976. He also served as Associate Justice from 1951 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1975. He was the son of Frederick Augustus Henriod and Selena Greenwood. He used his middle name to differentiate him from his father. He married Wilma Ellen Savage April 28, 1933 in American Fork, Utah. He was admitted to the Utah state bar after he graduated from Harvard University Law School...[Read More] (Bio by: Beeswax)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Plot: UK46167 (double deep)
Hinckley, Gordon Bitner b. June 23, 1910 d. January 27, 2008
Mormon Church Leader. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he was the 15th president of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Beginning in 1995 he led the church through a period of significant international expansion and made its giant collection of genealogical records available to the world via the world wide web as a means to help spread the Mormon faith. A marked change from prior leadership, he was known for embracing the news media to promote understanding of the church and was...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Hunter, Howard William b. November 14, 1907 d. March 3, 1995
Fourteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Hunter has always been note worthy of humility and Christlike living. WHile on a train ride with Elder Neal A. Maxwell, who woke up from a short nap to find President Hunter (then in the Quorum of the Twelve) kneeled at his side shining the younger and recently ordained Apostle's shoes hoping not to get caught. After his first wife Clair died, President Hunter's own health began to deteriorate, going through...[Read More] (Bio by: Chad Stowell)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Hyslop ., . Grace (Grace Mildred Baum) Mildred ' ' b. August 10, 1883 d. June 30, 1958

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Plot: East Masonic_354_1
Hyslop ., . John (John William) William ' ' b. January 7, 1861 d. August 3, 1948

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Plot: East Masonic_354_2
Jarvis, Frederick b. 1841 d. April 8, 1894
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on October 20, 1869 at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory. His citation reads "Gallantry in action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Jenkins, Ab (David Abbott) b. 1882 d. August 9, 1956
Racing Figure, Politician. Designer and builder of the racing car, "The Mormon Meteor," which is on display at the Utah State Capitol. The former mayor of Salt Lake City, he held racing records unheard of in his lifetime. One was a twenty four hour continous record where he stayed in the drivers seat averaging speeds of 118.375 miles per hour and travelled 2,841 miles. He had driven more than two million miles without an accident of any kind. (Bio by: Ted Alan Larsen)
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

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