Rose Hill Burial Park (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Explained

Rose Hill Burial Park
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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.

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The Story of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: "the Biggest Little City in the World". William F.. Kerr. Ina. Gainer. February 16, 1922. S.J. Clarke.
2. Web site: Thompson v. Rosehill Burial Park . Justia Law.
3. Web site: Grave Stones Overturned At Rose Hill Burial Park. September 17, 1990. NewsOK.com.
4. Web site: Boy Scouts hand out flags, help families locate graves at Rose Hill Burial Park. Crystal. Price. May 31, 2016. KOCO.