Fairview Cemetery (Westfield, New Jersey)

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]
• Ray Gillen (1959 - 1993) Lead singer for the heavy metal rock bands "Black Sabbath" and Jake E. Lee's "Badlands”.

References

1. "History". Westfieldnj.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
2. "Fairview Cemetery". Find A Grave. Retrieved 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