Isaac W. Carling Memorial Park Explained

Isaac W. Carling Memorial Park
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Location:	Colorado City, Arizona, US
Graves:	800
Findagraveid:	2139124

The Isaac W. Carling Memorial Park is a cemetery in Colorado City, Arizona, United States. Throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries, it was the main burial site for members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.^[1] The Cemetery is named after Isaac Warren Carling (1894–1938).^{[2] [3]}

Location

The Cemetery is located in Colorado City, just south of the Utah-Arizona state line, and served both the city and Hilldale, Utah in the community known as Short Creek.^[4]

Notable burials

• Joseph Smith Jessop (1869–1953), early patriarch in the Mormon fundamentalist movement.^[5]
• Leroy S. Johnson (1888–1986), former leader of the Mormon fundamentalist group.^[6]
• Rulon Jeffs (1909–2002), former leader and self proclaimed prophet of the Mormon fundamentalist group.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• List of cemeteries in Arizona

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlisle . Nate . Polygamous sect funerals have become middle-of-the-night affairs . 2024-04-23 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en-US.
2. Book: Mortenson, Elda (Porter) . Isaac V. Carling Family History . 1966 . J.G. Stevenson . en.
3. Book: Mortenson, Elda P. . Isaac V. Carling Family History . 1966 . J.G. Stevenson . en.
4. Web site: ‘We’re all coming out of a bad spot’: Polygamous sect members convicted in Texas receive homes in Utah . 2024-04-23 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en-US.
5. Book: George, Michael . Life . 1994 . Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education . Internet Archive . 978-0-88682-602-4.
6. Book: Hales, Brian C. . Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations after the Manifesto . 2006-01-01 . Greg Kofford Books . en.
7. Web site: Rulon Jeffs Obituary (2002) - St. George, UT - The Salt Lake Tribune . 2024-04-23 . Legacy.com.
8. Web site: March 21 . Posted- . A.m . 2005 at 7:42 . Funeral for Former FLDS Leader Draws 3,000 Mourners . 2024-04-23 . www.ksl.com . en.