Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Memorial Park Cemetery, located at 5668 Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, was founded in 1924 by E. Clovis Hinds. The cemetery is noted for its Crystal Shrine Grotto, a hand-built cave depicting Biblical scenes built by artist Dionicio Rodriguez between 1935 and 1938. The Grotto illustrates "Christ's Journey on the Earth from Birth to Resurrection" and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for Tennessee.
Some of the personalities interred here include:
- James Pinckney Alley, early cartoonist
- Don Briscoe, actor
- Ronnie Caldwell, musician with the Bar-Kays
- Jimmy Griffin, musician
- Bill Justis, musician, composer, arranger
- Shawn Lane, guitarist
- Sam Phillips, legendary record producer
- Charlie Rich, singer
See also: