Hendersonville Memory Gardens is a cemetery located at 353 East Main Street in
Hendersonville,
Tennessee, United States, a few miles northeast of
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
. Formerly known as Woodlawn Memorial Park East, it is the burial site of
Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
as well as several members of the
Carter Family of musicians, and numerous other stars from the world of country music.
Notable interments
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Max D. Barnes (1936–2004), songwriter
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"Mother" Maybelle Carter (1909–1978), musician, singer, songwriter, member of the Original Carter Family
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Helen Carter (1927–1998), country singer-musician and eldest daughter of Maybelle Carter
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Anita Carter (1933–1999), singer-musician and daughter of Maybelle Carter
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Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
(1932–2003), country music singer-songwriter
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June Carter Cash (1929–2003), country music singer
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Rosie Nix Adams (1958–2003), singer-songwriter and daughter of June Carter Cash
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Ferlin Husky (1925–2011), country music singer
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Merle Kilgore (1934–2005), country music singer-songwriter
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Joe Maphis (1921–1986), country music master guitarist
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Luther Perkins (1928–1968), country music guitarist for Johnny Cash
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Sheb Wooley (1921–2003), actor and singer-songwriter
See also
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List of United States cemeteries
External links
Henderson Memory Gardensat
Find a Grave
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Cemeteries in Tennessee
Protected areas of Sumner County, Tennessee