| Rose Hill Burial Park | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Established | 1915 |
| Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Rose Hill Burial Park is a historic cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.. It was established in 1915 by Charles H. Moureau and the Harden Realty Company.[1] A mausoleum at the cemetery was built in 1919.[2] Gravesites for notable figures in Oklahoma and Oklahoma City's history are part of the cemetery.
The cemetery was vandalized in 1990.[3] In 2016, Boy Scouts handed out small American flags and helped families locate gravesites on Memorial Day at the cemetery.[4]
Gravesites
Notable gravesites include:
- Plato Andros, pro football player
- John H. Burford, judge on the Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Jan Eric Cartwright, Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Cot Deal, MLB player and coach
- Scott Ferris, US Representative
- William J. Holloway, Governor of Oklahoma
- Noah Hutchings, broadcaster
- John Jarman, US Representative
- Robert S. Kerr, Governor of Oklahoma, later reinterred to family homestead in Ada, Oklahoma
- Travis M. Kerr, businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner
- Glen A. Larson, television writer, creator of Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider and Magnum, P.I.
- James V. McClintic, US Representative
- Bobby Murcer, MLB outfielder and broadcaster
- Jimmy Reece, racecar driver
- Gomer Griffith Smith, US Representative
- Ulysses S. Stone, US Representative
- Joseph Bradfield Thoburn, historian
- Roy J. Turner, governor
- Lawrence Walsh, lawyer, judge, and US Deputy Attorney General
- Jack C. Walton, Governor of Oklahoma
- Lloyd Waner, Hall of Fame baseball player
- Muriel Hazel Wright, historian of Oklahoma
- Stanley Draper, director of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.
References
- ↑ Kerr, William F.; Gainer, Ina (February 16, 1922). "The Story of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: "the Biggest Little City in the World"". S.J. Clarke.
- ↑ "Thompson v. Rosehill Burial Park". Justia Law.
- ↑ "Grave Stones Overturned At Rose Hill Burial Park". NewsOK.com. September 17, 1990.
- ↑ Price, Crystal (May 31, 2016). "Boy Scouts hand out flags, help families locate graves at Rose Hill Burial Park". KOCO.
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