Metairie Cemetery

New Orleans, Louisiana

Est. 1872 150 acres 160+ memorials
Built on a former horse racing track, known for its elaborate tombs and monuments. One of the most architecturally significant cemeteries in the South.

Memorials

Armant Legendre
1899–1963 (age 64)
Metairie Cemetery
Armant Legendre (1899-1963) was a Bar Harbor resident who lived through the early-to-mid 20th century.
Charles E. Fenner
1876–1963 (age 87)
Metairie Cemetery
Charles E. Fenner (1876-1963) was an American who spent significant time in Guatemala City during his life.
William Larkin Duren
1870–1965 (age 95)
Metairie Cemetery
William Larkin Duren (1870-1965) was a Carroll County resident buried in Metairie Cemetery.
Clarence B. Hewes
1890–1962 (age 72)
Metairie Cemetery
Clarence B. Hewes (1890-1962) was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Stanley Clisby Arthur
1881–1963 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Stanley Clisby Arthur (1881-1963) was a resident buried in Metairie Cemetery.
Norman Treigle
1927–1975 (age 48)
Metairie Cemetery
Norman Treigle was an acclaimed American operatic baritone known for his performances in leading opera houses.
Louis Prima
1910–1978 (age 68)
Metairie Cemetery
Louis Prima was a legendary New Orleans jazz musician, bandleader, and entertainer known for his energetic performances ...
Joachim O. Fernández
1896–1978 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Joachim O. Fernández was a prominent New Orleans resident and community figure.
Pete Herman
1896–1973 (age 77)
Metairie Cemetery
Pete Herman was an American professional boxer who competed as a bantamweight champion.
Charles C. Bass
1875–1975 (age 100)
Metairie Cemetery
Charles C. Bass was an American businessman and civic leader.
Moise H. Goldstein Sr.
1882–1972 (age 90)
Metairie Cemetery
Moise H. Goldstein Sr. was a New Orleans businessman and community member.
Neville Levy
1892–1974 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Neville Levy was a New Orleans resident and community figure.
Richard Koch
1889–1971 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Richard Koch was an American man born in 1889.
Lewis Kemper Williams
1887–1971 (age 84)
Metairie Cemetery
Lewis Kemper Williams was a prominent New Orleans businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1887 to 1971.
Lily McCall Davis
1914–1970 (age 56)
Metairie Cemetery
Lily McCall Davis was a New Orleans resident who lived from 1914 to 1970.
Germaine Wells
1902–1983 (age 81)
Metairie Cemetery
Germaine Wells was a New Orleans resident who lived from 1902 to 1983.
Kate M. Gordon
1861–1932 (age 71)
Metairie Cemetery
Kate M. Gordon (1861–1932) of New Orleans rests in Metairie Cemetery.
Courtland Hunter Young Jr.
1876–1930 (age 54)
Metairie Cemetery
Courtland Hunter Young Jr. (1876–1930) of New Orleans was buried at Metairie Cemetery.
Elizabeth Myrthe Taylor
1854–1936 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Elizabeth Myrthe Taylor (1854–1936) was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Robert Ewing
1859–1931 (age 72)
Metairie Cemetery
Robert Ewing (1859–1931) of Mobile is buried in Metairie Cemetery.
Samuel J. Stokes
1889–1933 (age 44)
Metairie Cemetery
Samuel J. Stokes (1889–1933) rests in Metairie Cemetery.
George Augustin
1866–1935 (age 69)
Metairie Cemetery
George Augustin (1866–1935) of New Orleans is buried in Metairie Cemetery.
Alexander John Drysdale
1870–1934 (age 64)
Metairie Cemetery
Alexander John Drysdale, born 1870 in Marietta and died 1934, is interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Edward James Gay
1878–1952 (age 74)
Metairie Cemetery
Edward James Gay (1878-1952) represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate and after his death in Iberville Parish was buried...
Andrew Higgins
1886–1952 (age 66)
Metairie Cemetery
Andrew Higgins (1886-1952) of Columbus built landing craft and other vessels that proved decisive in World War II before...
Mel Ott
1909–1958 (age 49)
Metairie Cemetery
Mel Ott (1909-1958) was a Gretna-born baseball outfielder and Hall of Famer whose grave is in Metairie Cemetery.
Isaac Cline
1861–1955 (age 94)
Metairie Cemetery
Isaac Cline (1861-1955) of Tennessee directed weather observations for the U.S. Weather Bureau and is buried at Metairie...
Dorothy Dix
1861–1951 (age 90)
Metairie Cemetery
Dorothy Dix (1861-1951) of Montgomery County became a nationally syndicated advice columnist and lies in Metairie Cemete...
Charles E. Dunbar
1888–1959 (age 71)
Metairie Cemetery
Charles E. Dunbar (1888-1959) was a McComb-born attorney who served New Orleans before being interred at Metairie Cemete...
Rudolph Matas
1860–1957 (age 97)
Metairie Cemetery
Rudolph Matas (1860–1957) of St. Charles Parish was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Helen Turner
1858–1958 (age 100)
Metairie Cemetery
Helen Turner (1858–1958) of Louisville is interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Meigs O. Frost
1882–1950 (age 68)
Metairie Cemetery
Meigs O. Frost (1882-1950) lived in New Britain and was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Lucia A. Miltenberger
1873–1955 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Lucia A. Miltenberger (1873-1955) of New Orleans was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Trist Wood
1868–1952 (age 84)
Metairie Cemetery
Trist Wood (1868-1952) of New Orleans rests at Metairie Cemetery.
Fontaine Martin
1883–1959 (age 76)
Metairie Cemetery
Fontaine Martin (1883-1959) was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Zeke Bonura
1908–1987 (age 79)
Metairie Cemetery
Zeke Bonura (1908–1987) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman known for his power hitting with the Chica...
Lionel Ott
1894–1987 (age 93)
Metairie Cemetery
Lionel Ott (1894–1987) was a New Orleans businessman and politician who served in city and state government during the...
John E. Jackson
1892–1989 (age 97)
Metairie Cemetery
John E. Jackson (1892–1989) was born in Palestine and is buried at Metairie Cemetery.
Martha Gilmore Robinson
1888–1981 (age 93)
Metairie Cemetery
Martha Gilmore Robinson (1888–1981) rests at Metairie Cemetery after a life spanning the turn of the century.
Louis G. Friedrichs
1917–1985 (age 68)
Metairie Cemetery
Louis G. Friedrichs (1917–1985) from New Orleans is memorialized at Metairie Cemetery.
Al Hirt
1922–1999 (age 77)
Metairie Cemetery
Al Hirt (1922-1999) was a New Orleans jazz trumpeter and bandleader laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Carlos Marcello
1910–1993 (age 83)
Metairie Cemetery
Carlos Marcello (1910-1993) was a Tunisia-born New Orleans-based mob boss entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
Connie Ryan
1920–1996 (age 76)
Metairie Cemetery
Connie Ryan (1920-1996) was a New Orleans-born Major League Baseball player and coach buried at Metairie Cemetery.
DeLesseps Morrison, Jr.
1944–1996 (age 52)
Metairie Cemetery
DeLesseps Morrison Jr. (1944-1996) was a New Orleans politician and civic figure whose burial at Metairie Cemetery follo...
John G. Schwegmann
1911–1995 (age 84)
Metairie Cemetery
John G. Schwegmann (1911–1995) lived in Bywater and was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Ève Curie
1904–2007 (age 103)
Metairie Cemetery
Ève Curie (1904-2007) was a French-American writer, journalist, and humanitarian, and the daughter of Marie Curie, who ...
Stan Rice
1942–2002 (age 60)
Metairie Cemetery
Stan Rice (1942-2002) was an American poet and painter from Dallas who now rests in Metairie Cemetery.
Al Copeland
1944–2008 (age 64)
Metairie Cemetery
Al Copeland (1944-2008) was a New Orleans restaurateur and entrepreneur best known for founding Popeyes and is interred ...
Louis J. Roussel, Jr.
1906–2001 (age 95)
Metairie Cemetery
Louis J. Roussel, Jr. (1906-2001) was a New Orleans figure honored with burial at Metairie Cemetery.
Nauman Scott
1916–2001 (age 85)
Metairie Cemetery
Nauman Scott (1916-2001) spent his later years in New Roads and was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.