Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
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Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 7405 West Northwest Highway
in north
Dallas
, Texas
(USA
). Among the notable persons interred here are:
State Highway Loop 12 (Texas)
Loop 12 is a state highway that runs mostly within the city limits of Dallas, Texas. During the 1950s and 60s, Loop 12 was the outer beltway in the Dallas area, having since been supplanted by Interstate 635, which is itself being supplanted by the President George Bush Turnpike...
in north
North Dallas
North Dallas is an expensive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas . The phrase "North Dallas" is also sometimes used to include any suburb or exurb north of Dallas proper within the metropolitan area. The majority of North Dallas is located in Dallas County while a small...
Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). Among the notable persons interred here are:
- Sawnie Robertson Aldredge (1890–1949), mayor of Dallas, Texas
- Mary Kay AshMary Kay AshMary Kay Ash was an American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.-Early life:Mary Kay Ash, born Mary Kathlyn Wagner in Hot Wells, Harris County, Texas, was the daughter of Edward Alexander and Lula Vember Hastings Wagner. She attended Reagan High School in Houston, and graduated...
(1918–2001), businesswoman - Maureen ConnollyMaureen ConnollyMaureen Catherine Connolly Brinker was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year.-Biography:...
(1934–1969), champion tennis player - Grace Noll CrowellGrace Noll CrowellGrace Noll Crowell was an American poet, author of 36 books of inspirational verse and 5,000 poems. Her work has appeared in hundreds of magazines and newspapers.-Biography:...
(1877–1969), poet - Jim Cummins (1945–2007), NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
reporter - Greer GarsonGreer GarsonGreer Garson, CBE was a British-born actress who was very popular during World War II, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award...
(1904–1996), British & American actress - Tom HughesTom HughesThomas Eyre Forrest Hughes AO QC is a former Australian politician and a prominent barrister practicing at Blackstone Chambers in Sydney. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1963 to 1972, representing first the seat of Parkes and then the seat of Berowra...
(1931–1994), managing producer of Dallas Summer Musicals - H. L. HuntH. L. HuntHaroldson Lafayette Hunt, Jr. , known throughout his life as "H. L. Hunt," was a Texas oil tycoon and conservative activist. He built one of the world's largest fortunes by trading poker winnings for oil rights, ultimately securing title to much of the East Texas Oil Field, one of the world's very...
(1889–1974), businessman, one of the wealthiest men in the world - Freddie KingFreddie KingFreddie King , thought to have been born as Frederick Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert...
(1934–1976), blues musician - Tom LandryTom LandryThomas Wade "Tom" Landry was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League history, creating many new formations and methods...
(1924–2000), Hall of Fame pro football coach - Cyrus Longworth Lundell (1907–1994), scientist
- Merlyn MantleMerlyn MantleMerlyn Mantle was an American author and widow of New York Yankees outfielder Mickey Mantle.-Early life:...
(1932–2009), author and widow of Mickey Mantle - Mickey MantleMickey MantleMickey Charles Mantle was an American professional baseball player. Mantle is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.Mantle was noted for his hitting...
(1931–1995), Hall of Fame baseball player - Wilfred and John Mahler (1914–2004; 1907–1995), businessmen, leather tycoons
- Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890–1969), governor of Texas
- Annette StraussAnnette StraussAnnette Strauss was a philanthropist and a former mayor of Dallas. The Annette Strauss Artist Square in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas is named in honor of her...
(1924–1998), mayor of Dallas, Texas - John TowerJohn TowerJohn Goodwin Tower was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. He was George H. W...
(1925–1991), United States Senator - Lou Bullington Tower (1920–2001), first wife of John Tower
- Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901–1968), politician