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The cemetery was advertised daily in the Fort Worth Telegram newspaper throughout 1907 and 1908. In 1908, a new road connecting Fort Worth and then-suburb Riverside was built, making the cemetery far more accessible to local residents. [10] In 1909, a receiving vault with 32 crypts was constructed to facilitate burials and prevent grave-robbing.
Greenwood Memorial Park at White Settlement Road and Boland Street in Fort Worth, Texas, has been a perpetual care commercial cemetery since its dedication in 1909. The Mount Olivet Corporation, a non-profit organization was founded by the Bailey family of Fort Worth. The organization is overseen by a local elected board of trustees.
Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]
The first mayor of Fort Worth after its incorporation as a mayor-council government and the second practicing physician in the area. Resigned in 1874 amid controversy about debt handling and a city deficit. 2nd Captain Giles Hiram Day — 10 November 1874 – 8 August 1878 3rd Robert Emmett Beckham — 8 August 1878 – 12 April 1880 4th
David Hillis, (1785–1845), American politician; Danny Hillis (born 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and scientist; Dick Hillis (1913–2005), American Protestant Christian missionary to China; Elwood Hillis (1926–2023), American politician; Horace Hillis (20th century), American politician; Ivory O. Hillis Jr. (born 1930 ...
Dwight Hillis Wilson Sr. (October 18, 1909 – March 27, 1962) was an American archivist, researcher, and teacher. He was the first archivist of Fisk University.
Hillis was born an American citizen in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, before the family moved to Monroe, Washington.Hillis was an adventurer. At the age of thirteen in 1926, Dick attended evangelistic meetings at the little Methodist church in town, where his mother served as chairman of the church’s missionary committee.
Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives , serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 terms from 1971 to 1987.