The best way to locate the burial places of famous people is to log on to www.findagrave.com This free and constantly expanding service chronicles the final resting places of almost 8 million people worldwide, with a focus on historical figures and celebrities. If you click on the link and hit "search by location," it takes you to a page where you can select the state of Nevada. You then have the option to filter your search according to the criteria of "somewhat famous" or "very famous." The results provide you not only with names and graveyards, but also a biography of each person and the specific location of their grave within the cemetery.
At the moment, the only "very famous" person listed as buried in Las Vegas is Sanford John Elroy, better known as comedian and TV actor Redd Foxx, who died of a heart attack in October 1991 and is buried in Palm Memorial Park (7600 S. Eastern Ave.). The ranks of the 58 "somewhat famous" politicians, entertainers, sportsmen, and local dignitaries include Benny and Ted Binion (both buried in Bunkers Eden Vale Cemetery, 7251 W. Lone Mountain) and boxer Charles "Sonny" Liston (Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.). "Colonel" Tom Parker, Elvis' longtime manager, who died of a stroke in 1997, was cremated at the Palm Mortuary, but contrary to what you may read elsewhere, his ashes were retained by the family and there's no memorial in Palm Memorial Park; this cemetery is, however, home to the future burial site of singer Wayne Newton.
