About Sunset Memorial Park
Sunset Memorial Park is a memorial park near Mabscott, Raleigh County, West Virginia. It lies about 1.3 mi south of Mabscott. The grounds sit at about 2,461 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Hulett C. Smith, Joe L. Smith and Johnny Gorsica. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1547768. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Tabor Davis Addition Cemetery Davis Addition, about 0.9 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Melton Mortuary and Cremation Center in Beckley, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 128 cemeteries we list in Raleigh County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mabscott. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunset Memorial Park
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 governor, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.
- Hulett C. Smith1918-2012American politician
- Joe L. Smith1880-1962American politician
- Johnny Gorsica1915-1998American baseball player
- Charlie Douse1898-1960
- Chester Arthur Blankenship1903-1997
- James Conley Justice Sr.1924-1993American coal executive; father of governor Jim Justice
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset Memorial Park as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
37.78900, -81.21482
What Sunset Memorial Park offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Mount Tabor Davis Addition Cemetery Davis AdditionMabscott, WVCemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Sebastians CemeteryBeckley, WVCemetery1.8 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryMabscott, WVCemetery1.9 mi
- Wildwood CemeteryBeckley, WVCemetery2.6 mi
- Wright Hunter CemeteryBeckley, WVCemetery2.9 mi
- Greenwood Memorial ParkBeckley, WVMemorial park3.2 mi
- Miller CemeteryCrab Orchard, WVCemetery3.7 mi
- Aliff CemeteryCrab Orchard, WVCemetery3.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Memorial GardensProsperity, WVMemorial park3.8 mi
- Daniel CemeteryProsperity, WVCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Memorial Park
- Sears Monument Company0.7 miMonument dealer · Beckley · (304) 253-6480
- Melton Mortuary and Cremation Center1.1 miCremation provider · Beckley · (304) 253-8100
- Blue Ridge Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 256-8625
- Blue Ridge Funeral Home Memorial Gardens & Cremations1.6 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 683-3216
- Calfee Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 253-8381
- Ritchie and Johnson Funeral2.2 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 252-4115
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