Cave Hill Cemetery

Colonel Sanders

1890–1980 (age 90)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Colonel Sanders founded Kentucky Fried Chicken and became an iconic figure in fast food history.

Thruston Ballard Morton

1907–1982 (age 75)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Thruston Ballard Morton was a U.S. Senator and Republican Party leader from Kentucky.

Norris Embry

1921–1981 (age 60)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Norris Embry was a prominent Louisville businessman and civic leader.

Barry Bingham, Sr.

1906–1988 (age 82)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Barry Bingham Sr. was a prominent Louisville newspaper publisher and media magnate.

Edmon Ryan

1905–1984 (age 79)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Edmon Ryan was a Kentucky businessman and civic figure.

Frank Camp

1905–1986 (age 81)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Frank Camp was a New Jersey resident and professional of the early-to-mid 20th century.

Tom Harper

1932–1989 (age 57)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Tom Harper was an Ohio resident of the late 20th century.

Harry Leon Collins

1920–1985 (age 65)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Harry Leon Collins was a Scottish-born individual who lived from 1920 to 1985.

Bruce Michael Smith

1932–1982 (age 50)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Bruce Michael Smith was born in 1932 and died in 1982, with burial at Cave Hill Cemetery.

Jefferson Burrus

1905–1982 (age 77)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Jefferson Burrus was an American figure from the early 20th century.

George Washington Norton

1814–1889 (age 75)

Cave Hill Cemetery

George Washington Norton (1814–1889) witnessed and participated in his community's growth.

William Beverley Caldwell

1851–1880 (age 29)

Cave Hill Cemetery

William Beverley Caldwell is fondly recalled for his kindly spirit and firm commitment to those he loved.

John Smith Speed

1821–1886 (age 65)

Cave Hill Cemetery

John Smith Speed (1821–1886) was a respected community member whose life reflected the values of his era.

George Wheeler Babcock

1879–1950 (age 71)

Cave Hill Cemetery

George Wheeler Babcock (1879–1950) was an American buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

Margaret J. Menefee

1876–1950 (age 74)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Margaret J. Menefee (1876–1950) was an American whose remains rest at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

William Shallcross Speed

1873–1955 (age 82)

Cave Hill Cemetery

William Shallcross Speed (1873–1955) was an American buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

Ellen Morton Speed

1881–1957 (age 76)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Ellen Morton Speed (1881–1957) was an American interred at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

Virginia Herndon Perrin

1881–1968 (age 87)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Virginia Herndon Perrin (1881–1968) lived in the Louisville area and was interred at Cave Hill Cemetery.

Lewis J. Gorin

1914–1999 (age 85)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Lewis J. Gorin (1914–1999) is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery after a life tied to Jefferson County.

Charles R. Farnsley

1907–1990 (age 83)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Charles R. Farnsley (1907–1990) was a Louisville-born politician who served as mayor and as a U.S. Representative from...

John M. Robsion, Jr.

1904–1990 (age 86)

Cave Hill Cemetery

John M. Robsion, Jr. (1904–1990) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky born in Barbourville and is buried at Cave Hi...

Mia Zapata

1965–1993 (age 28)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Mia Zapata (1965–1993) was a Louisville-born singer best known as the lead vocalist of the punk band The Gits.

Derek Smith

1961–1996 (age 35)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Derek Smith (1961–1996) was a professional basketball guard from Hogansville who played in the National Basketball Ass...

Wayne Oates

1917–1999 (age 82)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Wayne Oates (1917–1999) was a psychologist and theologian credited with coining the term 'workaholic'.

Charles Grawemeyer

1912–1993 (age 81)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Charles Grawemeyer (1912–1993) was a Louisville businessman and philanthropist celebrated for endowing the Grawemeyer ...

Dixie Howell

1920–1990 (age 70)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Dixie Howell (1920–1990) was a Louisville resident whose life concluded at Cave Hill Cemetery.

Hugh Haynie

1927–1999 (age 72)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Hugh Haynie (1927–1999) was the longtime editorial cartoonist for the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Stratton Hammon

1904–1997 (age 93)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Stratton Hammon (1904–1997) was a Louisville architect noted for his modern residential designs.

Wilson W. Wyatt

1905–1996 (age 91)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Wilson W. Wyatt (1905–1996) was a Louisville politician who served as mayor and in other civic roles.

Wayne Gift

1915–1998 (age 83)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Wayne Gift (1915–1998) was an American football player whose career included time with the Cleveland Rams.

Johnny Knopf

1925–1993 (age 68)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Johnny Knopf (1925–1993) was a Louisville native whose life ended with his burial at Cave Hill Cemetery.

Mary Caperton Bingham

1904–1995 (age 91)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Mary Caperton Bingham (1904–1995) spent her life connected to Kentucky before being laid to rest at Cave Hill Cemetery...

Henry E. Dosker

1930–1999 (age 69)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Henry E. Dosker (1930–1999) was a Kentucky resident who was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery after his death.

Finis E. Davis

1911–1998 (age 87)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Finis E. Davis (1911–1998) left Lead Hill and was ultimately interred at Cave Hill Cemetery.

Tommy Kron

1943–2007 (age 64)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Tommy Kron was an All-American forward at the University of Kentucky who went on to play professionally in the NBA befor...

Barry Bingham Jr.

1933–2006 (age 73)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Barry Bingham Jr. ran the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Bingham media empire while promoting journalistic integrity...

Ronald Lerma Gamboa

1968–2001 (age 33)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Ronald Lerma Gamboa (1968–2001) of Quezon City is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

William E. McAnulty, Jr.

1947–2007 (age 60)

Cave Hill Cemetery

William E. McAnulty, Jr. (1947–2007) of Indianapolis, who served on the Kentucky Supreme Court, lies in Cave Hill Ceme...

Harold P. Hamilton

1924–2003 (age 79)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Harold P. Hamilton (1924–2003) of High Point is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst

1998–2001 (age 3)

Cave Hill Cemetery

David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst (1998–2001) of Los Angeles rests in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Henlee Hulix Barnette

1911–2004 (age 93)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Henlee Hulix Barnette (1911–2004) of Taylorsville, the theologian and minister, is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Hoyt D. Gardner

1923–2002 (age 79)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Hoyt D. Gardner (1923–2002) hailed from Paragould, Arkansas, and his life is memorialized at Cave Hill Cemetery in Lou...

Hunter S. Thompson

1937–2005 (age 68)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005), the pioneering Gonzo journalist, died in Louisville and is buried in Cave Hill Cemeter...

Paul Hornung

1935–2020 (age 85)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Paul Hornung (1935–2020) is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.

Georgia Davis Powers

1923–2016 (age 93)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Georgia Davis Powers (1923–2016), born in Springfield, was the first African American woman elected to the Kentucky Se...

Walter Kaegi

1937–2022 (age 85)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Walter Kaegi (1937-2022) was an American historian of Byzantium who taught for decades at the University of Wisconsin–...

Yvonne Young Clark

1929–2019 (age 90)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Yvonne Young Clark (1929-2019) was an American engineer and educator who broke barriers as the first African-American wo...

Rebecca S. Matheny

1967–2021 (age 54)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Rebecca S. Matheny (1967-2021) is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.