Famous Files: Percy Wenrich

Located at Fairview Cemetery in Joplin, MO.

 January 23, 1880 - March 17, 1952

"The Joplin Kid"

Percy Wenrich

One Of America's Great Songwrites

"Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet"

"Moonlight Bay"

"When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big Red Rose"

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"things that happened at home gave me ...song titles

the feeling for home...gave me the music"

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The Playing Of His Music Is The True Memorial

Dedicated June 29, 1973 Joplin Centennial



(Photo from Palorsongs.com)

You can read more about him at the following links.

Parlor Songs

Hear some of his songs here

Percy Wenrich

Songwriters Hall of Fame

Wikipedia

He is buried in his family plot along with his Parents and his wife.

Wenrich

Mary L.

Wife of

D.K. Wenrich

1860 - 1910

Mother of

Raymond

Percy

Nellie

Sadly my photo of his father's stone did not turn out. His father was Daniel K. Wenrich (1848 - 1916).

Catherine Anne

Wenrich

"Dolly"

Note:  Catherine Anne Wenrich formally Dolly Connolly (1888 to 1965) was a  vaudeville performer.

Legend says...

I found this grave at Fairview Cemetery in Van Buren, AR.

hmmm.... what is it?

I found this interesting stone in Fairview Cemetery in Joplin, MO.  At first I thought it was a wishing well but then I noticed the book on top.  Not sure what it is. What do you think it is?

Haunted Stone?

I photographed this stone at Fairview Cemetery located in Joplin, MO.  While posting it on Find A Grave there was a story about it being haunted. The poster said "The reports say that cameras jam up and cars stop running and will not start again, and that you feel an errie presances around this stone".  Even though I did not experience any of the things that are said to happen. I do find the stone very beautiful.

Ted must be very special

While wandering around Fairview cemetery in Joplin, MO I came across this headstone.



When I first saw it from a distance, I thought it was kind of neat. Then as I got closer, I saw Ted.