Forest Lawn Memorial Park, is a cemetery is located at 3227 Dixie Highway in

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Background

In 1935, Marguerite Stetter, of

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purchased the old Tom Cody Estate on the Dixie Highway for use as a cemetery. In January 1937, the first burial took place at Forest Lawn. The absence of large grave markers and monuments made Forest Lawn unique in the 1930s. The cemetery was built as a "garden." Grave markers were to remain small and flush with the ground, thus, maintaining a rural garden atmosphere. The cemetery has become one of the largest in

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Burials

Some of the more famous burials include Congressman Judson Lincoln Newhall, Country-Western star

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and

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Player Jim Viox of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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* * {{GNIS, 492327, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemeteries in Kentucky Buildings and structures in Kenton County, Kentucky