The Memorial Markers of the Jonestown Dead

About 414 people – mainly children – who died in the Jonestown tragedy of 1978 are buried in a large hillside gravesite at the Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland, California, a site which is marked by a headstone and four granite plaques, listing the names of everyone who died.

Many other bodies were claimed by their families and buried in cemeteries all across the United States.

This page presents photographs of approximately 125 memorial markers outside of Evergreen which this website has located. The alphabetical listings below include the name of the person who died – including a hot link to their biographical boxes on the Who Died list – followed by the name and location of the cemetery. The photo of the marker is below that.

This listing also includes cross-references to alternative names – for example, if a woman is buried under her birth name instead of the name by which she was known in Jonestown – with links to the names as they appear on the Who Died list.

This page is a work in progress. We welcome the submission of any photos you might have of other markers to either remoore@sdsu.edu or fieldingcgehee@yahoo.com. Thank you.

Note: This page was initiated after Jeremy Hall submitted photos of three grave markers in Ohio. In addition, the work on this page would not have been possible without the steadfast and painstaking research of Sarah Rex. We thank both of them for their contributions.

Samuel M. Anderson, Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park, Hayward, California

• Lydia Atkins, see Lydia Morgan

Benjamin Franklyn Barrett, Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Marin County, California

• The Beam Family (Jack Lovell, Rheaviana Wilson, Eleanor Marie), Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California

Rebecca May Beikman, New South Park Cemetery, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana

Selika Bordenave, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Pierre Brian Bouquet and Claudia Jo Norris Bouquet (memorial), Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California

Corlis Boutte, Saint Clair Cemetery, Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas

Donald Robert Bower, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Point Arena, Mendocino County, California

Dorothy Ann Brewer, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas

• Johnny Moss Brown, see Johnny Moss Brown Jones

Robert O. Brown (NBC photographer), Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California

Ruletta Brown, Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Fremont, Alameda County, California, laid to rest in an unmarked grave at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park in Section Section 12-1005-2 (Flowers mark the location)

Jeffrey James Carey, Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Gloria Rodriguez Carter (see also, Rodriguez family), Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California

• Sophia L. Casanova, see Scheid family

Georgia Catney, Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California

Mary Lou Clancey, Holy Cross Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California

Ida Mae Clipps, Heaven’s Acre Cemetery, Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas

Sharon Rose Swaney Cobb, Grape Grove Cemetery, Jamestown, Ohio (Photo by Jeremy Hall)

Edith Cordell (with daughter, Carol Ann Cordell McCoy), New Crown Cemetery and Mausoleum, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Betty Daniel, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

• The Darnes family (Velma Lee, Newhuanda Rhenelle, Ollie & Searcey Llewellyn), location U-1 Grave 621, Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino County, California. No stone, marked with flags and flowers in the center

Lexie Smith Davis, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas

Edith Fredonia Delaney, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado

Darrell Devers, Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois

Corrie Duncan, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

Verdella Duncan, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California (grave is unmarked, located where the flowers are)

Florine Dyson, Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York (n.b. the date of death is on birthday, not the date of her death; also, the husband referenced on the marker is James T. Dyson)

Zipporah Edwards, Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California (unmarked grave)

Marshall Farris, Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, San Mateo County, California

James Donald Fields, Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California

Shirley (Shirlee) Ann Fields, Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California

Lori Beth Fields, Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California

Donald Kirk Fitch, Riverside Cemetery, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Thomas Ray Fitch, Riverside Cemetery, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Viola Duncan Forks, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

Rhonda Denise Wright Fortson, Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California (photo by Jerry Hughes)

Beulah Foster, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California (Garden of Affection, Gate 1, Section 10, Lot 1357, Grave 3, unmarked grave)

Kimberly Ann Fye, Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, King County, Washington

Cleveland Garcia, Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California (photo by Jerry Hughes)

• Gieg family (Robert Wendell, Renee Elaine, Jason [memorial]), Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa, California

• Grimm family (Ronald Windus, Tina Lynn), Lower Lake Cemetery, Lower Lake, Lake County, California (Engraver first etched “Roland,” then tried to correct it to “Ronald”)

Gerald Richard Grubbs, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California

Lemuel Thomas (Tom) Grubbs, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California

Jann Elizabeth Gurvich, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Don Harris, NBC reporter (Birth name Roy Darwin Humphrey), Ferguson Cemetery, Higgston, Montgomery County, Georgia

Liane Harris, Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

Nevada Harris, Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Emma Mae Hill, Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California

Patricia and Judy Houston, Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, San Mateo County, California

• Deneise Elaine Hunter, see Deneise Elaine Hunter Purifoy

Toni Denise James, Woodlawn Memorial Park, Compton, Los Angeles County, California

Mahaley Johnson, Crossroad Cemetery, Brumley, Upshur County, Texas

Agnes and Lew Jones, children of Jim and Marceline Jones, Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana

Johnny Moss Brown Jones, Port Lavaca Cemetery, Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas

Lynetta Jones, Mount Zion Cemetery, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana (cenotaph) (buried in Jonestown)

Marceline Baldwin Jones, Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana

Yvette Louise Muldrow Jones, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

Fannie Alberta Jordan, Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California

Maria Katsaris, Potter Valley Cemetery, Potter Valley, Mendocino County, California

Darell Eugene Keller, Woodinville Memorial Cemetery, Woodinville, King County, Washington

Viola Kelley, Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California

Clarence and William Klingman, Fort Leonard Wood Post Cemetery, Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, Missouri

Carolyn Louise Moore Layton and Jim Jon [Kimo] Prokes [memorial], Davis Cemetery, Davis, Yolo County, California

Karen Lea Tow Layton, Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Butte County, California

Beverly Marie Geraldine Dutra Livingston, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda County, California

Jerry Dwight Livingston, Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California

Carolyn Sue Looman, Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio

Vincent Lopez, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda County, California

Victoria Dover Marshall, Highland Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Estelle Dunn McCall (mother) and Cheryle Darnell McCall (daughter), Paradise North Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas

Carol Ann Cordell McCoy, New Crown Cemetery and Mausoleum, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (see also Edith Cordell)

Rose Marie McKnight, Mount Hope Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, California (There is no marker. Location verified by cemetery staff. Pink bouquet marks burial spot.)

Mildred Ada Carroll Mercer, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Williamsburg West, James City County, Virginia

• Mitchell family (Lee Charles (L.C.), Annie Lee, Beverly Ann, Shirley Ann, Tony Lavell), Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, N. Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

Ann Elizabeth Moore, Davis Cemetery, Davis, Yolo County, California

Lydia (Atkins Newbern) Morgan, Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California

Lugenia Morrison, Pirtle Methodist Cemetery, Pirtle, Rusk County, Texas

Yvonne Morrison, Pirtle Methodist Cemetery, Pirtle, Rusk County, Texas

Glen Moton, Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey

Viola Mae Moton, Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey

Russell DeAndrea Moton, Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey

Pamela Gail Bradshaw Moton, Upsons Corners Cemetery, Palermo, Oswego County, New York

• Yvette Muldrow, see Yvette Muldrow Jones

Cardell Neal, Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

Hazel (Hazle) Maria Newell, Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California

Ida May Nichols, Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado

• Claudia Jo Norris, see memorial at Brian Bouquet

Patricia Louise Parks, Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio (Photo by Jeremy Hall)

Lore B. Parris, Sunset Memorial Lawns, Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois

Thomas Joseph Partak, Saint Cyril and Methodius Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Donna Louise Ponts, Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery and Mausoleum, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California

Bessie Mae Proby, Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

• Jim Jon (Kimo) Prokes, see marker at Carolyn Louise Moore Layton

Deneise Elaine Hunter Purifoy, Sanger Cemetery, Sanger, Fresno County, California

Bertha Jones Reese, Pirtle Methodist Cemetery, Pirtle, Rusk County, Texas

Family of Aurora Rodriguez (Gloria M. Rodriguez [see also Gloria Carter], Lisa Ann Whitmire, Aurora May Stewart, Terry Frederick Stewart, Jr.), Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California

Rep. Leo J. Ryan, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California

Family of Maryann Casanova Scheid (Donald E. Scheid, Jr., Angelique M. Scheid, Sophia L. Casanova), All Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California

Rose Jeanette Shelton, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

Dorothy Georgina Clark Simpson, Saint Ignatius Catholic Cemetery, Saint Ignatius, Lake County, Montana

Jewell James Simpson, Fresno Memorial Gardens, Fresno, Fresno County, California

David Elbert Vester Smith, Gladys Meadows Smith, Karl Wayne Smith, Wheeler Cemetery, Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas (graves unmarked)

Winnie Fred Smith, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

Donna Elizabeth Stanfield, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

Nathaniel Brown Swaney, Grape Grove Cemetery, Jamestown, Ohio (Photo by Jeremy Hall)

• Sharon Rose Swaney, see Sharon Rose Swaney Cobb

Vera Marie Talley, Manchester Garden Mausoleum, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California

Bernice Thomas, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California (husband is Anthony Thomas, US Army PFC, World War II)

Evelyn Thomas, Rolling Hills Memorial Park, Richmond, Contra Costa County, California

Alleanne Tucker, Burdette Church Cemetery, Capleville, Shelby County, Tennessee

Rita Jeanette Gries Tupper, Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona County, Iowa

Mary Pearl Willis, Magnolia Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana,

Mary Beth Wotherspoon, Oak Grove Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan