Woodlawn Memorial Park is located at 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville. Among those interred or entombed in the cemetery, there are many prominent members of the country music genre and their families.
In June 2018, Woodlawn installed the "Lynn Anderson Rose Garden", consisting of 200 Lynn Anderson Hybrid Rose Bushes (named for the singer by the National Rose Society of America), as a place of reflection and meditation in honor of the star's signature song.[citation needed]
Claudette Frady-Orbison (1941–1966), wife of legendary singer Roy Orbison. She died when her motorcycle was hit by a truck. She is buried with her two young boys, Roy Dewayne Orbison (1958–1968) and Anthony King Orbison (1962–1968), who died together in a house fire
Dottie Rambo (1934–2008), Gospel singer and songwriter. Named songwriter of the century in the early 1990s, Grammy and Dove winner, Gospel Music Hall of Fame for self and family group The Rambos, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, composed over 2,500 songs
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Woodlawn Memorial Park Nashville Tennessee news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Not to be confused with Woodlawn Memorial Park Colma California Woodlawn Memorial Park is located at 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville Tennessee It is one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville Among those interred or entombed in the cemetery there are many prominent members of the country music genre and their families In June 2018 Woodlawn installed the Lynn Anderson Rose Garden consisting of 200 Lynn Anderson Hybrid Rose Bushes named for the singer by the National Rose Society of America as a place of reflection and meditation in honor of the star s signature song citation needed Notable graves edit nbsp The old chapel at WoodlawnThis is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources nbsp The old chapel at WoodlawnJoe Allison 1924 2002 songwriter Liz Anderson 1927 2011 country music singer songwriter and mother to country musician Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson 1947 2015 Country music singer Eddy Arnold 1918 2008 Country Music Singer Recording Executive Producer and Country Music Hall of Fame Member Ernie Ashworth 1928 2009 country music singer Grand Ole Opry member Rob Bironas 1978 2014 professional football player Placekicker for the Tennessee Titans Otis Blackwell 1931 2002 Songwriters Hall of Fame member H Leo Boles 1874 1946 president of Lipscomb University 1 Owen Bradley 1915 1998 record producer Country Music Hall of Fame member Academy Award nominee Jim Ed Brown 1934 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame singer Boudleaux Bryant 1920 1987 Country Music Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame member Felice Bryant 1925 2003 Country Music Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame member Billy Collins 1963 1984 boxer Jerry Chesnut 1931 2018 country music songwriter Little Jimmy Dickens 1920 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame singer Kerby Farrell 1913 1975 Major League Baseball Player Manager Boston Braves Chicago White Sox Red Foley 1910 1968 Country Music Hall of Fame singer D J Fontana 1931 2018 drummer Benton Cordell Goodpasture 1895 1977 Churches of Christ minister editor of the Gospel Advocate Dobie Gray 1940 2011 singer and songwriter Vernon Holland 1948 1998 Professional football player Cincinnati Bengals New York Giants and Detroit Lions Tommy Jackson 1926 1979 musician considered by many in the country music industry to be the first great Nashville session fiddler George Jones 1931 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame Singer Amelia Laskey 1885 1973 ornithologist Larrie Londin 1943 1992 drummer Neal Matthews Jr 1929 2000 decorated soldier Country Music Hall of Fame singer Claudette Frady Orbison 1941 1966 wife of legendary singer Roy Orbison She died when her motorcycle was hit by a truck She is buried with her two young boys Roy Dewayne Orbison 1958 1968 and Anthony King Orbison 1962 1968 who died together in a house fire Joe Moscheo 1937 2016 singer The Imperials and Elvis backup K T Oslin 1942 2020 country singer and songwriter Johnny Paycheck 1938 2003 country singer Ben Peters 1933 2005 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame songwriter Lynn Peterzell 1955 1994 noted audio engineer Webb Pierce 1921 1991 Country Music Hall of Fame singer Dottie Rambo 1934 2008 Gospel singer and songwriter Named songwriter of the century in the early 1990s Grammy and Dove winner Gospel Music Hall of Fame for self and family group The Rambos Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame composed over 2 500 songs Marty Robbins 1925 1982 Country Music Hall of Fame singer Jerry Reed 1937 2008 Country music singer and Actor Dan Seals 1948 2009 1980s country singer of 1970s pop rock duo England Dan amp John Ford Coley Margo Smith 1939 2024 singer and songwriter Red Sovine 1917 1980 country singer Brock Speer 1920 1999 gospel music singer Mel Street 1933 1978 country singer JD Sumner 1924 1998 singer Elvis backup Van Stephenson 1953 2001 Country singer songwriter He was a member of Blackhawk Gordon Stoker 1924 2013 singer The Jordanaires Mack Vickery 1938 2004 songwriter singer musician Alabama Music Hall of Fame Porter Wagoner 1927 2007 Country Music Hall of Fame singer Tammy Wynette 1942 1998 Country Music Hall of Fame singerReferences edit Dr H Leo Boles Churchman Dies The Tennessean February 8 1946 p 9 Retrieved October 4 2018 via Newspapers com External links edit nbsp Media related to Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons Woodlawn Memorial Park at Find a Grave nbsp 36 06 53 N 86 45 36 W 36 1147 N 86 76 W 36 1147 86 76 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woodlawn Memorial Park Nashville Tennessee amp oldid 1216269574, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
