Notable burials · Arts and entertainment
Musicians and singers buried in Missouri
Wikidata records 42 musicians as buried in 19 of the cemeteries we list in Missouri. Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis holds the most, with 9. Missouri has the 13th highest count of any state, out of 2,837 nationally.
People recorded as musicians, singers, songwriters or composers.
42
musicians
19
cemeteries
3%
of notable burials in Missouri
1920s
the decade with the most deaths (7)
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In order of death
Musicians and singers buried in Missouri
- Jacob Kunkel1846-1882German-American composerBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- William Robyn1814-1905German-American conductor, composer and musicologistCalvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Louis Chauvin1881-1908American ragtime pianistCalvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Constance Faunt Le Roy Runcie1836-1911American pianist, author, composerMount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, MO
- Charles Gimbel Jr.1848-1914German-American composerBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Jessie Gaynor1863-1921Composer of children's musicBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Tom Turpin1871-1922American ragtime composer and saloon-keeperSaint Peters Cemetery, Velda Village, MO
- Charles Kunkel1840-1923German-American composer and publisherBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Theodore Spiering1871-1925American conductorBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- John Stillwell Stark1841-1927American music publisherSaint Peters Cemetery, Velda Village, MO
- Philip Henry Hale1850-1927British-born American newspaper publisher, rancher, and music composerBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- John William Boone1864-1927American musicianColumbia Cemetery, Columbia, MO
- Pinetop Sparks1908-1935American blues pianistFather Dickson Cemetery, Crestwood, MO
- Bennie Moten1894-1935American musicianHighland Cemetery, Independence, MO
- William M. Treloar1850-1935American politicianBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Charlie Parker1920-1955American jazz saxophonistLincoln Cemetery, Independence, MO
- Clarence Woods1888-1956American composerPark Cemetery, Carthage, MO
- Will E. Skidmore1880-1959American composer and music publisherForest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
- Joe Sanders1896-1965American jazz musician born 1896Mount Moriah Cemetery, Grandview, MO
- Rudolph Gruen1900-1966American pianist and composerBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Irene Cozad1888-1970American pianist, piano teacher, and composerMount Moriah Cemetery, Grandview, MO
- Patricia Ellis1918-1970American actressElmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
- Irene M. Giblin1888-1974American pianist and composerCalvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Dallas Bartley1916-1979American musician and music educatorHazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, MO
- Jane Froman1907-1980American actressColumbia Cemetery, Columbia, MO
- Claude T. Smith1932-1987American conductor and composerFloral Hills Cemetery, Raytown, MO
- Diane L. Adams1962-1987American singerMorgan Memorial Park Cemetery, Advance, MO
- Willie Mae Ford Smith1904-1994American singerSaint Peters Cemetery, Velda Village, MO
- Si Siman1921-1994American media executiveHazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, MO
- William S. Burroughs1914-1997American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performerBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Cleophus Robinson1932-1998American gospel singer and preacherOak Grove Cemetery, Hanley Hills, MO
- Johnnie Taylor1938-2000American singer-songwriterForest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
- Oliver Sain1932-2003American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producerJefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Claude Williams1908-2004American musicianMount Moriah Cemetery, Grandview, MO
- Richard Eastham1916-2005American actorOak Grove Cemetery, Hanley Hills, MO
- Johnnie Johnson1924-2005American musicianJefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Henry Townsend1909-2006American musicianJefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Clayton Love1927-2010American pianistJefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Virginia Gibson1925-2013American actress, dancer, singerCalvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Lee Dresser1941-2014American singerOakland Cemetery, Moberly, MO
- Jim Lowe1927-2016American singer-songwriterMaple Park Cemetery, Springfield, MO
- Dennis Edwards1943-2018American singerJefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1880s1
- 1900s2
- 1910s2
- 1920s7
- 1930s3
- 1950s3
- 1960s2
- 1970s4
- 1980s3
- 1990s4
- 2000s6
- 2010s5
By recorded year of death, for the 42 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Bellefontaine Cemetery · Saint Louis, MO9
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery · Saint Louis, MO5
- Calvary Cemetery · Saint Louis, MO4
- Saint Peters Cemetery · Velda Village, MO3
- Mount Moriah Cemetery · Grandview, MO3
- Columbia Cemetery · Columbia, MO2
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Kansas City, MO2
- Hazelwood Cemetery · Springfield, MO2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Hanley Hills, MO2
- Mount Mora Cemetery · Saint Joseph, MO1
- Elmwood Cemetery · Kansas City, MO1
- Park Cemetery · Carthage, MO1
- Maple Park Cemetery · Springfield, MO1
- Highland Cemetery · Independence, MO1
- Floral Hills Cemetery · Raytown, MO1
- Father Dickson Cemetery · Crestwood, MO1
- Morgan Memorial Park Cemetery · Advance, MO1
- Lincoln Cemetery · Independence, MO1
- Oakland Cemetery · Moberly, MO1
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Other notable burials in Missouri
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Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.