Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery in
Kansas City, Missouri .
History
The Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery was established in 1888.
George Kessler served as the landscape architect when the cemetery was established.
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The cemetery is approximately 160 acres (65 ha). It is located at 69th Street and Troost Avenue.
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Notable burials
Edward Robert Atwill (1840–1911), bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
[2]
Charles A. Baird (1870–1944), athletic director at University of Michigan
[3]
John L. Barkley (1895–1966), U.S. Medal of Honor recipient
[4]
Harold Roe Bartle (1901–1974), businessman, philanthropist, executive, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, namesake of Kansas City Chiefs
[5]
Albert I. Beach (1883–1939), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
[6]
Daniel Boone III (1809–1880), and
Mary Constance Philibert Boone (1814-1904), early Kansas City founders who settled in the area that later became Forest Hill Cemetery
[7]
Louis C. Boyle (1866–1925),
Kansas Attorney General and lawyer
[8]
Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931), U.S. Representative from Iowa, newspaperman and lawyer
[9]
Arthur Chapman (1863–1928), member of the Missouri House of Representatives
[10]
Laurie Perry Cookingham (1896–1992), city manager of multiple cities, including Kansas City, Missouri and Fort Worth, Texas
[11]
Thomas T. Crittenden (1832–1909), Governor of Missouri
[12]
Thomas T. Crittenden Jr. (1863–1938), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
[13]
Jesse M. Donaldson (1885–1970), U.S. Postmaster General
[14]
Tatiana Dokoudovska (1921–2005), French ballet dancer
[15]
Bobby Greenlease (1947–1953), six-year-old kidnapping and homicide victim
[16]
J. C. Hall (1891–1982), founder and chief executive of
Hallmark Cards
[17]
Sid J. Hare (1860–1938), landscape architect
[18]
John L. Harrington (1868–1942), civil engineer and bridge designer[
citation needed ]
Waldo P. Johnson (1817–1885), Confederate States and U.S. Senator from Missouri
[19]
William Tell Johnson (1848–1930), American lawyer and judge
[20]
William Thornton Kemper Sr. (1867–1938), Kansas City banker
[21]
Bertha Mae Lillenas (1889–1945), evangelist and hymn writer
[22]
Robert A. Long (1850-1934), American lumber baron, developer, investor, newspaper owner, and philanthropist.
[23]
Homer B. Mann (1869–1950), president of Park College, insurance businessman and state politician
[24]
Jay H. Neff (1854–1915), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri and newspaperman
[25]
J. C. Nichols (1880–1950), real estate developer
[26]
Satchel Paige (1906–1982), American baseball player in Negro league and Major League Baseball, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
[27]
Sidney Catlin Partridge (1857–1930), bishop of Kyoto, bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
[28]
Joseph M. Patterson (1837–1914), member of the Illinois Senate[
citation needed ]
Tom Pendergast (1872–1945), Political boss in Kansas City from 1925 to 1939
[29]
Mason S. Peters (1844–1914), U.S. Representative from Kansas
[30]
Charles H. Price II (1931–2012), businessman and U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom and Belgium[
citation needed ]
John H. Ricksecker (1843–1929), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
[31]
Frank P. Sebree (1854–1940), lawyer and member of the Missouri House of Representatives
[32]
Joe Shannon (1867–1943), U.S. Representative from Missouri and Democratic political boss
[33]
Joseph O. Shelby (1830–1897), Confederate States Army general
[34]
George M. Shelley (1850–1929), Mayor of Kansas City
[35]
Kenneth A. Spencer (1902–1960), coal miner and philanthropist
[36]
Robert Nelson Spencer (1877–1961), bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
[37]
Carrie Westlake Whitney (1854–1934), librarian and first director of
Kansas City Public Library
[38]
Hazel Browne Williams (1907–1986), educator at University of Missouri–Kansas City
[39]
See also
References
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"Funeral For Charles Baird To Be Monday" . The Herald-Palladium . December 2, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Paul Van Ormers to Uncles Last Rites" . The Clinton Eye . April 21, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Roe Bartle Buried" . Moberly Monitor-Index . May 12, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Rites for A. I. Beach" .
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"L. C. Boyle Funeral Monday" .
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"Jesse Donaldson, Truman Aide, Dies" . The Kansas City Times . March 26, 1970. p. 5D. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Obituary: Tatiana Dokoudovska" .
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"Greenlease Family Gets Condolences" .
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"Hall called a man who cared" .
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"Sid J. Hare is Dead" .
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"Johnson, Waldo Porter" .
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"William T. Johnson Dies" .
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"Tribute to a Great Life" .
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"Mrs. Bertha Mae Lillenas Dies of Pneumonia" . Ibertia Sentinel . April 19, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Homer B. Mann Dies" .
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"Jay H. Neff Dead" . The Farmer and Breeder . August 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Wide Regret on Death" . The Kansas City Times . February 18, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Satchel Page" . baseball-reference.com . Retrieved October 8, 2022 .
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"Bury Bishop Partridge" .
The Kansas City Star . June 25, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Truman Leads the Mourners at Tom Pendergast's Burial" .
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"Peters, Mason Summers" .
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"John H Ricksecker - victoriacross" . vconline.org.uk .
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"Sebree" .
The Kansas City Star . September 30, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Shannon, Joseph Bernard" .
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved October 13, 2022 .
^
"General Shelby At Rest" .
The Kansas City Star . February 13, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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^
"Political Leaders of Both Parties Attend Rites for G. M. Shelley" .
Kansas City Times . January 9, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Kenneth Spencer Rites" . The Kansas City Times . February 24, 1960. p. 3. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
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"Rites for Bishop" . The Kansas City Times . August 26, 1961. p. 25. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Carrie Westlake (Judson) Whitney" . scenicregional.org .
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