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Fairview Cemetery (Westfield, New Jersey)

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Notable burials
References
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{{For|other cemeteries with the same name|Fairview Cemetery (disambiguation){{!}}Fairview Cemetery}}

Fairview Cemetery is a cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey.

The cemetery was founded in 1868 and is 105 acres. It is "non-sectarian, non-profit organization, owned and operated solely for the benefit of its Property Owners."^[1]

Notable burials

Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), founder of Neonatology and the Apgar score^[2]
Charles Newell Fowler (1922–1989)
Whitney Houston (1963–2012), her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015) and her father John Russell Houston, Jr. (1920–2003)
1971 murder victims of John Emil List (Frederick List, Helen List, Patricia List, John Jr. List)^[2]
Claydes Charles Smith (1948–2006), co-founder of Kool & the Gang^[2]
William Miller Sperry (1839–1927), namesake of the William Miller Sperry Observatory and brother of Thomas Sperry.
Joshua Bryant (law enforcement) (1852–1898) was Cranford, New Jersey's first African-American law enforcement officer and the township's first African-American person to hold elective office.^[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://westfieldnj.com/fairview/History.html |title=History |publisher=Westfieldnj.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-19}}
2. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&previousJumpTo=&previousFameFilter=&FScemeteryid=99969&fameLevel=all |title=Fairview Cemetery |publisher=Find A Grave |date= |accessdate=2012-02-19}}
3. ^Fridlington, Robert J. "Remembering Joshua Bryant, a prominent figure in Cranford's history", Cranford Chronicle, February 10, 2012. Accessed October 28, 2016. "Without formal training and despite prevailing attitudes, he became Cranford’s first African-American law enforcement officer, the first African-American elected to public office in the township, and an influential figure in local politics."

External links

Official site at westfieldnj.com

3 : Cemeteries in Union County, New Jersey|1868 establishments in New Jersey|Westfield, New Jersey

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