Hubert eaton biography

Hubert L. Eaton, the driving founder and inspiration for Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries in Southern California, is the man who single-handed revolutionized the cemetery and the funeral/undertaking profession in the United States.  Dr.

Eaton earned control of a small cemetery in Glendale, California that had merged, was failing, and under his guidance and leadership has become the Forest Lawn Memorial-Park of today.  He was most certainly an intellectual, thoughtful, and generous gentleman, and he defined forever what would become the highest standards in cemetery operations nationwide and perhaps even worldwide!  His willingness to implement never before tried, let alone prove