Eber Call

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• FamilySearch ID: 24R6-HZQ
• Initiatory (LDS): 21 Feb 1908, SLAKE

Eber married Violette Lawrance on 10 Sep 1816 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Violette (daughter of Daniel Lawrence and Violette Dean) was born on 30 Mar 1792 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1870 in Steuben, Huron, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MD5S-TR9
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Mar 1999, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: MD5S-TR2
• Initiatory (LDS): 11 Sep 1999, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: LCVF-RQT
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 Oct 1998, ORLAN

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Charles Call is Walt Disney's Grandfather and is Father to Flora Disne y ( Call) Walt's Mother. Charles who was a school teacher is buried nex t to h is wife Henrietta Call (Gross) Walt's Grandmother, she died on Feb ruary 2 1, 1910. Charles and Henrietta are in an old rural cemetery calle d Poncea nnah and have a headstone with inscriptions. Walt Disney's paren ts Flor a and Elias Disney were married on January 1, 1888 in Kismet, F L not fa r from Ponceannah Cemetery. The Call's and Disney's both had hom esteads a nd worked in an around Kismet and Acron, FL. Today both towns d o not exis t, but were near the present town of Paisley, FL. Various unpa ved roads a nd trails lead to the site of the Call and Disney homesteads . Interestin g fact is that Ponceannah Cemetery and the homestead sites a re only abou t 50 miles north of Walt Disney World near Lake Buena Vista , FL. Close b y Disney World is a city called Kissimmee that sounds lik e the town Kisme t where Walt's parents were married (Kissimmee is india n for "Heaven's Pl ace"). Ponceannah Cemetery is in a rural part of North west Lake County ne ar Paisley, FL and closet major city is Deland, FL i n Volusia County. Th e cemetery is past Paisley on the north side of CR 4 2 between Clearwate r Lake Recreation Area and the Blackwater Creek Swam p near the southern b oundary of the Ocala National Forest. Walt Disney a nd his Brother Roy lat er in life visited this area.

Charles married Henrietta Catherine Gross on 9 Sep 1855 in Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States. Henrietta (daughter of John George Gross and Catherine Hannah Schmidt) was born on 22 Jul 1837 in Miehlen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland; died on 21 Feb 1910 in Paisley, Lake, Florida, United States; was buried in Ponceannah Cemetery, Paisley, Lake, Florida, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LCRN-2Q4
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Mar 1999, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: KP9S-ZFV
• Initiatory (LDS): 20 Sep 2007, PROVO

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• FamilySearch ID: LCVF-52S
• Initiatory (LDS): 10 Dec 1998, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: KG1P-1WG
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Oct 1998, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: KG1Y-Y53
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Oct 1998, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: KG17-B91
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Mar 1999, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: L7N1-44F
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Aug 1997, LOGAN

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FLORA CALL DISNEY ~
was the wife of Elias Charles Disney. She is the mother of Walt Disney , ( Walter Elias Disney). Her other children were Herbert Arthur Disney , Raym ond Arnold Disney, Roy Oliver Disney and Ruth Flora Disney .

Elias Charles Disney and his wife Flora Call Disney are entombed withi n t he Great Mausoleum in the Sanctuary of Truth in Forest Lawn Memorial- Par k in Glendale, California.

Walt Disney and his family are remembered in a beautiful private garde n i n another location in this same Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale , Ca lifornia. Other family is in Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale a nd th e Hollywood Hills.

Flora was born in Steuben, Ohio, the daughter of Henrietta (née Gross) ( 1 837–1910) and Charles Call (1823–1890), who were neighbors of Kepple El ia s Disney and Mary Disney, parents of Elias Charles Disney, her husband . S he was of German and English descent .

She was a devoted and loving wife to Elias Charles and she raised thei r c hildren affirming the strict Christian values she and Elias wanted t o ins till in each one of their children.

The many moves Elias often needed to make were accepted by Flora becau s e she believed each move was intended to make their family closer and h op efully more financially sound, and she wanted their children to experi enc e other regions of the country. Flora fortunately was a very calm pre senc e to Elias and each one of their children.

It was Flora who seemed to temper the strict and rigid disposition of El i as and she calmed him when he did seem less tolerable when he was fraug h t with disciplinary actions with their children. To be certain, Elias l ov ed his family and he was likely under pressure due to financial proble ms ! Flora really enjoyed reading stories daily and even often playing ga me s with their children.

In Marceline, Missouri, when the Disney Family owned a small farm, Flo r a always made certain the children had good meals, warm clothes in th e co lder months, and that they spent time outside playing and learning a bou t the various farm animals on their farm. Walt was first exposed to a ll s orts of farm animals that most likely ingrained in his heart his dee p lov e for animals as he would later portray in so many of his beloved a nimate d and true-life films! In later years Walt would often reminiscenc e abou t the good times on the farm in Marceline and about the many anima ls he l oved and that his parents wanted him to respect and to enjoy an d to love !

It was in Marceline when Elias bought Flora her first sewing machine. S h e was quite a seamstress and she made most of the clothes for the child re n. She liked red and blue threads and used a lot of these colors on he r n ew leg-powered sewing machine!

When the Disney's lived in Kansas City, Missouri, Flora always made su r e each child had a good sack lunch for school and when Walt and Roy del iv ered newspapers for Elias early each morning and again after school, F lor a saw to it that the boys were dressed properly with extra layers o f clot hes in the cold bitter winters and that they had good food to eat.

Flora always did her best to see that the children knew that their birth d ays were special even though it was seldom an experience for Flora t o b e able to have enough eggs to bake cakes. She would spread "extra but ter " on a fresh slice of home baked bread and make this a special gift f or e ach one of their birthdays.

She and Elias were quite happy when the family moved to Kansas City. S h e encouraged each of their children to be excited about each new day a n d to dream about the future. Flora felt things were more stable for he r f amily in Kansas City as they were all working!

Sons Raymond Arnold Disney and Roy Oliver Disney were bank tellers at t h e First National Bank in downtown Kansas City, Missouri at the same ti m e Walt opened his first animation studio he called Laugh-O-gram Studi o lo cated at 31st and Forest Avenue. This original building remains toda y, al beit in disrepair, and hopefully will be fully restored! A most con certe d effort is in place to renew this building !

Raymond Arnold Disney's son who is Charles Elias Disney was named afte r h is grandfather Elias Charles Disney. Elias only saw Charles Elias fo r a s hort time before he passed away on his grandsons first birthday o n Septem ber 13, 1941.

After several years in Kansas City, Flora and Elias moved to Oregon t o b e with their son Herbert Arthur Disney and his family, and then the y move d to California at the insistence of Walt and Roy.

After the success of their milestone feature animated film "Snow White a n d the Seven Dwarfs" in 1938, Walt and Roy presented their parents wi t h a new home in North Hollywood, near the Disney studios in Burbank, Ca li fornia. Less than a month after moving in, Flora complained to Walt an d R oy of problems with the gas furnace in her new home. Studio repairme n wer e sent to the house twice, but the problem was obviously not adequa tely f ixed. Flora wrote a letter to her daughter Ruth describing their w onderfu l new home, the beautiful California weather, and how very happ y she an d Elias were to be close to Walt and Roy, but again complainin g of the fu mes from the furnace.

Flora passed from this life on Saturday, November 26, 1938 (two days aft e r Thanksgiving) as the result of asphyxiation caused by the fumes. On T ha nksgiving day Flora and Elias had enjoyed a lovely dinner with Walt an d L illian and Roy and Edna in Walt's home. The loss of his Mother plague d Wa lt Disney with much deep grief for the rest of his life. Walt felt p erson ally responsible for the furnace not being repaired properly. It wa s Ro y Oliver Disney who comforted and reassured both Walt and Elias an d the r est of the family that "the tragic and very sad loss of Flora wa s no one' s fault!"

Walt and his siblings thought about their beloved Mother for the res t o f their lives! Flora was a woman of strong Christian character and he r fa mily was everything to her. And she was everything to them!

"May Flora Call Disney Rest In Peace." Amen.

Flora married Elias Charles Disney on 1 Jan 1888 in Kismet, Lake, Florida, United States. Elias (son of Kepple Elias Disney and Mary Jane Richardson) was born on 6 Feb 1859 in Bluevale, Morris-Turnberry, Huron, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Sep 1941 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): SGEOR
• FamilySearch ID: KG17-Y5D

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• FamilySearch ID: LYKT-PWF
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Mar 1999, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: KG17-B3N
• Initiatory (LDS): 20 Nov 1997, ORLAN

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ99-5HW
• Initiatory (LDS): 26 Dec 2007, CHICA

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HERBERT ARTHUR DISNEY was born on December 8, 1888 in Acron, Florida. (T h is town no longer exists but it is near Sorrento, Florida). His parent s w ere Elias Charles Disney and Flora Call Disney.

His siblings were brothers Raymond Arnold Disney, Roy Oliver Disney, Wal t er Elias (Walt) Disney, and one sister Ruth Flora Disney. Herbert was t h e oldest of the five children.

Herbert served in the U. S. Army during WWI.

Herbert was married to Louise R. Rast Disney and after Louise passed awa y , he married Margaret Chapman Disney. Herbert is interred next to his f ir st wife Louise Disney in Valhalla Memorial Park at 10621 Victory Blvd . i n North Hollywood, California.

Herbert and Louise had one daughter Dorothy Disney (Purder) who was bo r n on July 1, 1915 in Kansas City, Missouri. Dorothy passed away on Sept em ber 28, 2007 in Napa, California.

In the earlier years, Herbert and brother Raymond lived in Marceline, Mi s souri and both tired of farm life so they moved back to Chicago where t h e family lived before moving to Marceline. When their parents Elias an d F lora moved from Marceline to Kansas City, Missouri, both of the broth er s moved to Kansas City and resided with the family. It was during thes e l ater years that brother Walt started the Laugh-O-gram Studio and brot her s Raymond and Roy were tellers at the First National Bank in downtow n Kan sas City.

In Kansas City Herbert met Louise R. Rast whom he married and they had o n e daughter Dorothy.

When Herbert's brothers Walt and Roy moved to California, Herbert and Lo u ise and daughter Dorothy moved to Oregon. Later on, Herbert's mom and d ad , (Elias Charles Disney and Flora Call Disney) moved to Oregon befor e fin ally settling in North Hollywood, California where Walt and Roy pur chase d them a new home close to the Disney Brothers' Studio. Herbert an d his f amily also finally moved to California so the family was closer a nd final ly together again.

Herbert was with the U. S. Postal Service for many years in Los Angele s , California.

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• Initiatory (LDS): COMPLETED, PROVO
• FamilySearch ID: KN4D-YKD

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RAYMOND ARNOLD DISNEY ~
was one of the older brothers of entertainment legend Walter Elias Disn e y (Walt Disney). Among others, his close family included his spouse Mer ed ith A. Disney and two sons Charles Elias Disney and Daniel Harwood Dis ney .

Raymond had one grandson, Charles Roy (Charlie) Disney, who was the so n o f Charles Elias Disney and Mary Elizabeth (O'Brien) Disney. Both Mar y Eli zabeth and Charles Roy died in an auto accident in 1972. After Raym ond pa ssed away, his son Charles Elias Disney adopted Cristian Petrea th e son o f longtime family friends and his name became Cristian Petrea Dis ney. Sad ly, Cristian passed awy on May 10, 2018 as the result of cardiom egaly.

Raymond owned his own very successful insurance business for over forty- f ive years on North Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California. He handl e d most of the insurance for his brothers Walt and Roy and for their ori gi nal Disney Bros. Studio in 1923 and later for Walt Disney Production s i n Burbank. Raymond was a close confidant and he advised brothers Wal t an d Roy throughout their lives and especially in the early years of Di sne y Bros. Studio and Walt Disney Productions. He really enjoyed spendin g mu ch time with his brothers as they originally established what was t o beco me the vast Disney Entertainment Enterprises, now known as The Wal t Disne y Company.

Raymond like his brother Walt, also greatly admired Abraham Lincoln an d h e worked alongside his brother Walt when the "Great Moments With Mr . Linc oln" exhibit was created for the Illinois Pavilion for the 1964/19 65 Ne w York World's Fair and later in 1965 was moved to Disneyland in An aheim , California. Today Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is an element o f the D isneyland attraction "The Disneyland Story" presenting Great Mome nts wit h Mr. Lincoln, which opened in 2009 .

Raymond had an uncanny sense about dates and numbers! Raymond was great l y saddened when each one of his brothers passed away respectively, an d h e deeply missed them for the rest of his own life. Walt and Roy wer e bot h younger than Ray.

Raymond served in the U. S. Army during World War I. He was an active me m ber of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Los Ange le s.

Early in life Raymond was a bank teller in Kansas City, Missouri at th e S outhwest National Bank of Commerce and the First National Bank at 10 t h & Baltimore Avenue in downtown Kansas City, the same bank where his b ro ther Roy Oliver Disney also worked. Today, this bank building remain s an d is the Central Library of Kansas City. He always had a "soft spot " fo r Kansas City and would visit there many times across his lifetime.

Raymond was a member of St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in San t a Monica. He funded a large most beautiful and quite spectacular flowe r g arden for many years that was so prominent in the churchyard filled w it h so many native blooming flowers for each season.

He was a very kind and generous gentleman! Ray had a wonderful sense o f h umor and enjoyed making people happy. Raymond loved cats and dogs an d wou ld always help strays find homes (often in his own home) that seeme d to f ind their way to his door! He made very generous donations to loca l anima l shelters for many years.

Raymond was quite active in the Masonic Lodge and the Los Angeles, Calif o rnia Al Malaikah Shrine Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. activities across man y y ears. He was an active member of the Masonic Lodge in Los Angeles. H e wa s a member of the Royal Order of Jesters and he participated in Th e Boo k of the Play. He was so proud of the fact that he enjoyed a person al mee ting with Frank S. Land, the founder of the International Order o f DeMola y with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Ray bequeathed a v ery consi derable amount of his large estate to the Shriner's Hospital fo r Cripple d children in Los Angeles and the Shriner's children's Burn Hos pital in G alveston, Texas.

Raymond was 98 when he passed from this life on Wednesday, May 24, 198 9 a t his home in Santa Monica, California, with his son Charles Elias Di sne y at his side.

Raymond's funeral service was held in the Little Church of the Flower s i n Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale, CA on Saturday, May 27, 1989 . Al so, a Royal Order of Jester's Rose Ceremony and a Masonic Service fo llowe d the religious services. His remains were then entombed in the Fre edom M ausoleum in the Sanctuary of Prayer Room close to the garden wher e Walt a nd Lillian and other family members ashes are entombed. Everythi ng at For est Lawn, as usual, was so beautiful and quite uplifting for th e family a nd friends!

Some other members of his family are elsewhere in Forest Lawn Memorial-P a rks in Glendale and the Hollywood Hills and Meredith A. Disney is entom be d in the Risen Christ Mausoleum in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Cul ve r City, California, and other family in various other cemeteries.

Raymond married Alvah Meredith Boyington on 1 Dec 1935 in United States. Alvah (daughter of Schuyler Stephen Boyington and Gertrude Lela Rohrer) was born on 17 Oct 1907 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States; was christened on 30 Oct 1907 in Independence Boulevard Christian Church, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States; died on 2 Feb 1998 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 14 Feb 1998 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L7N1-484

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ROY OLIVER DISNEY ~

An American businessman, partner and co-founder, along with his younge r b rother Walt Disney, of Walt Disney Productions, now known as The Wal t Dis ney Company.

Roy was born to Irish-Canadian Elias Charles Disney and English-German-A m erican Flora Call Disney in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Marc el ine, Missouri, in 1896, and to Kansas City, Missouri in 1911. On Jul y 1 , 1911, Roy's father Elias purchased a newspaper delivery route for T he K ansas City Star and The Kansas City Times. It extended from 27th Str eet t o 31st Street, and from Prospect Avenue to Indiana Avenue. Roy an d his br other, Walt worked as newspaper delivery-boys. The family delive red the m orning newspaper, The Kansas City Times, to approximately 700 c ustomers , and The Kansas City Star to more than 600 customers. The numbe r of cust omers served increased with time.

Roy graduated from the Manual Training High School of Kansas City in 191 2 . He left the paper delivery route and worked on a farm in the summer . H e was then employed as a bank clerk along with his brother, Raymond A rnol d Disney at the First National Bank in downtown Kansas City. At thi s sam e time Roy's brother Walt developed his Laugh-O-gram Studios in Kan sas Ci ty.

Roy served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919. Roy contracted t u berculosis, therefore, was discharged from military duty. He relocate d t o Los Angeles and worked as a banker whilst recuperating in hospital . I n 1923, his brother, Walt joined Roy in Hollywood after he filed fo r bank ruptcy in Kansas City, and the two planned the start of the Disne y Brothe rs Studio.

The brothers ordered kit houses from Los Angeles-based Pacific Ready C u t Homes, and in 1928, built their homes adjacently on Lyric Avenue in t h e Los Feliz neighborhood.

Whilst Walt led the creative side, Roy guided the business side and fina n ces. Roy and Walt both founded Disney Bros. Studios as brothers, but Wa l t would later buyout most of Roy's share in 1929 so, unlike Max and Da v e Fleischer of rival Fleischer Studios, Roy was not a co-producer .

However, Roy would be an equal partner in all facets of the production c o mpany and he became the company's first CEO in 1929, although the offic ia l title was not given to him until 1968. He also shared the role of Ch air man of the Board with Walt from 1945. In 1960, Walt dropped the Chair ma n title so he could focus more on the creative aspects of the compan y .

Following Walt's death in 1966, Roy postponed his retirement to overse e c onstruction of what was then known as Disney World. He later rename d th e park "Walt Disney World" as a tribute to his brother. Roy became t he pr esident of Walt Disney Productions headquartered in Burbank, Califo rnia o n December 15, 1966, until 1968.

Roy Oliver Disney was married to Edna Francis from April 1925 until hi s d eath. Their only child, Roy Edward Disney, was born on January 10, 19 30 . Throughout his life, Roy rejected the publicity and fame that came w it h being Walt's brother. Roy's nephew who is Charles Elias Disney name d hi s sons middle name Charles Roy Disney after Roy.

After the opening of Walt Disney World in October 1971, Roy finally reti r ed. He passed away, on December 20, 1971, age 78, from an intracrania l he morrhage. He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial-Park (Hollywood Hil ls) i n Los Angeles alongside his wife Edna Disney .

When the Walt Disney Concert Hall opened in Los Angeles, included with i n the structure complex is the REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Thea te r) is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative vis ual , performing and media arts in downtown Los Angeles. Opened in Novemb er 2 003 as the initial professional presenting arm of CalArts, REDCAT ha s sin ce garnered a reputation for groundbreaking theater and a worldwid e art s following as a launching platform for up-and-coming local artists , an d for introducing internationally acclaimed productions and exhibiti ons t o L.A. audiences that are often premiering on the West Coast for th e firs t time.

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• FamilySearch ID: L84S-ZRN

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He was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor, and fi l m producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduce d s everal developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer , h e holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations b y an i ndividual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presen ted wit h two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among ot her honors. Several of his films are included in the Nationa l Film Regist ry by the Library of Congress. As of 2022, Disney became th e first, and l ater one of the three people been nominated for Academy Aw ards in six dif ferent categories, a record he shares with Alfonso Cuaro n and George Cloo ney, until was surpassed by Kenneth Branagh with seven.

Born in Chicago in 1901, Disney developed an early interest in drawing . H e took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrato r a t the age of 18. He moved to California in the early 1920s and set u p th e Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy. With Ub Iwerks, he de velop ed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular suc cess ; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years. A s th e studio grew, he became more adventurous, introducing synchronize d sound , full-color three-strip Technicolor, feature-length cartoons an d technic al developments in cameras. The results, seen in features suc h as Snow Wh ite and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio, Fantasia (both 1 940), Dumbo ( 1941), and Bambi (1942), furthered the development of anima ted film. Ne w animated and live-action films followed after World War II , including t he critically successful Cinderella (1950) and Mary Poppin s (1964), the l atter of which received five Academy Awards.

In the 1950s, Disney expanded into the amusement park industry, and in J u ly 1955 he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California. To fund the proje c t he diversified into television programs, such as Walt Disney's Disney la nd and The Mickey Mouse Club. He was also involved in planning the 195 9 M oscow Fair, the 1960 Winter Olympics, and the 1964 New York World's F air . In 1965, he began development of another theme park, Disney World , th e heart of which was to be a new type of city, the "Experimental Pro totyp e Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT). Disney was a heavy smoker through out hi s life and died of lung cancer in December 1966 before either th e park o r the EPCOT project were completed.

Disney was a shy, self-deprecating and insecure man in private but adopt e d a warm and outgoing public persona. He had high standards and high ex pe ctations of those with whom he worked. Although there have been accusa tio ns that he was racist or anti-Semitic, they have been contradicted b y man y who knew him. His reputation changed in the years after his death , fro m a purveyor of homely patriotic values to a representative of Amer ican i mperialism. He nevertheless remains an important figure in the his tory o f animation and in the cultural history of the United States, wher e he i s considered a national cultural icon. His film work continues t o be show n and adapted; his namesake studio and company maintain high st andards i n their production of popular entertainment, and the Disney the me parks h ave grown in size and number to attract visitors in several co untries.

Walter married Lillian Marie Bounds on 13 Jul 1925 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, and was divorced in 1939. Lillian (daughter of Willard Pehall Bounds and Jeanette Short) was born on 15 Feb 1899 in Spalding, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States; died on 16 Dec 1997 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ62-ZQV

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Philanthropist. Diane Disney Miller, the eldest daughter of well-known e n tertainer, Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Bounds Disney. Born in Lo s An geles, California, she was a lifelong pianist and a benefactor to th e Sa n Francisco Symphony. Prior to her death, she was president of the b oar d of directors of the Walt Disney Family Foundation. This organizatio n ow ns and operates the Walt Disney Family Museum located in San Francis co. S he also was instrumental in the conception and completion of the Wa lt Dis ney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. She and her husband Ron co-owne d the Sil verado Vineyards Winery in Napa. She is survived by her husband , seven ch ildren, as well as 13 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter . She is pre ceded in death by her father, mother and sister, Sharon.

Cause of death: complications due to a fall.

As of April 2016, there has been no final confirmation on where she is b u ried. Forest Lawn in Glendale where her parents are interred has indica te d that she is NOT buried there or had her ashes scattered there, eithe r .

***Diane Disney Miller, a Napa Valley winemaker and the reason why the W a lt Disney Family Museum is located in San Francisco, died Tuesday.
Mrs. Miller succumbed to injuries suffered in a fall a few months ag o i n Napa, where she had a home. She was 79.

As the only surviving child of Walt and Lillian Disney, Mrs. Miller wa s t he president of the Walt Disney Family Foundation and co-founder, wit h he r son, Walter Elias Disney Miller, of the Walt Disney Family Museum . It o pened in 2009 on the Main Post of the Presidio of San Francisco, n ot fa r from her residence on Russian Hill. Last year more than 100,000 p eopl e visited the museum, which is on track to hit 150,000 in 2013.

"She was totally devoted to the memory of her father. She obviously ju s t worshiped him, and everything she did at the museum was to honor him , a nd to be sure that people knew the accurate story," said Nancy Bechtl e, w ho served with Mrs. Miller on the San Francisco Symphony board and r ecent ly helped her find a new director for the museum.

A resident of the Bay Area since the mid-1980s, Mrs. Miller was a benefa c tor to the Symphony and Napa's "Music in the Vineyards" as well as oth e r charities such as the Pathway Home in Yountville. She also crusade d t o keep Frank Gehry as architect for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L os A ngeles, which opened 10 years ago.

Diane Marie Disney was born Dec. 18, 1933, an event that caused the Lo s A ngeles Times to proclaim "Mickey Mouse has a daughter." She was educa te d at the University of Southern California, where she met Ron Miller , a m ember of the football team, on a blind date after the Cal-USC game.

They were married in Santa Barbara on May 9, 1954. Miller had a caree r i n pro football before being recruited by his father-in-law. After the ir s even children had grown up, he left the firm, and they left Los Ange les f or Napa, where they owned Silverado Vineyards.

She is survived by her husband; children Christopher Miller, Joanna Mill e r, Tamara Diane Miller, Jennifer Miller-Goff, Walter Elias Disney Mille r , Ronald Miller and Patrick Miller; grandchildren Annabelle Rey, Nick R un eare, Ryan Scheer, Sam Goff, Danielle Durham, Sebastian Runeare, Charl ott e Goff, Lily Goff, Haley Scheer, Reilly Miller, Madeline Goff, Willia m Mi ller and Elias Miller; and great-granddaughter Stella Durham.

Diane married Ronald William Miller on 9 May 1954 in All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States. Ronald (son of John William Miller and Stella Virginia Bennett) was born on 17 Apr 1933 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; died on 9 Feb 2019 in Napa, Napa, California, United States; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KN4D-48B

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Sharon Mae Disney Lund
Birth: Tuesday, Dec. 10-21, 1936
Adopted: End of Dec 1936
Death: Feb. 16, 1993

Walt Disney's daughter. She was cremated. Cause of death was breast canc e r. Her second marriage was to William S. Lund .

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Parents:
Walt Disney (1901 - 1966)
Lillian Marie Bounds Disney (1899 - 1997)

Spouse:
Robert Borgfeldt Brown (1928 - 1967)*

Sibling:
Diane Marie Disney Miller (1933 - 2013)*
Sharon Mae Disney Lund (1936 - 1993)

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale )
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Sharon married Robert Borgfeldt Brown on 10 May 1959 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States. Robert (son of Joseph Everingham Brown and Midred Bergfeldt) was born on 15 May 1928 in Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States; died on 14 Sep 1967 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sharon married William Stirling Lund in 1969 in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States, and was divorced in Jun 1976 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. William (son of Raymond Levi Lund and Hannah Nelsyne Ness) was born on 5 Jun 1931 in Colton, San Bernardino, California, United States; died on 4 Jan 2019 in Paradise Valley, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K8G3-MRL
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Aug 2010, BOUNT