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Greenwood Cemetery

A Diverse Resting Place: The History of Greenwood Cemetery

Chapter 1: Founding and the “Cemetery Beautiful”

Greenwood Cemetery is located at 1173 Cascade Avenue SW in Atlanta, situated at the intersection of Cascade and Avon avenues.[1], [2] The formal application for the charter of the Greenwood Cemetery company was filed on Wednesday, November 2, 1904, by Attorneys Mayson, Hill & McGill.[3] The corporation was established with a cash capital of $100,000 to organize a cemetery and conduct a floral establishment just beyond the old city limits.[4] The original incorporators were William H. Brown and James L. Mayson.[5]

The earliest records of its operation appear in the fall of 1905. On November 8, 1905, The Atlanta Journal published a death notice for Mrs. Lathea Reed, noting that her will had been filed and her funeral would take place at Greenwood.[6] By the summer of 1907, the cemetery was actively marketing its plots to the public. A prominent advertisement in the June 14, 1907 edition of The Atlanta Journal pitched the grounds with the header “GREENWOOD CEMETERY,” describing the site as “New! Convenient! Attractive! Reasonable!”[7] The advertisement provided two phone numbers for inquiries, listed as 4497 J, Bell, or 824 Standard.[8]

As Atlanta grew, municipal leaders recognized a need for additional public burial grounds. During a meeting of the city cemetery committee in May 1912, several large tracts of land were formally offered to the city for purchase. The May 21, 1912 edition of the Atlanta Georgian reported that the committee asked for all bids to be submitted in writing. Among the parcels offered was Greenwood Cemetery, described as a 100-acre tract on the Sandtown road [now Cascade Road].[9] It was offered alongside other massive parcels, including land on the Marietta road offered by J.R. Smith, and four separate 100-acre tracts offered by J.W. English Jr. located on the Bankhead highway, the South River, the McDonough road, and the Jonesboro road.[10]

The city did not purchase Greenwood, and the cemetery continued its private operations. It ran an advertisement in the June 7, 1912 edition of the Atlanta Georgian that utilized the exact same marketing copy from five years prior.[11] The cemetery continued to market itself heavily over the decades. A July 31, 1932 advertisement in The Atlanta Constitution branded it “The Cemetery Beautiful.”[12] By March 17, 1950, an advertisement placed by cemetery president Dowse B. Donaldson highlighted the site’s modern amenities, boasting of beautiful paved roads, city water throughout, trackless trolleys running from the center of the city directly to the front gate, and perpetual care.[13] The importance of this transit access was rooted in local civic advocacy. In December 1926, the West End Woman’s Club successfully petitioned the Georgia Railway and Electric Company to establish a dedicated bus line service specifically to accommodate visitors traveling to Greenwood Cemetery and the nearby subdivisions.[14] The leadership of the cemetery was highly respected in the industry. In July 1951, Dowse B. Donaldson was elected president of the Georgia Cemetery Association during a meeting at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel.[15]

James L. Mayson served as the president of the cemetery company until his death in 1931, at which point he was succeeded by his son, James L. Mayson Jr.[16] In August 1955, the Old Greenwood Cemetery Co. was sold for $400,000 to the newly formed Greenwood Cemetery Corp., an entity organized by the Atlanta Cemetery Co.[17], [18] At the time of the sale, the property included 100 acres, of which 40 acres had been developed, leaving 60 acres for future expansion.[19]

Historical Context: The Bowen Family Legacy
The new corporation was headed by Frank C. Bowen Jr. as president and Dowse B. Donaldson as a key executive. The Bowen family had deep roots in the Atlanta death care industry. Frank C. Bowen Jr.’s grandfather, Caleb Edgar Bowen, constructed the Philip Schutze masterpiece for Fred Patterson with H. M. Patterson & Son Spring Hill Chapel Funeral Home in 1928. The Bowen family revolutionized the burial business in the 1930s with Wilbert Concrete Burial Vaults, which kept the ground from settling. Frank C. Bowen Sr. purchased Westview Cemetery in 1952 after the state legislature moved to break up the monopoly held by eccentric Coca-Cola scion Asa Candler Jr., who had operated the cemetery since 1930.[20]

Shortly after the 1955 sale, the new ownership faced a massive zoning battle. In early 1956, Greenwood Cemetery, Inc. proposed the construction of a $250,000 combination mortuary and mausoleum on the property.[21] In March 1956, building inspector William R. Wofford revoked the permit for the facility because the cemetery was zoned residential, and a funeral home was not considered an accessory use under existing law.[22] Seventh Ward Alderman Milton Farris filed a formal protest, and City Attorney Jack Savage’s office ruled the tract must be zoned for business and a special use permit obtained.[23]

The joint Atlanta-Fulton County planning board initially refused to hold a hearing, sending it to the aldermen with a “no objection” notation, though former councilman Dean Callaway voted against the petition.[24] In July 1956, the planning board officially approved the project, despite letters of opposition from the Cascade Citizens Club, represented by secretary Mrs. E.H. Crim.[25] Frank C. Bowen Jr. urged approval.[26] In August 1956, the aldermanic board’s zoning committee, chaired by Alderman Farris, sidestepped a final decision after a four-and-a-half-hour meeting packed with opponents and proponents.[27] The committee passed a resolution declaring a cemetery an appropriate place for a mortuary provided it did not interfere with the residential character of the area, but instructed engineers to ascertain traffic control and ensure parking was at least 100 feet from Cascade Avenue and Cascade Circle.[28]

Chapter 2: Diverse Sections and Notable Burials

Greenwood Cemetery eventually became the principal Jewish cemetery in Atlanta during the first decades of the twentieth century after the last burial plots were sold at Oakland Cemetery near downtown.[29] The cemetery contains over 3,000 Jewish and gentile burials.[30] The Jewish section is organized by synagogue congregation, with groups like Ahavath Achim hiring their own landscapers to maintain specific sections.[31], [32] This section is also home to the Memorial to the Six Million, a monumental structure dedicated in 1965 to honor the victims of the Holocaust.

In 2020 and 2022, the Hebrew Order of David, a Jewish fraternal organization, launched the Atlanta Gravestone Project to mark all unmarked Jewish graves in the city.[33] Led by Les Kraitzick, Rabbi Judith Beiner, Rabbi Yossi New, and Dressler’s Funeral Care, the group identified 36 unmarked Jewish graves at Greenwood.[34] They held an unveiling ceremony near the Workers’ Circle Arch for Leon Asner, Michael Aptak, and William Peca.[35] Asner’s story was particularly poignant. A Holocaust survivor who died in 2020, he had no family in Atlanta to purchase a gravestone. Yet, dozens attended his funeral, celebrating a man who had just fulfilled his lifelong goal of celebrating his bar mitzvah at age 85.[36]

“The grounds also reflect the broader diversity of the city, featuring a Chinese Memorial Garden that holds the graves of the Chinese Freemasons who came to Atlanta and eventually left the city. The traditions of these pioneers are still honored. In April 1995, metro Chinese Freemasons gathered at the Chinese section of Greenwood for their annual observance of Chin Ming, a sacred rite of ancestor worship described by one attendee as ‘Chinese Easter.’ For the older ancestors who died in the early 1900s, the Freemasons brought traditional gifts of dim sum and rice wine. For the more recently deceased, the men opened cans of Budweiser beer, blending ancient rites with modern American life.”[37], [38], [39], [40]

A gated Greek Orthodox section was formally established in 1911, just six years after the founding of the Annunciation parish.[41] In 1928, the Greek Ladies Auxiliary Society, formally called the St. Barbara’s Association and the forerunner to the local Philoptochos chapter, founded St. Barbara’s Chapel within the cemetery.[42] The women took full responsibility for raising the funds and managing the construction while the Annunciation parish was still located downtown in a renovated Presbyterian church on Garnett Street at Central Avenue.[43] At the time of the chapel’s construction, the community was still tightly knit after weathering World War One and the Venezelist controversy.[44] The Archdiocese had only been formally established in 1921, many parishioners still spoke Greek-accented English, and widespread assimilation had not yet occurred.[45] A document outlining the ladies’ responsibilities was signed on June 1, 1928.[46] Local historian Victoria Lamos notes this is the oldest Orthodox church expressly built for Orthodox worship in continuous use in Georgia.[47], [48]

The private Orthodox Christian section faces east and welcomes monuments and crosses.[49] It serves as the final resting place for many Orthodox Christians and clergy, including Rev. Fr. Demetrios Petrides (1917), Rev. Fr. Thomas Papageorge (1927), Rev. Fr. Panos Constantinides (1955), Rev. Fr. Homer P. Goumenis (2005), and Bishop John of Amorion (2012) from the Annunciation parish, as well as Rev. Fr. Jacob Myers (2013) and Rev. Fr. Chris Williamson (2018) from St. John the Wonderworker.[50] Divine Liturgies are conducted at the chapel at least three times a year, including the Saturday closest to the Feast of St. Barbara on December 4, the second Saturday of Souls prior to Great Lent, and the Saturday of Souls before Pentecost.[51] Burial plots in the original Orthodox section are priced at $2,000, while plots in the new section are $1,000 each but sold in pairs.[52]

The cemetery serves as the final resting place for a wide array of notable figures who shaped the cultural, business, and civic landscape of Atlanta and the broader South. Prominent business leaders buried at Greenwood include S. Truett Cathy, the founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant empire, and Louis S. Bach, a veteran Atlanta theater businessman who owned a chain of community theaters including the Alpha, Bankhead, Hilan, Center, Ponce de Leon, and American theaters.[53], [54]

The grounds also hold significant figures from the civil rights movement and the Black academic community. Rev. James Orange, a towering civil rights leader and organizer, is buried here.[55] The cemetery is the resting place of Dr. Vishnu D. Gokhale, a native of Poona, India, who served as the chairman of the mathematics department at Atlanta University and was active in the underground resistance movement in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation.[56] Dr. Roswell F. Jackson, the chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Morehouse College and a World War II Army veteran, is also interred at Greenwood.[57] Other notable educators and civic workers include Miss Cora O. Fant, a 43-year veteran employee of Tuskegee Institute who served under Robert Russa Moton and assisted in setting up the United Negro College Fund, and Rev. Oscar Cornelius Thomas, a 92-year-old retired pastor educated at Morehouse College.[58], [59]

The Jewish community is represented by foundational figures such as Frank Taffell, a founder of Congregation Beth Jacob, and Mrs. Lena Goldberg, an active worker in Atlanta Jewish circles and a member of Ahavath Achim Synagogue.[60] The arts and entertainment world is represented by Hank Ballard, the legendary musician who wrote and originally recorded the hit song “The Twist” in 1959.[61]

The cemetery also contains the graves of individuals whose lives ended in tragedy, offering a poignant reflection of the city’s history. This includes Dorothy Huff, a young girl who perished by mistake in a fire at her home. Her grave is marked by a distinctive statue of a child sitting on top reading a book. It is also the resting place of Ron E. Tipton, a 30-year-old Morehouse College graduate whose 1984 murder in Clayton County made local headlines.[62]

Chapter 3: True Crime and Tragedies

The cemetery and its surrounding roads were occasionally the backdrop for local true crime and tragedies. In June 1914, the municipal court heard a “hush” money case involving a night auto ride and a near arrest at Greenwood Cemetery.[63] Dr. Charles J. Bible and a young lady had stopped in an auto on Cascade road near the cemetery when they were approached by Roland Thomas and the cemetery sexton, F.E. Brewster.[64] Dr. Bible alleged Thomas impersonated an officer and tried to secure hush money, but Judge Eugene Thomas dismissed the case after it was revealed Dr. Bible knew Thomas was not a real policeman when County Policeman Carter drove by.[65]

In August 1927, a severe head-on collision occurred on Cascade road near Greenwood cemetery between a bus and an automobile.[66] Two persons, James Gillespie, 60, and Miss Flora Howard, 19, were cut and bruised in the crash, resulting in Gillespie’s arrest following treatment at Grady hospital.[67]

Chapter 4: The Future of Greenwood Cemetery

In recent years, the historic Greenwood Cemetery has fallen into severe disrepair under the private ownership of F. Coll Bowen III, and formerly his father, Frank Bowen Jr.[68] The 121-year-old cemetery suffers from potholes, broken signage, eroding land, and broken landscape equipment.[69] A large dead tree stands front and center near the entrance, and several other dead trees loom over dirty headstones.[70] Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal confirmed that Ahavath Achim Synagogue hires its own landscapers to maintain their specific section.[71] Despite the disrepair, visitors continue to leave flags, coins, stones, and stuffed animals at the memorial.[72]

The decline of the cemetery was noted as early as the 1990s. In September 1995, columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson wrote a scathing piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, noting that Historic Greenwood Cemetery was “past the point when you could call it neglected; it is abandoned.” She observed that the city could not even determine who owned it to demand a cleanup, describing the grounds as “overrun with the briars of senseless crime.”[73] The lack of security also led to significant vandalism. In October 1996, it was reported that thieves had lifted five marble angels and columns from Greenwood Cemetery to sell on the black market as yard art. Grounds superintendent Franklin Lewis was forced to keep a lonely vigil over the remaining monuments.[74]

In the fall of 2025, City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Commissioner Justin Cutler began leading preliminary talks about a possible transition in ownership of the cemetery.[75] On October 28, 2025, Cutler held an informal and private meeting with members of Atlanta’s Jewish congregations to discuss the property.[76] Rich Lapin, a member of Temple Emanuel who has family buried at Greenwood, expressed concern over what the potential change in ownership might mean for families.[77]

By early 2026, the Department of Parks and Recreation continued to meet with Jewish, African American, and Greek Orthodox stakeholders to discuss the future of the site.[78] Cutler noted that getting people together sparked renewed interest, with groups hatching new ideas to hire the same contractors to reduce maintenance costs.[79] Liza Mueller, a project manager for the department, noted that the cemetery is an untapped historical resource, citing Oakland Cemetery as a good example for the kind of visitorship and interaction the site could achieve.[80]

The city’s primary objective in acquiring the property is to secure the natural resources along the edges of the cemetery to create regional trail connections to the adjacent John A. White Park and the Lionel Hampton-Beecher Natural Area.[81] The city’s interest in the property coincides with its revitalization of the John A. White Golf Course, where a 29,000-square-foot multi-purpose activity center is expected to open in 2026.[82] Cutler stated that if the city acquired the cemetery, it would remain open for burials and public exercise, ensuring the grounds continue to serve the community.[83]

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Footnotes & Citations (Click to Expand)
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  2. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  3. “APPLICATION FOR CHARTER OF NEW CEMETERY COMPANY,” The Atlanta Journal, November 3, 1904, 2. ↑
  4. “APPLICATION FOR CHARTER OF NEW CEMETERY COMPANY,” The Atlanta Journal, November 3, 1904, 2. ↑
  5. “APPLICATION FOR CHARTER OF NEW CEMETERY COMPANY,” The Atlanta Journal, November 3, 1904, 2. ↑
  6. “Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.,” The Atlanta Journal, November 8, 1905, 9. ↑
  7. “GRANT & PETTY,” The Atlanta Journal, June 14, 1907, 17. ↑
  8. “GRANT & PETTY,” The Atlanta Journal, June 14, 1907, 17. ↑
  9. “A Sale of Ties,” Atlanta Georgian, May 21, 1912, 7. ↑
  10. “A Sale of Ties,” Atlanta Georgian, May 21, 1912, 7. ↑
  11. “The Real Estate Habit,” Atlanta Georgian, June 7, 1912, 19. ↑
  12. “The Cemetery Beautiful,” The Atlanta Constitution, July 31, 1932, 22. ↑
  13. “Greenwood Cemetery Atlanta’s Most Beautiful Burial Estate,” The Atlanta Journal, March 17, 1950, 39. ↑
  14. “West End Woman’s Club Requests Cascade Road Bus Line Service,” The Atlanta Constitution, December 5, 1926. ↑
  15. “Cemetery Control in State Asked,” The Atlanta Constitution, July 27, 1951, 21. ↑
  16. “Old Greenwood Cemetery Sold for $400,000,” The Atlanta Journal, August 2, 1955, 6. ↑
  17. “Old Greenwood Cemetery Sold for $400,000,” The Atlanta Journal, August 2, 1955, 6. ↑
  18. “Greenwood Cemetery Sold; Policies To Remain Same,” The Atlanta Constitution, August 3, 1955, 5. ↑
  19. “Old Greenwood Cemetery Sold for $400,000,” The Atlanta Journal, August 2, 1955, 6. ↑
  20. Jeff Hullinger, “Grounded In 141 Years Of Atlanta History,” Georgia Public Broadcasting, January 23, 2025. ↑
  21. “New Mausoleum Passed To Aldermanic Action,” The Atlanta Constitution, June 28, 1956, 17. ↑
  22. “Voids Permit To Build Mortuary at Cemetery,” The Atlanta Constitution, March 15, 1956, 24. ↑
  23. “Voids Permit To Build Mortuary at Cemetery,” The Atlanta Constitution, March 15, 1956, 24. ↑
  24. “New Mausoleum Passed To Aldermanic Action,” The Atlanta Constitution, June 28, 1956, 17. ↑
  25. “Green Light For Cascade Mausoleum,” The Atlanta Constitution, July 12, 1956, 19. ↑
  26. “Green Light For Cascade Mausoleum,” The Atlanta Constitution, July 12, 1956, 19. ↑
  27. “Zoning Panel Sidesteps Decision on Mortuary,” The Atlanta Constitution, August 10, 1956, 12. ↑
  28. “Zoning Panel Sidesteps Decision on Mortuary,” The Atlanta Constitution, August 10, 1956, 12. ↑
  29. NPS Form 10-900, “Memorial to the Six Million,” April 21, 2008. ↑
  30. NPS Form 10-900, “Memorial to the Six Million,” April 21, 2008. ↑
  31. NPS Form 10-900, “Memorial to the Six Million,” April 21, 2008. ↑
  32. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  33. J.D. Capelouto, “The ‘Atlanta Gravestone Project’: Behind the push to mark every Jewish grave,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2022. ↑
  34. J.D. Capelouto, “The ‘Atlanta Gravestone Project’: Behind the push to mark every Jewish grave,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2022. ↑
  35. J.D. Capelouto, “The ‘Atlanta Gravestone Project’: Behind the push to mark every Jewish grave,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2022. ↑
  36. J.D. Capelouto, “The ‘Atlanta Gravestone Project’: Behind the push to mark every Jewish grave,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2022. ↑
  37. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  38. Robert Garber, “The Future of Greenwood Cemetery,” Atlanta Jewish Times, February 11, 2026. ↑
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  41. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, “St. Barbara’s Chapel,” Official Website. ↑
  42. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, “St. Barbara’s Chapel,” Official Website. ↑
  43. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, “St. Barbara’s Chapel,” Official Website. ↑
  44. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, “St. Barbara’s Chapel,” Official Website. ↑
  45. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, “St. Barbara’s Chapel,” Official Website. ↑
  46. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, “St. Barbara’s Chapel,” Official Website. ↑
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  54. “FINAL RITES TODAY FOR LOUIS B. BACH,” The Atlanta Constitution, November 29, 1937, 5. ↑
  55. Robert Garber, “The Future of Greenwood Cemetery,” Atlanta Jewish Times, February 11, 2026. ↑
  56. “Funeral Services Held For Atlanta Univ. Professor,” Atlanta Daily World, June 9, 1956, 1. ↑
  57. “Morehouse Educator Dies After Illness,” Atlanta Daily World, April 30, 1992, 9. ↑
  58. “Miss Cora O. Fant, Veteran Tuskegee Employee, Dies,” Atlanta Daily World, August 14, 1959, 6. ↑
  59. “Final Rites Held Recently For 92-Yr.-Old Retired Pastor,” Atlanta Daily World, January 7, 1986, 2. ↑
  60. “Mrs. Goldberg, Jewish Leader, Is Dead at 64,” The Atlanta Constitution, August 19, 1940, 17. ↑
  61. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  62. “Slain Man’s Car Found In Atlanta,” Atlanta Daily World, February 23, 1984, 1. ↑
  63. “Court Dismisses ‘Hush’ Money Case Involving Thomas,” The Atlanta Constitution, June 16, 1914, 1. ↑
  64. “Court Dismisses ‘Hush’ Money Case Involving Thomas,” The Atlanta Constitution, June 16, 1914, 1. ↑
  65. “Court Dismisses ‘Hush’ Money Case Involving Thomas,” The Atlanta Constitution, June 16, 1914, 1. ↑
  66. “TWO PERSONS HURT IN HEAD-ON CRASH,” The Atlanta Constitution, August 13, 1927, 10. ↑
  67. “TWO PERSONS HURT IN HEAD-ON CRASH,” The Atlanta Constitution, August 13, 1927, 10. ↑
  68. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  69. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  70. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  71. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  72. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  73. Rheta Grimsley Johnson, “Overgrown with briars of crime,” The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, September 29, 1995, C/1. ↑
  74. Virginia Anderson, “VANISHING ANGELS – They’re stolen from graves as pricey antiques,” The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, October 12, 1996, C1. ↑
  75. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  76. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  77. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
  78. Robert Garber, “The Future of Greenwood Cemetery,” Atlanta Jewish Times, February 11, 2026. ↑
  79. Robert Garber, “The Future of Greenwood Cemetery,” Atlanta Jewish Times, February 11, 2026. ↑
  80. Robert Garber, “The Future of Greenwood Cemetery,” Atlanta Jewish Times, February 11, 2026. ↑
  81. Robert Garber, “The Future of Greenwood Cemetery,” Atlanta Jewish Times, February 11, 2026. ↑
  82. Logan C. Ritchie, “Atlanta city officials explore taking over dilapidated Greenwood Cemetery,” Rough Draft, November 1, 2025. ↑
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