Thursday, September 24, 2009

Fairview Cemetery

Click picture for a more detailed view of Fairview Cemetery's location in Pulaski County, Missouri.Click picture for a more detailed view of Fairview Cemetery's location in Pulaski County, Missouri.

Fairview Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., west of Laquey and south of the old town of Hanna, Missouri, off of Highway 17 South, at 22725 Shiloh Road. According to Tombstone Inscriptions of Pulaski County, it is a church cemetery on land donated by Jesse Olney, who was buried here in 1900. One of the earliest dated stones belongs to Thomas Alexander McClary, son of George and Kate, who died 19 December, 1881. The gate at Fairview Cemetery has "Established 1883".

Photo by Pulaski County Obits, October 4, 2009Photo by Pulaski County Obits, October 4, 2009


Fairview Cemetery, near Hanna, Missouri.  Photo by Pulaski County Obits, October 2009Fairview Cemetery, near Hanna, Missouri. Photo by Pulaski County Obits, October 2009

The oldest active police officer to die in the line of duty is buried in Fairview Cemetery. Marshal Alexander Dotson “Pop” Sutton died 25 days after being struck by a vehicle while on duty. Marshal Sutton had served in law enforcement for 51 years and was 80 years old when he passed away

Photo by Pulaski County Obits, October 2009Photo by Pulaski County Obits, October 2009

Latitude: 37.7164307
Longitude: -92.2662779
Township 35-Range 12-Section 33

Fairview Baptist Church at Fairview Cemetery.  Photo by Pulaski Baptist Association.Fairview Baptist Church at Fairview Cemetery. Photo by Pulaski Baptist Association.

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