Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

Cemetery in Dallas, Texas

Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery is a multi-faith cemetery located at 7405 West Northwest Highway in North Dallas, Texas, United States. It is owned by Service Corporation International. Among the notable persons interred here are:

* Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), businesswoman
* Harry W. Bass Jr. (1927–1998), businessman
* Faith (1992–2001) and Liberty Battaglia (1995–2001), murder victims
* Orville Bullington (1882–1956), lawyer and Republican politician
* Maureen Connolly (1934–1969), champion tennis player[1]
* Grace Noll Crowell (1877–1969), poet
* Jim Cummins (1945–2007), NBC News reporter
* Roscoe DeWitt (1894–1975), architect
* Bill Forester (1932–2007), NFL linebacker (1953–1963)
* Greer Garson (1904–1996), British-American actress
* Pinky Higgins (1909–1969), Major League Baseball player and manager
* Ted Hinton (1904–1977), deputy sheriff involved in the capture of the bandits Bonnie and Clyde[2]
* William Hootkins (1948–2005), actor[3]
* Tom Hughes (1931–1994), managing producer of Dallas Summer Musicals
* H. L. Hunt (1889–1974), businessman, one of the wealthiest men in the world
* Lamar Hunt (1932–2006) founder of AFL and MLS sports leagues, owner of Kansas City Chiefs. Son of H.L. Hunt
* Neel Kearby (1911–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient
* Justin Ford Kimball (1872–1956), school superintendent, founder of what would eventually become Blue Cross Blue Shield
* Freddie King (1934–1976), blues musician
* Tom Landry (1924–2000), Hall of Fame head coach of Dallas Cowboys; cenotaph at Texas State Cemetery in Austin
* Cyrus Longworth Lundell (1907–1994), scientist
* Merlyn Mantle (1932–2009), author and widow of Mickey Mantle[4]
* Mickey Mantle (1931–1995), Hall of Fame baseball player[4]
* James F. Moriarty (1896–1981), decorated Brigadier general in the Marine Corps
* Clint Murchison Jr. (1923–1987), businessman, founder of Dallas Cowboys
* Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890–1969), governor of Texas and U.S. senator
* Jim Parker (1947–2019), lawyer and businessman, former CEO of Southwest Airlines.
* Ross Perot (1930–2019), business magnate, billionaire, philanthropist, and politician.
* Nelson Phillips (1873–1939), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Of Texas
* B.M. "Mack" Rankin Jr. (1930–2013), businessman, co-founder of Freeport-McMoRan[5]
* Gretchen Celeste Neff Rogers (1934–2020), Senior Vice President at Metropolitan Financial Savings and Loan[6]
* August Schellenberg (1936–2013), Kanienʼkehá꞉ka actor
* Annette Strauss (1924–1998), mayor of Dallas, Texas
* John Tower (1925–1991), United States Senator from 1961 to 1985; cenotaph at Texas State Cemetery in Austin; the first Mrs. Tower, the former Lou Bullington (1920–2001), is also interred at Sparkman-Hillcrest.
* George Washington Truett (1867–1944), pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas from 1897 to 1944
* Henry Wade (1914–2001), district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987
* Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901–1968), politician
* Charles Wyly Jr. (1933–2011), entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and civic leader

## See also

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* List of United States cemeteries

## References

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1. ^ Cancer beats 'Little Mo'
2. ^ "Welcome to www.dallashistory.net!". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06.
3. ^ "William Hootkins Obituary (2005) - Dallas, TX - Dallas Morning News".
4. ^ a b Kepner, Tyler (2009-08-11). "Widow of Mantle Dies at Age 77". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
5. ^ "Byron Rankin Obituary – Dallas, TX".
6. ^ "Metropolitan Financial Savings and Loan". US Bank Locations.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

## External links

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* Official website
* Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery at Find a Grave

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