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Index to Locations
Salem Belcrest Memorial Park
Salem City View Cemetery
Salem Jason Lee Cemetery
Salem Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum
Salem Pioneer Cemetery
Salem Riverfront Park
Salem Salem Pioneer Cemetery
Stayton Lone Oak Cemetery
Belcrest Memorial
Park
1295 Browning Avenue South
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) —
also known as Charles L. McNary —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law school
dean; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died
in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., February
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Original interment at Pioneer Cemetery;
reinterment at Belcrest Memorial Park.
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Douglas James McKay (1893-1959) —
also known as Douglas McKay —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., June 24,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; mayor of
Salem, Ore., 1933-34; member of Oregon
state senate 1st District, 1935; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1940
(alternate), 1952
(speaker);
Governor
of Oregon, 1949-52; resigned 1952; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1956.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., July 22,
1959 (age 66 years, 28
days).
Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park.
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Earl Wilcox Snell (1895-1947) —
also known as Earl Snell —
of Arlington, Gilliam
County, Ore.
Born near Olex, Gilliam
County, Ore., July 11,
1895.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Oregon, 1935-43; Governor of
Oregon, 1943-47; died in office 1947.
While flying to southern Oregon on a hunting
trip, along with Secretary of State Robert
S. Farrell, Jr. and State Senate President Marshall
E. Cornett, was killed when the small plane
crashed in stormy
weather near Dog Lake, Lake
County, Ore., October
28, 1947 (age 52 years, 109
days).
Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park.
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Alfred Wells Loucks (1908-1990) —
also known as Alfred W. Loucks; Al Loucks —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born July 14,
1908.
Mayor
of Salem, Ore., 1951-54.
Died in Multnomah
County, Ore., June 4,
1990 (age 81 years, 325
days).
Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park.
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Relatives: Son
of James Sidney Loucks and Effie Viola (Wells) Loucks; married to
Irene Josephine Schreiber. |
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Howard Clair Belton (1893-1988) —
also known as Howard C. Belton —
of Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa, January
2, 1893.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Oregon
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1944,
1952,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); Oregon
state treasurer, 1960-65; appointed 1960; defeated, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore., November
21, 1988 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park.
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City View
Cemetery
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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Zenas Ferry Moody (1832-1917) —
of Oregon.
Born in Granby, Hampshire
County, Mass., May 27,
1832.
Republican. Governor of
Oregon, 1882-87.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March
14, 1917 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at City View Cemetery.
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Willis Chatman Hawley (1864-1941) —
also known as Willis C. Hawley —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Monroe, Benton
County, Ore., May 5,
1864.
Republican. School
principal; college
professor; president,
Willamette University, 1893-1902; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1907-33.
Member, Woodmen;
Elks.
Co-sponsor of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff.
Died July 24,
1941 (age 77 years, 80
days).
Interment at City View Cemetery.
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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery.
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Thomas Benjamin Kay (1864-1931) —
also known as Thomas B. Kay —
of Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
28, 1864.
Republican. Woolens company
executive; Oregon
state treasurer, 1911-19, 1925-31; died in office 1931.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., April
28, 1931 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at City View Cemetery.
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Frederick Silas Bynon (1870-1950) —
also known as Fred S. Bynon —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; North Bend, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Brooklyn (now part of Oakland), Alameda
County, Calif., December
3, 1870.
Republican. With his father, he founded the Hollywood (Calif.)
Sentinel newspaper,
which later became the Hollywood Citizen News; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 6,
1950 (age 79 years, 185
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Augustus Bynon; married, September
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Jason Lee
Cemetery
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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William Ellsworth Purdy (d. 1925) —
also known as Will E. Purdy —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Nonpartisan candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oregon, 1920.
Died in 1925.
Interment at Jason Lee Cemetery.
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Mount Crest Abbey
Mausoleum
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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William Paine Lord (1839-1911) —
also known as William P. Lord —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 1,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1878; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1880-94; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1880-82, 1886-88, 1892-94;
Governor
of Oregon, 1895-99; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1899-1903.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1911 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum.
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James Withycombe (1854-1919) —
of Oregon.
Born in Tavistock, Devon, England,
March
21, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
Oregon, 1915-19; defeated in primary, 1906; died in office 1919.
Member, Grange.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March 3,
1919 (age 64 years, 347
days).
Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum.
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Isaac Lee Patterson (1859-1929) —
also known as I. L. Patterson —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Benton
County, Ore., September
17, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1892; member of Oregon
state senate, 1895-98, 1919-21; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1924-26; Governor of
Oregon, 1927-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Marion
County, Ore., December
21, 1929 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum.
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Oswald West (1873-1960) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Guelph, Ontario,
May
20, 1873.
Democrat. Governor of
Oregon, 1911-15; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1918; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1924.
Died August
22, 1960 (age 87 years, 94
days).
Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum; memorial monument at Oswald
West State Park, Tillamook County, Ore.
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Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) —
also known as Charles A. Sprague —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., November
12, 1887.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Governor of
Oregon, 1939-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Rotary.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March
13, 1969 (age 81 years, 121
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum.
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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) —
also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Keithsburg, Mercer
County, Ill., October
15, 1872.
Republican. Miner; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of
Oregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American Savings Bank, Long
Beach, 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1952 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum.
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Pioneer
Cemetery
(formerly Odd Fellows Community Cemetery)
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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Reuben Patrick Boise (1818-1907) —
also known as Reuben P. Boise —
of Polk
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Blandford, Hampden
County, Mass., June 9,
1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Polk County, 1857;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1859-72, 1876-80; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1862-64, 1868-70.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., April
10, 1907 (age 88 years, 305
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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John Pollard Gaines (1795-1857) —
Born in Augusta
County, Va., September
22, 1795.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky
state legislature, 1830; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1847-49; Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1850-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., December
9, 1857 (age 62 years, 78
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Hancock Lee Jackson (1796-1876) —
of Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., May 12,
1796.
Delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 11th District,
1845-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1857-61; Governor of
Missouri, 1857.
Died March
19, 1876 (age 79 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
25, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1870-78; Governor of
Oregon, 1877-78.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., January
15, 1895 (age 69 years, 21
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Edwin Nathinal Cooke (1810-1879) —
also known as E. N. Cooke —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
26, 1810.
Republican. Oregon
state treasurer, 1862-70; mayor of
Salem, Ore., 1862.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., May 6,
1879 (age 69 years, 69
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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George Knox Shiel (1825-1893) —
also known as George K. Shiel —
of Oregon.
Born in Ireland,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1861-63.
While slightly intoxicated, fell over
a railing, fourteen feet down into a window well, at the entrance to
the Hotel
Williamett, broke his neck, and died, in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., December
12, 1893 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Samuel Royal Thurston (1816-1851) —
of Oregon.
Born in Monmouth, Kennebec
County, Maine, April
15, 1816.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51.
Died aboard
the steamer California, in the North
Pacific Ocean, April 9,
1851 (age 34 years, 359
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 at
Pioneer Cemetery.
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Sebastian C. Adams (1825-1898) —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born July 28,
1825.
Yamhill
County Clerk, 1862; member of Oregon
territorial senate, 1860.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., January
5, 1898 (age 72 years, 161
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) —
also known as Charles L. McNary —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law school
dean; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died
in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., February
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Original interment at Pioneer Cemetery; reinterment at Belcrest Memorial Park.
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Riverfront
Park
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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Thomas Lawson McCall (1913-1983) —
also known as Tom McCall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Egypt, Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., March
22, 1913.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1954; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1965-67; Governor of
Oregon, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1972
(delegation chair).
Radio
and television
commentator.
Died January
8, 1983 (age 69 years, 292
days).
Interment at Redmond
Memorial Cemetery, Redmond, Ore.; statue erected 2008 at
Riverfront Park.
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Salem Pioneer
Cemetery
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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John Hugh McNary (1867-1936) —
Born in Marion
County, Ore., January
31, 1867.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1927-36; died in office 1936.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
25, 1936 (age 69 years, 268
days).
Interment at Salem Pioneer Cemetery.
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William Manning (1832-1914) —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Rush
County, Ind., November
8, 1832.
School
teacher; ordained
minister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1885.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., May 26,
1914 (age 81 years, 199
days).
Interment at Salem Pioneer Cemetery.
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Lone Oak
Cemetery
Stayton, Marion County, Oregon
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Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (1908-1964) —
also known as A. Walter Norblad —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.; Stayton, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
12, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated in
primary, 1938; died in office 1964.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
20, 1964 (age 56 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery.
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