Forest Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. It consists of three separate cemeteries: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Forest Hill Cemetery East and Forest Hill Cemetery South.

History

Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown was established in 1888 and chartered in 1892. As of 1906, the cemetery comprised 180 acres and there were 1,300 interments. A second location, Forest Hill Cemetery East, was established in 1961. A third location, Forest Hill Cemetery South, was established in 1962. The cemeteries are owned by Pennsylvania based StoneMor. In 2021, WREG-TV investigated fines placed in 2020 and 2021 by the state against the cemeteries. The cemeteries received complaints and ten fines for poor maintenance, management and rodent infestation. The rodent infestation problem took place at the body preparation building from June 2020 to March 2021 at the Forest Hill Cemetery East location. There has been notable damage to memorials, including the memorials of

John R. Brinkley John Romulus Brinkley (later John Richard Brinkley; July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942) was an American quack. He had no properly accredited education as a physician and bought his medical degree from a "diploma mill". Brinkley became known as the ...

and the Elks Rest monument. The cemetery has various monuments, including one to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Notable burials

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Grave of William Robert Moore Forest Hill Cemetery Memphis TN

* Estelle Axton (1918–2004), record executive and co-founder of Stax Records * Packy Axton (1941–1974), American musician * Bill Black (1926–1965), American bassist who worked with Elvis Presley *

James Blackwood James Webre Blackwood (August 4, 1919 – February 3, 2002) was an American gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers. He is the only person in any field of music to have been nomin ...

(1919–2002), American gospel singer *

(1885–1945), charlatan physician and radio pioneer * Christopher Byers (died 1993), victim of the West Memphis Three * Walter Chandler (1887–1967), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and mayor of Memphis * Clifford Davis (1897–1970), U.S. Representative from Tennessee *

Charlie Feathers Charles Arthur Feathers (June 12, 1932 – August 29, 1998) was an American musician most associated with the rockabilly scene of the 1950s. Although not initially recognized for his contributions to rockabilly, over time his presence would bec ...

(1932–1998), American musician *

Frank P. Gates Frank Perry Gates (1895 – January 2, 1975) was an American architect. He designed buildings in Mississippi, especially in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Clarksdale and Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, some of which are listed on the National Register o ...

(1895–1975), Mississippi architect *

John E. McCall John Ethridge McCall (August 14, 1859 – August 8, 1920) was a United States representative from Tennessee and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Education and career John ...

(1859–1920), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and judge * William Robert Moore (1830–1909), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and college founder * Phoebe Omlie (1902–1975), American aviation pioneer * Josiah Patterson (1837–1904), officer in Confederate States Army and U.S. Representative from Tennessee *

Malcolm R. Patterson Malcolm Rice Patterson (June 7, 1861 – March 8, 1935) was an American politician and jurist. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1901 to 1906, and as the 30th governor of Tennessee from 1907 to 1911. He later served as a circu ...

(1861–1935), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and governor of Tennessee *

Margaret Polk The ''Memphis Belle'' is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress used during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, '' Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress'' and the 1990 Hollywood feature ...

(1922–1990), namesake of '' Memphis Belle'' * Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock and roll artist and actor (his body was moved to Graceland shortly after burial) * Frank Trimble (1840–1915), merchant and real estate businessman * Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), founder of the Holiday Inn hotel chain * Luke Edward Wright (1846–1922), Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. Secretary of War

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