Established in 1960, Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens located at 1150 Dickerson Pike in Goodlettsville, Tennessee is only a few miles north of Nashville, the Country Music capital of the world. In this cemetery is a designated area known as "Music Row" where a number of entertainers from the world of country music are interred including three musicians who died in the 1963 plane crash with Patsy Cline as well as singer Jack Anglin who died in a car accident on his way to her funeral.
David 'Stringbean' Akeman (1915-1973), comedian, musician
ForestLawnMemorial Park, formerly known as Grandview MemorialGardens, was established in 1970 by a group of five local businessmen, two of whom remained in the business until 1979 when control of the company was acquired by Grandview Associates.
ForestLawn added a 158' side walkway and a 27' x 27' pad for the large gazebo that was completed in the spring of 1994.
ForestLawnMemorial Park was purchased by ECI in Dec. 1996.