MARSHFIELD PIONEER CEMETERY
The Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery is located in Coos Bay, Oregon.
The address is 750 Seventh St. at the intersection of Ingersoll.
Many of the people important to development Coos Bay area
are buried in Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery
adjoining Marshfield High School.
It was the area’s primary burial site from 1891-1930.
Unfortunately, over years, its condition has steadily deteriorated.
Please consider joining for our bi-annual workdays in May and October.
Past events and images may be viewed here.
Celebrating Memorial Day
For Memorial Day, Marshfield High School students will again mark the graves of the veterans buried in the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery with a flag and emblem that denotes the conflict in which they served. Please contact us with information about veterans not currently identified to insure that all veterans receive proper recognition. The graves of 48 Civil War veterans are scattered throughout the cemetery. Other veterans served in local Indian Wars, in World War I with the Spruce Squadron, and in World War II.
A list of veterans buried in the cemetery is available here.
Events for Saturday, May 24, 2008
C
oos County United Veterans' Parade Committeecordially invite you to the
20th Annual
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
~ This is Our Country, Peace is America's Dream ~
Downtown Coos Bay, Oregon
11 a.m.
For more information, please contact:
Chairperson Aleta Pittman (541) 267-4702
Secretary Bill Kehler (541) 888-6556
~Recognition~
Honorable Service Medal Presentation
Cosponsored by
the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #799 and
Marshfield High School
Marshfield High School
10th & Ingersoll
Coos Bay, Oregon
1 p.m.
Doors open to the public at Noon
Any honorably discharged veteran or person currently serving in the Armed Forces is eligible to receive a medal
Veterans are encouraged to pre-register for the ceremony by contacting Michael Tribble or SOVO (see below)
Displays by local veterans’ organizations may be viewed before and after the ceremony
The Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery will be open to the public following the ceremony
For more information, please contact:
Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach (SOVO) (541) 756-8718
Michael C. Tribble (541) 888-2650
Marshfield High School (541) 267-1405
For more information about the Oregon Honorable Service Medal
. . .they could tell many stories about their lives
. . .as the first white woman to come and live in Coos Bay,
. . .as the builder of the fastest clipper ship in the world,
. . .as a victim of a tragic shipwreck,
. . .as a veteran who served our country during the Civil War.
IF THE DEAD COULD TALK
. . . would they reprimand us for not caring about the cemetery,
. . or thank us for preserving their final resting place?
Can you help tell the stories?
Can you share information about the people buried in the cemetery?
Do you have remembrances about visits to the cemetery?
Can you help us gather information, so that we can apply to have this special place listed
on the National Register of Historic Place?
updated 05/16/2008