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San Bernardino County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in San Bernardino County

Index to Locations Colton Montecito Memorial Park Colton Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery Ontario Bellevue Cemetery Redlands Hillside Memorial Park San Bernardino Mountain View Cemetery San Bernardino Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Montecito Memorial Park Colton, San Bernardino County, California Politicians buried here:   Jerry Lyle Pettis (1916-1975) — also known as Jerry L. Pettis — of Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 18, 1916. Republican. U.S. Representative from California, 1967-75 (33rd District 1967-75, 37th District 1975); died in office 1975. Seventh-Day Adventist. Died in a plane crash near Banning, Riverside County, Calif., February 14, 1975 (age 58 years, 211 days). Interment at Montecito Memorial Park.   Relatives: Married to Shirley Neil Pettis.   The Jerry L. Pettis Memorial V.A. Hospital, in Loma Linda, California, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) — also known as Kenneth W. Dyal; Ken Dyal — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Bisbee, Cochise County, Ariz., July 9, 1910. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; postmaster at San Bernardino, Calif., 1947-54 (acting, 1947-49); insurance executive; U.S. Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67. Mormon. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 12, 1978 (age 67 years, 307 days). Interment at Montecito Memorial Park.   Relatives: Descendant *** of George Washington Dyal.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery 3510 East Washington Street Colton, San Bernardino County, California Founded 2005 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here: Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) — also known as Martin A. Matich — of Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif., September 6, 1927. Engineer; grading contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads, including major expressways and interchanges, as well as airport runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings; mayor of Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital. Catholic. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Navy League; American Arbitration Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., April 19, 2008 (age 80 years, 226 days). Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Matich and Williamina (Davidson) Matich; married, September 3, 1964, to Evelyn Winter.   The Martin A. Matich Highway (Route 210), from San Bernardino to Redlands, California, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: The Press-Enterprise, April 21, 2008 Bellevue Cemetery Ontario, San Bernardino County, California Politicians buried here:   Edwin P. Clements (d. 1944) — of Ord, Valley County, Neb. District judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1921-41. Died in Ontario, San Bernardino County, Calif., 1944. Interment at Bellevue Cemetery. Hillside Memorial Park Redlands, San Bernardino County, California Politicians buried here:   Charles Andrew Pray (1865-1954) — also known as Charles A. Pray — of Whitmore Lake, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Michigan, October 18, 1865. Republican. Postmaster at Whitmore Lake, Mich., 1905. Died in San Bernardino County, Calif., August 4, 1954 (age 88 years, 290 days). Interment at Hillside Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Pray and Elizabeth (Finton) Pray; brother of Jay G. Pray; married to Matilda C. Deyhle.   Political family: Pray family of Whitmore Lake, Michigan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mountain View Cemetery 570 East Highland Avenue San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California Founded 1907 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Ely Eliot Palmer (1887-1977) — also known as Ely E. Palmer — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Highland, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 29, 1887. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1913-14; Brussels, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Brussels, 1915; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1916-21; Bucharest, 1921-24; U.S. Consul General in Bucharest, 1924-29; Vancouver, 1929-33; Jerusalem, 1933-35; Ottawa, 1935-38; Beirut, 1938-41; Sydney, 1941-44; U.S. Minister to Afghanistan, 1945-48; U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1948-49. Baptist; later Catholic. Member, Zeta Psi. Died in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., August 12, 1977 (age 89 years, 256 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Frederick Palmer and Martha Josephine (Hunt) Palmer; married, June 19, 1913, to Eno Ham.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ben Barton (1823-1898) — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born near Greenville, Greenville District (now Greenville County), S.C., June 8, 1823. Democrat. Physician; postmaster at San Bernardino, Calif., 1858-61; member of California state assembly 1st District, 1862-63. Baptist. Died December 31, 1898 (age 75 years, 206 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1851 to Eliza Henry Brite.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Franklin Garner (1862-1930) — also known as Robert F. Garner — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Illinois, 1862. Democrat. Rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1904, 1912. Died in 1930 (age about 68 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Anna B. Garner.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Anna B. Garner (1864-1938) — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Missouri, 1864. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924 (alternate), 1932. Female. Died in 1938 (age about 74 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Robert Franklin Garner.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Pioneer Memorial Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California Politicians buried here:   Ellis Eames (1809-1882) — also known as Ellis Ames Sr. — of Provo, Utah County, Utah. Born in 1809. Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1851-52. Died in 1882 (age about 73 years). Interment at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Byron Waters (c.1849-1934) — of California. Born about 1849. Member of California state assembly 1st District, 1877-80. Died November 28, 1934 (age about 85 years). Interment at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.   Don Henry Goodcell (1907-1983) — also known as Don Goodcell — of California. Born in Alameda County, Calif., September 2, 1907. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for California, 1960 (voted for Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.). English ancestry. Died in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., September 8, 1983 (age 76 years, 6 days). Interment at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Fred Goodcell and Harriet (Viers) Goodcell; married to Wilma Hays; nephew of Rex Bennett Goodcell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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