Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a cemetery in

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

, in the United States. It was established in 1917, and is located at 4207 East Lake Avenue. It is owned by Dignity Memorial.

Notable graves

* Gen. Paul DeWitt Adams (1906–1987), US Army general, commanded United States Third Army * Doyle E. Carlton (1885–1972), 25th Governor of Florida *

Sam Melville Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...

(1920–2012), US Congressman 1963–1997 *

Coe Glade Coe Glade (August 12, 1900 – September 23, 1985) was an American opera singer. She was born in Chicago. She was a mezzo-soprano. She sang in the opening program at Radio City Music Hall in 1932 and at the Hiram Walker Canadian Club at the Ch ...

(1900–1985), opera singer * Gen.

John J. Hennessey John Joseph Timothy Hennesseyhttp://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/United_States_Military_Academy_West_Point_Howitzer_Yearbook/1944/Page_384.html (August 20, 1921 – March 20, 2001) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Co ...

(1921–2001), US Army general, commanded the

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in the

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Dennis Hoey Dennis Hoey (born Samuel David Hyams, 30 March 1893 – 25 July 1960) was a British film and stage actor, best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six films of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. Early life Hoey was born Samuel David ...

(1893–1960), cinema actor * Dave Lewis (1954–2020), professional football player * Henry King (1886–1982), film director * Wallace O. Stovall, Sr. (1891–1966), publisher of ''

The Tampa Tribune ''The Tampa Tribune'' was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida. Along with the competing ''Tampa Bay Times'', the ''Tampa Tribune'' was one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area. The newspaper also published a ''St. Pe ...

'' *

Ildebrando Zacchini Ildebrando Zacchini (1868 – July 17, 1948) was a Maltese-born painter, inventor, and travelling circus owner. Inspired by the works of Jules Verne, Zacchini came up with an idea for a human cannonball act. Instead of explosives, Zacchini's huma ...

(1868–1948), circus entertainer

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* * * Buildings and structures in Tampa, Florida Cemeteries in Hillsborough County, Florida 1917 establishments in Florida Cemeteries established in the 1910s {{US-cemetery-stub