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'''Grace Hill Cemetery''' is a [[List of Birmingham cemeteries|cemetery]] located at 1931 [[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Mason City]] neighborhood. It adjoins [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]] and sits a few blocks south of [[Elmwood Cemetery]]. | |||
The cemetery, which houses more than 9,000 graves, dates to [[1913]] and was used for African-American burials during Birmingham's decades of [[segregation]]. A '''New Grace Hill Cemetery''' section, developed by [[A. G. Gaston]], was added to the northwest of the original plat. | |||
==Notable burials== | |||
* [[Dorothy Love Coates]] (1928–2002), singer | |||
* [[Jay Heard]] (1920–1999), baseball pitcher | |||
* [[A. A. Peters]] (1871–1926), educator and endowment secretary for the [[Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons of Alabama]] | |||
* [[Jennie Rayfield]] (1883–1929, wife of [[Wallace Rayfield]] | |||
* [[Yvonne Turner]] (1933–2015), civil rights activist | |||
* [[Fess Whatley]] (1894–1972), music educator and bandleader | |||
[[Category:Grace Hill burials|*]] | |||
[[Category:New Grace Hill burials|*]] | |||
[[Category:Birmingham cemeteries]] | |||
[[Category:Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] | |||
[[Category:1913 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:A. G. Gaston businesses]] | |||
Revision as of 13:55, 15 February 2023
Grace Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located at 1931 Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Birmingham's Mason City neighborhood. It adjoins Shadow Lawn Cemetery and sits a few blocks south of Elmwood Cemetery.
The cemetery, which houses more than 9,000 graves, dates to 1913 and was used for African-American burials during Birmingham's decades of segregation. A New Grace Hill Cemetery section, developed by A. G. Gaston, was added to the northwest of the original plat.
Notable burials
- Dorothy Love Coates (1928–2002), singer
- Jay Heard (1920–1999), baseball pitcher
- A. A. Peters (1871–1926), educator and endowment secretary for the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons of Alabama
- Jennie Rayfield (1883–1929, wife of Wallace Rayfield
- Yvonne Turner (1933–2015), civil rights activist
- Fess Whatley (1894–1972), music educator and bandleader