Metairie Cemetery

New Orleans, Louisiana

Est. 1872 150 acres 166 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

John Leonard Riddell
1807–1867 (age 60)
Metairie Cemetery
John Leonard Riddell was a 19th-century figure from Leyden who lived from 1807 to 1867.
Neville Levy
1892–1974 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Neville Levy was a New Orleans resident and community figure.
Adam Lewis Bingaman
1793–1869 (age 76)
Metairie Cemetery
Adam Lewis Bingaman was a Mississippi-based individual who lived from 1793 to 1869.
Joseph Lindauer
1854–1922 (age 68)
Metairie Cemetery
Joseph Lindauer (1854-1922) was a Louisville-based individual buried in New Orleans's Metairie Cemetery.
Samuel Louis Gilmore
1859–1910 (age 51)
Metairie Cemetery
Samuel Louis Gilmore (1859-1910) was a New Orleans merchant and businessman.
Alcée Louis la Branche
1806–1861 (age 55)
Metairie Cemetery
Alcée Louis la Branche was a New Orleans resident who lived from 1806 to 1861 and was buried in Metairie Cemetery.
Maria Louise Morgan
1832–1908 (age 76)
Metairie Cemetery
Maria Louise Morgan (1832-1908) was a woman of the nineteenth century who lived a long life into the twentieth century.
Page M. Baker
1840–1910 (age 70)
Metairie Cemetery
Page M. Baker (1840-1910) was a Pensacola, Florida businessman and civic figure.
Kate M. Gordon
1861–1932 (age 71)
Metairie Cemetery
Kate M. Gordon (1861–1932) of New Orleans rests in Metairie Cemetery.
Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary
1866–1948 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary (1866-1948) was a New Orleans resident buried at Metairie Cemetery.
Prudent Mallard
1809–1879 (age 70)
Metairie Cemetery
Prudent Mallard was a French resident of Sèvres who lived from 1809 to 1879 and was buried in 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.
Fontaine Martin
1883–1959 (age 76)
Metairie Cemetery
Fontaine Martin (1883-1959) was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Janet Mary Riley
1915–2008 (age 93)
Metairie Cemetery
Janet Mary Riley (1915–2008) was a New Orleans native laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Rudolph Matas
1860–1957 (age 97)
Metairie Cemetery
Rudolph Matas (1860–1957) of St. Charles Parish was laid to rest at Metairie Cemetery.
Lily McCall Davis
1914–1970 (age 56)
Metairie Cemetery
Lily McCall Davis was a New Orleans resident who lived from 1914 to 1970.
James McCutcheon Baker
1837–1900 (age 63)
Metairie Cemetery
James McCutcheon Baker (1837-1900) was a Pensacola-born man who lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
John McEnery
1833–1891 (age 58)
Metairie Cemetery
John McEnery was a Louisiana politician and governor who lived from 1833 to 1891.
Ruth McEnery Stuart
1849–1917 (age 68)
Metairie Cemetery
Ruth McEnery Stuart was a writer and author from New Orleans who lived from 1849 to 1917.
Alfred Mercier
1816–1894 (age 78)
Metairie Cemetery
Alfred Mercier was a New Orleans writer and physician who lived from 1816 to 1894.
Adolph Meyer
1842–1908 (age 66)
Metairie Cemetery
Adolph Meyer was a 19th-century resident of Natchez who lived from 1842 to 1908.
Andres Molinary
1847–1915 (age 68)
Metairie Cemetery
Andres Molinary was a Gibraltar-born resident who lived from 1847 to 1915.
Benjamin Morgan Harrod
1837–1912 (age 75)
Metairie Cemetery
Benjamin Morgan Harrod was a New Orleans resident who lived from 1837 to 1912.
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...
Edward Mung-Yok Tsoi
1916–2005 (age 89)
Metairie Cemetery
Edward Mung-Yok Tsoi (1916–2005) spent his life before being interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Elizabeth Myrthe Taylor
1854–1936 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Elizabeth Myrthe Taylor (1854–1936) was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Frederick Nash Ogden
1837–1866 (age 29)
Metairie Cemetery
Frederick Nash Ogden lived from 1837 to 1866 and was buried in Metairie Cemetery.
Isidore Newman
1837–1909 (age 72)
Metairie Cemetery
Isidore Newman (1837-1909) was a prominent New Orleans businessman and philanthropist known for his charitable contribut...
Elwyn Nicholson
1923–2014 (age 91)
Metairie Cemetery
Elwyn Nicholson, the Westwego politician who served in the Louisiana Legislature, died in 2014 and lies at Metairie Ceme...
James O'Connor
1870–1941 (age 71)
Metairie Cemetery
James O'Connor was a New Orleans native who lived from 1870 to 1941 and was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Joachim O. Fernández
1896–1978 (age 82)
Metairie Cemetery
Joachim O. Fernández was a prominent New Orleans resident and community figure.
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.
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...
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.
P. P. Werlein
1812–1885 (age 73)
Metairie Cemetery
P. P. Werlein was a 19th-century resident of New Orleans who lived from 1812 to 1885.
Charles Parlange
1851–1907 (age 56)
Metairie Cemetery
Charles Parlange was a New Orleans resident who lived from 1851 to 1907.
Mel Parnell
1922–2012 (age 90)
Metairie Cemetery
Mel Parnell, the Boston Red Sox pitcher whose fastball made him a 20-game winner, passed away in 2012 and is interred at...
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 ...
Martha R. Field
1855–1898 (age 43)
Metairie Cemetery
Martha R. Field (1855-1898) was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
Anne Rice
1941–2021 (age 80)
Metairie Cemetery
Anne Rice, the New Orleans-born author celebrated for her lush, Gothic novels, died in 2021 and rests at Metairie Cemete...
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.
Pearl Rivers
1843–1896 (age 53)
Metairie Cemetery
Pearl Rivers was a Pearlington-based writer and journalist who lived from 1843 to 1896.
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.
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.
Thomas Semmes Walmsley
1889–1942 (age 53)
Metairie Cemetery
Thomas Semmes Walmsley (1889-1942) was an Uptown New Orleans resident buried in Metairie Cemetery.
Davis Sessums
1858–1929 (age 71)
Metairie Cemetery
Davis Sessums was a Houston resident who lived from 1858 to 1929.
Algernon Sidney Badger
1839–1905 (age 66)
Metairie Cemetery
Algernon Sidney Badger was a Boston-born individual who lived from 1839 to 1905.
Edmond Souchon
1841–1924 (age 83)
Metairie Cemetery
Edmond Souchon was an Opelousas resident who lived from 1841 to 1924.
George Soulé
1834–1926 (age 92)
Metairie Cemetery
George Soulé was a Barrington resident who lived from 1834 to 1926.
Theodore Stark Wilkinson
1847–1921 (age 74)
Metairie Cemetery
Theodore Stark Wilkinson (1847-1921) was a Plaquemines Parish resident who lived 74 years.