Forest Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in

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. 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,

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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 and the Elks Rest monument. The cemetery has various monuments, including one to the

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Notable burials

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Grave of William Robert Moore Forest Hill Cemetery Memphis TN

Estelle Axton Estelle Axton (''née'' Stewart; September 11, 1918 – February 24, 2004) was an American record executive and co-founder of Stax Records, along with her brother Jim Stewart. Biography Born in Middleton, Tennessee, Estelle Stewart grew up o ...

(1918–2004), record executive and co-founder of

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(1941–1974), American musician *

Bill Black William Patton Black Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio, The Blue Moon Boys. Black later formed Bill ...

(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 nomi ...

(1919–2002), American gospel singer * John R. Brinkley (1885–1945), charlatan physician and radio pioneer *

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(died 1993), victim of the

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(1887–1967), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and mayor of Memphis * Clifford Davis (1897–1970), U.S. Representative from Tennessee *

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(1932–1998), American musician *

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(1895–1975), Mississippi architect * John E. McCall (1859–1920), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and judge *

William Robert Moore William Robert Moore (March 28, 1830 – June 12, 1909), known as Wm. R. Moore,Lauderdale, Vance (November 1, 2012)William R. Moore ''Memphis Magazine''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, and founder of the W ...

(1830–1909), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and college founder *

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(1902–1975), American aviation pioneer *

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(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 circuit ...

(1861–1935), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and governor of Tennessee * Margaret Polk (1922–1990), namesake of '' Memphis Belle'' *

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(1935–1977), American rock and roll artist and actor (his body was moved to

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shortly after burial) *

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(1840–1915), merchant and real estate businessman *

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(1913–2003), founder of the

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hotel chain *

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