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Francis Adams Cherry (1908-1965) —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., September
5, 1908.
Son of Haskille Scott Cherry and Clara Bell (Taylor) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died July 15,
1965 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Joe Clifford Barrett (1897-1980) —
also known as Joe C. Barrett —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., March 29,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1936,
1940;
Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1941-44.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died October
7, 1980 (age 83 years, 192
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Stoddard
County, Mo., October
17, 1871.
Son of Dr. Tolbert F. Caraway and Mary Ellen (Scales) Caraway.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died, from heart
disease, in a hospital
at Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
6, 1931 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (1878-1950) —
also known as Hattie W. Caraway; Hattie Ophelia
Wyatt —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Bakerville, Humphreys
County, Tenn., February
1, 1878.
Daughter of William Carroll Wyatt and Lucy Mildred (Burch) Wyatt.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1931-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1950 (age 72 years, 323
days).
Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
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