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Clark County
Nevada

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Clark County


Index to Locations

  • Boulder City Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
  • Las Vegas Unknown location
  • Las Vegas Eden Vale Memorial Park
  • Las Vegas Palm Valley View Memorial Park
  • Las Vegas Woodlawn Cemetery


    Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada
    Politicians buried here:
      Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., September 10, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by a mortar round and lost his lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard W. Cannon; Governor of Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper. Catholic. Suffered a heart attack at St. Viator Catholic Church, and died soon after in a hospital, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., March 5, 2004 (age 74 years, 177 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Unknown Location
    Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
    Politicians buried here:
      Roger Thomas Foley (1886-1974) — also known as Roger Foley — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, May 25, 1886. Democrat. District judge in Nevada, 1939-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1944; U.S. District Judge for Nevada, 1945. Died October 9, 1974 (age 88 years, 137 days). Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Father of Roger D. Foley.


    Eden Vale Memorial Park
    Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
    Politicians buried here:
      Berkeley Lloyd Bunker (1906-1999) — also known as Berkeley L. Bunker — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. Thomas, Clark County, Nev., August 12, 1906. Democrat. Member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1936-40; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1940-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1944. Mormon. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., January 21, 1999 (age 92 years, 162 days). Interment at Eden Vale Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier


    Palm Valley View Memorial Park
    7600 S. Eastern Ave.
    Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) — also known as F. Grant Sawyer — of Elko, Elko County, Nev. Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, December 14, 1918. Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956; Governor of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; American Legion; Lions; Eagles. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., February 19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67 days). Interment at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married, August 1, 1946, to Bette Hoge.
      See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
      Maurice Uchitel (1911-2000) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born November 10, 1911. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Died April 28, 2000 (age 88 years, 170 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Woodlawn Cemetery
    Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
    Politicians buried here:
      Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) — also known as Howard W. Babcock — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Austin, Mower County, Minn., April 7, 1917. Son of Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sigma Nu Phi; Optimist Club. Died August 26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 12, 1946, to Leontyna Najgrodzka.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      J. F. Hesse — also known as Fred Hesse — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1925-31. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.


     

     


     
       
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