Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta, Georgia

Est. 1850 48 acres 470+ memorials
Atlanta's oldest cemetery and a public park, containing the graves of many notable Georgians.

Memorials

George Evan Roberts
1857–1948 (age 91)
Oakland Cemetery
George Evan Roberts (1857–1948) hailed from Colesburg and was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery.
Coe I. Crawford
1858–1944 (age 86)
Oakland Cemetery
Coe I. Crawford (1858–1944) of Allamakee County served as Governor and U.S. Senator from South Dakota and lies at Oakl...
Carl Seashore
1866–1949 (age 83)
Oakland Cemetery
Carl Seashore (1866–1949) of Mörlunda was a psychologist and educator known for his work on musical aptitude, and he ...
Albert Schinz
1870–1943 (age 73)
Oakland Cemetery
Albert Schinz (1870–1943) of Neuchâtel is buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Louis Pelzer
1879–1946 (age 67)
Oakland Cemetery
Louis Pelzer (1879–1946) of Griswold was a historian of the American Midwest and is interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Fred M. Smith
1888–1946 (age 58)
Oakland Cemetery
Fred M. Smith (1888–1946) of Yale is buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Violet S. Williams
1857–1948 (age 91)
Oakland Cemetery
Violet S. Williams (1857–1948) of Johnson County rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Olive Child
1888–1942 (age 54)
Oakland Cemetery
Olive Child (1888-1942) of Newton rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Gordon Conway
1894–1956 (age 62)
Oakland Cemetery
Gordon Conway (1894–1956) called Cleburne home before his burial at Oakland Cemetery.
Sallie Gibbs
1879–1958 (age 79)
Oakland Cemetery
Sallie Gibbs (1879–1958) was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery after spending her life in the region.
Johnny Stompanato
1925–1958 (age 33)
Oakland Cemetery
Johnny Stompanato (1925-1958) from Woodstock is buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Dwight Stuessy
1906–1957 (age 51)
Oakland Cemetery
Dwight Stuessy (1906-1957) rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Mary Emma Renich
1877–1950 (age 73)
Oakland Cemetery
Mary Emma Renich (1877-1950) of Woodstock was interred at Oakland Cemetery.
John K. Valentine
1904–1950 (age 46)
Oakland Cemetery
John K. Valentine (1904–1950) is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Oskaloosa.
Ralph Bell
1890–1959 (age 69)
Oakland Cemetery
Ralph Bell (1890–1959) of Kahoka was interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Winona Evans Reeves
1871–1955 (age 84)
Oakland Cemetery
Winona Evans Reeves (1871–1955) was interred at Oakland Cemetery.
William D. Mitchell
1874–1955 (age 81)
Oakland Cemetery
William D. Mitchell (1874-1955) from Winona rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Mary Colter
1869–1958 (age 89)
Oakland Cemetery
Mary Colter (1869-1958) was a Pittsburgh-born American architect and designer celebrated for her lodges and structures i...
Edith Ogden Heidel
1870–1956 (age 86)
Oakland Cemetery
Edith Ogden Heidel (1870-1956) was a Saint Paul-born American sculptor known for her classical public works, and her fin...
Alma Cecilia Haupt
1893–1956 (age 63)
Oakland Cemetery
Alma Cecilia Haupt (1893-1956), a Saint Paul native, is remembered through her gravesite at Oakland Cemetery.
Edith Pierpont Stickney
1876–1951 (age 75)
Oakland Cemetery
Edith Pierpont Stickney (1876–1951) of Parkersburg is interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Claude Harris Siems
1886–1953 (age 67)
Oakland Cemetery
Claude Harris Siems (1886–1953) rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Ernst Niebergall
1876–1954 (age 78)
Oakland Cemetery
Ernst Niebergall (1876–1954) of Cologne rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Caroline Eudora Gotzian
1861–1959 (age 98)
Oakland Cemetery
Caroline Eudora Gotzian (1861–1959) lies at Oakland Cemetery.
Will Griffith
1889–1950 (age 61)
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William Thomas Rawleigh
1870–1951 (age 81)
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Charles Demeter
1868–1956 (age 88)
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John Q. Rhodes Jr.
1892–1959 (age 67)
Oakland Cemetery
John Q. Rhodes Jr. (1892–1959) was a Louisa County resident who was buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Edgar Lee Masters
1868–1950 (age 82)
Oakland Cemetery
Edgar Lee Masters (1868–1950) was an American poet and writer famed for _Spoon River Anthology_, and he is buried in O...
Samuel G. Allen
1870–1956 (age 86)
Oakland Cemetery
Samuel G. Allen (1870–1956) was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery after spending his life locally.
Samuel C. Hodge
1867–1952 (age 85)
Oakland Cemetery
Samuel C. Hodge (1867–1952) was connected to Oakland and finished his journey at Oakland Cemetery.
Ina Bourskaya
1886–1954 (age 68)
Oakland Cemetery
Ina Bourskaya (1886–1954) of Zhytomyr rests in Oakland Cemetery.
George Sherman Banta
1884–1952 (age 68)
Oakland Cemetery
George Sherman Banta (1884–1952) was buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Ross Fiscus
1870–1950 (age 80)
Oakland Cemetery
Ross Fiscus (1870–1950) hailed from Armstrong Township and was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery.
Elizabeth Parnham Brush
1883–1967 (age 84)
Oakland Cemetery
Elizabeth Parnham Brush (1883–1967) was a Carbondale resident whose final resting place is Oakland Cemetery.
Nellie Walker
1874–1973 (age 99)
Oakland Cemetery
Nellie Walker (1874–1973) hailed from Red Oak and was buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Lita McClinton
1953–1987 (age 34)
Oakland Cemetery
Lita McClinton (1953-1987) is buried at Oakland Cemetery after her life was cut short in 1987.
Robert Cornog
1912–1998 (age 86)
Oakland Cemetery
Robert Cornog (1912–1998) was an American physicist who contributed to early nuclear and particle research and is buri...
Alexandra Danilova
1903–1997 (age 94)
Oakland Cemetery
Alexandra Danilova (1903-1997) from Petergof is buried at Oakland Cemetery.
William Gaddis
1922–1998 (age 76)
Oakland Cemetery
William Gaddis (1922-1998) of New York City rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Bert Yancey
1938–1994 (age 56)
Oakland Cemetery
Bert Yancey (1938–1994) was an American professional golfer who won multiple PGA Tour events and is interred at Oaklan...
Harold Edwin Umbarger
1921–1999 (age 78)
Oakland Cemetery
Harold Edwin Umbarger (1921–1999) was a Shelby resident whose remains lie in Oakland Cemetery.
Stanley William Austin
1905–1999 (age 94)
Oakland Cemetery
Stanley William Austin (1905–1999) is interred at Oakland Cemetery.
Charles William Hanko
1920–1990 (age 70)
Oakland Cemetery
Charles William Hanko (1920-1990) was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery.
Robert Ewing Greenwood, Jr.
1911–1993 (age 82)
Oakland Cemetery
Robert Ewing Greenwood, Jr. (1911-1993) is buried at Oakland Cemetery.
Jim Nance
1942–1992 (age 50)
Oakland Cemetery
Jim Nance (1942–1992) was a celebrated American football fullback for the Boston Patriots and New York Jets laid to re...
Mildred Gaye Neal
1904–1992 (age 88)
Oakland Cemetery
Mildred Gaye Neal (1904–1992) called Banks Township home and now rests at Oakland Cemetery.
Maynard Jackson
1938–2003 (age 65)
Oakland Cemetery
Maynard Jackson (1938–2003) was the first African American mayor of Atlanta whose administrations expanded the city’...
Ivan Allen, Jr.
1911–2003 (age 92)
Oakland Cemetery
Ivan Allen Jr. (1911–2003) was a mayor of Atlanta whose leadership during the Civil Rights era helped guide the city t...
Franklin Garrett
1906–2000 (age 94)
Oakland Cemetery
Franklin Garrett (1906-2000) chronicled Atlanta's history as its city historian and was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery...