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Grandview Cemetery, Wray, Yuma County

Tombstone Photographs

Grandview Cemetery, established in 1886, is located at the south end of Main Street on top of the bluffs south of Wray.
[NAD27 GPS - LAT 40°04'02"N LONG 102°12'47"W]

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Yuma American Legion Post 96 (p96)
David A. Smith (das)
Mary Zion (mkz)
Lee Zion (lcz)
LuJean Zion (ljz)

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Headstones

(Click on the underlined name to view the tombstone photograph. A [text] link displays the information provided with a photograph submitted via the GenRecords form.)
Burial location is shown as [Range-Lot] or [Range-Block-Lot].

A

• Allen
  • Frank R., 1890-1948, Son of Lafe and Sarah, [6-6] (lcz)
  • Jacquelyn A. "Jackie", 1927-1929, Dau of Frank and Vesta, [6-43] (lcz)
  • Lafe, 1848-1918, and Sarah [Ellis], 1860-1945, [6-6] (lcz)
• Allen-Wilson, Vesta Mae [Rose], 1905-2000, Wife of Frank Allen, Dau of Isaac Rose, [6-43] (lcz)

B

• Barton, Redden E, 1865-1958, and Clara B, 1872-1939 [3-49] (lcz)
• Blust, Bertha (1888-1903), dau of L.C. Blust [2-29] (lcz)
• Bowman, Ray G, 1913-1942, SGT USA WWII [3-60-1] (lcz)
• Brown, Robert Kenneth, 1921-2003, 1LT USAAF, WWII [3-51] (lcz)
• Buchanan, Lawrence D, 1905-1966, Maj 29th Gen Hosp WWII [7-51] (lcz)
• Bullard, Gary J, 1937-1997, FN USN [5-2] (lcz)
• Bullard, William B, 1939-1965, PVT USA [4-41] (p96)

C

• Churchill,
  • Addison "Paul", 1917-2000, Maj USAF WWII [6-34] (lcz)
  • Bernard F., 1844-1927, and Jane A (Watenpaugh), 1855-1915 [3-27] (lcz)
  • Blaine, 1876-1962, and Hazel (Hall) , 1890-1941 [6-34] (lcz)
      David, 1921-1941, and Paul, 1917-2000
  • Jacqueline, b/d 1918, dau of Willis [3-27] (lcz)
  • Willis W, 1892-1921, son of Bernard [3-27] (lcz)
• Condon, Harrison A. (1823-1887), Sgt Co F 4th MO SM [1-26] (lcz)
  (misspelled modern replacement for vandalized 1887 GAR marble marker)
• Coston
  • Grace, Emma [Mason], 1873-1947, Wife of William B. [8-30] (mkz)
  • William Buford, 1870-1967 [8-30] (mkz)
• Conrad, Francis J, 1902-1942, PVT USA WWII [8-12] (p96)
• Crews, William J, 1926-1981, S1 USN WWII [7-49] (lcz)

D

• Davis
  • George Walter "Butch", 1927-1987, Son of Lee [7-10] (mkz)
  • Leo L "Lee", 1894-1976 Service Stone [7-10] (mkz)
  • Lulu (Buffington) [Coston], 1899-1967, Wife of Lee [7-10] (mkz)
• Derowitsch, Kenneth Dwayne, 1924-2000, SSgt USA WWII [10-38] (lcz)
• Devlin,
  • Gerald J, 1920-1927, T/SGT USA WWII, (memorial - buried Italy) [7-4] (lcz)
  • Thomas M, 1899-1973, T4 USA WWII [3-56] (lcz)
• Dorman, William J., (1839-1916), Lt 10th Ill Cav [2-22] (lcz)

E

• Erdley, John F., 1926-1996, Sgt USA WWII [1-6] (lcz)

G

• Garton,
  • J. Frank 1866-1951, Florence L 1873-1964 and Naomi L 1902-1981, [2-55] (lcz)
  • William L 1922-1925, [2-55] (lcz)
• Goodman,
  • Lucenda Null 1838-1927 [2-58] (lcz)
  • William Henry 1834-1928, Co E 26 Ohio Inv, [2-58] (lcz)

H

• Hawks,
  • Frank T, 1868-1928, and Lillian A. [Harkness], 1869-1959, [6-44] (lcz)
  • Wilbur K, 1902-1942, T/Sgt AAF WWII [6-44] (p96)
• Hays, Arthur G, 1864-1892 [6-44] (lcz)
• Hitchcock
  • Agnes M. [Holmgrain], 1878-1913, 1st wife of Wm. Henry, [4-37] (lcz)
  • William Henry, 1874-1938, and Lucy L. "Doll" [Thompson], 1885-1968, [4-38] (lcz)
• Hornung,
  • George C 1896-1937, Anna 1891-1965 and George Jr 1926-1945 [3-52] (lcz)
  • George C d 1937, Pvt 163 Dep Brig WWI [3-52] (lcz)
• Horstman
  • C(hristian), 1859-1925, Father of Fred [1-44] (mkz)
  • Fred (Frederick Sylvester), 1895-1985 and Wilhelmina Elizabeth [Foltmer], 1898-1965 [1-5] (mkz)
• Hultquist,
  • Buffer Lee 1927-1928 [3-7] (lcz)
  • "Bobby" (John Robert) 1924-1926 [3-7] (lcz)
  • Carl E 1902-1922 [3-7] (lcz)
  • John A 1859-1945 [3-7] (lcz)

K

• Karns, James D, 1918-1940, PVT AAF WWII [4-60] (p96)
• Kearns, Lee M, 1919-1954, Cpl Co I 147th Inf WWII [7-42] (lcz)

L

• Lester, Maurice P, 1891-1928 [7-44] (lcz)

M

• Maag, Morris P, 1921-1945, 2LT AAF WWII [8-26] (p96)
• Mason
  • C. "Dick" (Clarence Dixon), 1882-1947 [3-15] (ljz)
  • Ella [Howse], 1883-1911, first wife of "Dick" [3-15] (ljz)
  • Lewis H(enry), 1850-1893 and Susanna [Hartman], 1852-1919 [3-15] (lcz)
• McGinnis, Samuel W, 1917-1986, T5 USA WWII [3-55] (lcz)

O

• Olsen, William J, 1920-1989, MSgt USA WWII [7-54] (lcz)
• Orndorff, Ward K, 1903-1972, T4 USA WWII [7-52] (lcz)

P

• Palmrose,
  • Clayton Eugene, 1981-2007; [13-sw] (lcz)
    • Capt US Army MSM (Afganistan)
  • Eugene E, 1917-1979, and Hazel L, 1919-1992 [13-sw] (lcz)
    • Eugene E. Palmrose SSgt US Army WWII
• Pittenger, Robert S, 1920-1986, Pvt USA WWII [7-41] (lcz)

R

• Relp, Willard A, 1919-1989, and Vera I (Crossland), 1921-1966 [6-9] (lcz)
• Renzelman,
  • Henry, 1877-1942 and Mary Caroline [Smith], 1884-1955 [2-36] (das)
  • Wilhelm "William", 1850-1948 and Wilhelmina [Lintelman], 1851-1934, [2-29] (lcz)
• Rose, Isaac H., 1861-1929 and Nettie M. [Logan], 1874-1956, [6-43] (lcz)

S

• Smith
  • Allen and Sarah Smith Family Lot [3-12] (das)
  • Allen Spencer, 1845-1927 and Sarah Caroline [Workman], 1845-1937 [3-12] (das)
  • Jesse Russel, 1882-1959, Blacksmith US Navy WWI [3-12] (das)
  • Mildred Fay, died 1908 age 6 mo [3-12] (das)
  • Orville Cleveland, 1888-1959 and Flora E. [Leaman], 1900-1978 [3-12] (das)
  • Thomas Weaver, 1880-1953 [3-12] (das)
• Smith-Walker, Anne E, 1877-1896 [3-12] (das)
• Strangways
• George, 1895-1969, son of Harry and Mildred, [4-38] (lcz)
• Harry, 1864-1936, and Mildred [Thompson], 1874-1960, [4-38] (lcz)
  • Mildred was daughter of Wm and Matilda Thompson
• Richard, died 1931, and Lois C, died 1938, children of George, [4-38] (lcz)

T

• Thompson
  • Donald M., 1915-2001, son of Walter and Jane, [4-7] (lcz)
  • Frances E, 1870-1912, son of Wm and Matilda, [4-38] (lcz)
  • Walter, 1883-1963, and Jane [Cope], 1885-1971, [4-7] (lcz)
    • Walter was son of Wm and Matilda
  • William, 1847-1918, and Matilda [Brunker], 1847-1922, [4-38] (lcz)
• Tyo, Stuart L, 1891-1931, WWI Co B 129 Vol Inf [7-42] (lcz)

W

• Wakefield, O.D. "Delmer", 1923-1994, RM3 USN WWII [11-sw] (lcz)
• Wells, Larry D, 1946-1968, HM3 USN Vietnam [6-10] (p96)
• Wilson, Vesta Mae [Rose], 1905-2000, Dau of Isaac Rose, [6-43] (lcz)
• Wisdom, Jack W, 1939-2001 SN USN [5-16] (lcz)

Z

• Zion
  • Charles A(lexander), 1879-1964 and Mary K(eziah) [Willoughby], 1888-1970 [4-39] (mkz)
  • Joseph M(ilton), 1854-1932 and Anna D(orothy) [Sterett], 1858-1951 [4-40] (mkz)
  • Walter A(nson), 1876-1952 and Anna A(lice) [Brown Burke], 1876-1972 [8-2] (mkz)

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