Coachella Valley Public Cemetery Explained

Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District
Established:	1927
Country:	United States
Location:	Coachella, California
Coordinates:	^[1]
Type:	Public
Owner:	Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District^[2]
Findagraveid:	7914
Politicalgeo:	CA/RI-buried.html#cms07690

The Coachella Valley Public Cemetery is a cemetery in the Coachella Valley of Southern California.^[3] Located in Unincorporated Riverside County, it is near the east valley cities of Coachella, Indio, and La Quinta.

Notable interments

Among those buried here are:

• Frank Bogert (1910–2009), Westerns movie star and Mayor of Palm Springs
• Frank Capra (1897–1991), film director
• Jacqueline Cochran (1906–1980), aviator
• Al McCandless (1927–2017), politician
• Benjamin Montoya (1935–2015), U.S. Navy rear admiral
• Alan O'Day (1940–2013), singer-songwriter
• Tommy Shepard (1923–1993), trombonist
• John Van Druten (1901–1957), playwright and theatre director
• Stan Wrightsman (1910–1975), jazz pianist

See also

• Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City)
• Desert Memorial Park
• List of cemeteries in California
• List of cemeteries in Riverside County, California

External links

• • Coachella Valley Cemetery USGS Indio Quad, California, Topographic Map at TopoZone

Notes and References

1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:3:2918070220356094::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:240723%2CCoachella%20Valley%20Cemetery USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
2. http://capc.info/members.html California Association of Public Cemeteries, Members
3. Book: Brooks. Patricia. Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous . Chapter 8: East L.A. and the Desert . 247–248 . 2006. Globe Pequot Press. Guilford, CT. 978-0762741014. Brooks . Jonathan . 70284362.