Crown Hill Cemetery

Indianapolis, Indiana

Est. 1863 555 acres 420+ memorials
The third-largest non-government cemetery in the United States, resting place of President Benjamin Harrison and bank robber John Dillinger.

Memorials

Jim Hurtubise
1932–1989 (age 57)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Jim Hurtubise was a North Tonawanda native who lived from 1932 to 1989.
Doxie Moore
1911–1986 (age 75)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Doxie Moore was a Delphi resident who lived from 1911 to 1986.
Reginald H. Sullivan
1876–1980 (age 104)
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Reginald H. Sullivan was an Indianapolis resident who lived from 1876 to 1980.
Howard Garns
1905–1989 (age 84)
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Howard Garns was an Indiana-born man who lived from 1905 to 1989 and is credited with inventing the modern Sudoku puzzle...
Bill Shirley
1921–1989 (age 68)
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Bill Shirley was an American tenor singer from Indianapolis who performed in musical theater and films from the 1940s th...
Earle Haas
1888–1981 (age 93)
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Earle Haas (1888-1981) was an inventor from McPherson County buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mary Chase
1907–1981 (age 74)
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Mary Chase (1907-1981) was a Denver-born playwright best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play Harvey.
Cliff Lee
1896–1980 (age 84)
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Cliff Lee (1896-1980) was a Lexington resident buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Bruce Jacobi
1935–1987 (age 52)
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Bruce Jacobi was a Salem resident who lived from 1935 to 1987 and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Beanie Eberts
1902–1980 (age 78)
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Beanie Eberts was an Alden resident who lived from 1902 to 1980 and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
James H. Gray, Sr.
1916–1986 (age 70)
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James H. Gray, Sr. (1916-1986) was a Westfield resident who lived for 70 years.
Joseph Marsee
1800–1872 (age 72)
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Joseph Marsee (1800–1872) lived through the first half of the 19th century and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Silas L. Niblack
1825–1883 (age 58)
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Silas L. Niblack (1825–1883) of Camden County was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
William S. Haymond
1823–1885 (age 62)
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Clarksburg-born William S. Haymond (1823–1885) rests at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Thomas B. Harvey
1827–1889 (age 62)
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Thomas B. Harvey (1827–1889) of Clinton County was interred at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Jonathan W. Gordon
1820–1887 (age 67)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Washington County native Jonathan W. Gordon (1820–1887) was laid to rest in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Aquilla Jones
1836–1888 (age 52)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Aquilla Jones (1836–1888) is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Letitia Smith Sullivan
1822–1888 (age 66)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Letitia Smith Sullivan (1822–1888) rests in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Aquilla Jones
1811–1891 (age 80)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Aquilla Jones (1811–1891) was laid to rest in Crown Hill Cemetery.
William Grover Smith
1857–1921 (age 64)
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William Grover Smith (1857–1921) of Newton was laid to rest in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Thomas B. Stuart
1846–1926 (age 80)
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Thomas B. Stuart (1846–1926) from Meigs County was interred at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Basil Fenwick Howard
1865–1928 (age 63)
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Basil Fenwick Howard (1865–1928) of Croydon was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
William V. Allen
1847–1924 (age 77)
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William V. Allen (1847-1924) of Midway rests at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Elmore Finlay Taggart
1858–1935 (age 77)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Elmore Finlay Taggart (1858–1935) of Orrville was an American whose burial took place at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Herschel M. Hogg
1853–1934 (age 81)
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Herschel M. Hogg, a Youngstown native born in 1853, passed away in 1934 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Commodore Wesley Cauble
1874–1935 (age 61)
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Commodore Wesley Cauble (1874-1935) was a naval officer laid to rest at Crown Hill Cemetery.
John William Palmer
1866–1958 (age 92)
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John William Palmer (1866–1958) was associated with Macks Creek and buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Benjamin C. Hilliard
1868–1951 (age 83)
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Jack McCracken
1912–1958 (age 46)
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Jean E. Lee
1916–1968 (age 52)
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Jean E. Lee (1916-1968) remained tied to Indianapolis and is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Brandt Steele
1870–1965 (age 95)
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Brandt Steele (1870-1965) witnessed many changes in America before his interment at Crown Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek.
Skiles Edward Test
1889–1964 (age 75)
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Skiles Edward Test (1889-1964) was an Indianapolis resident whose story concludes with his burial at Crown Hill Cemetery...
Frank Michael Hohenberger
1876–1963 (age 87)
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Frank Michael Hohenberger (1876-1963) spent his later years near Defiance and is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
1908–1965 (age 57)
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Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1908-1965) is memorialized at Crown Hill Cemetery after a life largely recorded only by his b...
Laura Owen Miller Bamberger
1914–1981 (age 67)
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Laura Owen Miller Bamberger (1914–1981) was an Indianapolis-area figure whose final resting place is Crown Hill Cemete...
Roger Brown
1942–1997 (age 55)
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Roger Brown (1942-1997), the Brooklyn-born basketball star of the ABA's Indiana Pacers, is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery...
James Ellsworth Noland
1920–1992 (age 72)
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James Ellsworth Noland (1920-1992), a federal judge from Indiana, is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Herbie Lewis
1905–1991 (age 86)
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Herbie Lewis (1905–1991) was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Detroit and Indianapolis scen...
Frank McKinney
1938–1992 (age 54)
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Frank McKinney (1938–1992) was an American Olympic swimmer from Indianapolis who won gold in the 4×100-meter medley r...
Etheridge Knight
1931–1991 (age 60)
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Etheridge Knight (1931–1991) was an African-American poet whose prison writings and spoken-word performances brought h...
Tony Hinkle
1899–1992 (age 93)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Tony Hinkle (1899–1992) was an American college basketball coach and athletic director best known for his long tenure ...
Billy Hillenbrand
1922–1994 (age 72)
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Billy Hillenbrand (1922–1994) was an American professional football halfback who starred at Indiana University before ...
Carmen Hill
1895–1990 (age 95)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Carmen Hill (1895–1990) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates and C...
Christopher T. Gonzalez
1963–1994 (age 31)
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Christopher T. Gonzalez (1963–1994) was an American whose burial at Crown Hill Cemetery commemorates his ties to India...
Eugene S. Pulliam
1914–1999 (age 85)
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Eugene S. Pulliam (1914–1999) was an American newspaper publisher who built the Indianapolis Star into a regional powe...
John Geisse
1920–1992 (age 72)
Crown Hill Cemetery
John Geisse (1920–1992) was an American retail executive credited with creating the Target discount chain while workin...
John Morton-Finney
1889–1998 (age 109)
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John Morton-Finney (1889–1998) was an American lawyer, educator, and civil rights advocate who continued practicing la...
Leroy Edgar Burney
1906–1998 (age 92)
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Leroy Edgar Burney (1906–1998) of Burney is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery where his contributions are remembered.
Charles F. Brannan
1903–1992 (age 89)
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Charles F. Brannan (1903-1992) rests at Crown Hill Cemetery following his years in Denver.
Rosa Davis Skinner
1898–1995 (age 97)
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Rosa Davis Skinner (1898–1995) completed her life journey at Crown Hill Cemetery.