The Political Graveyard: Dallas County, Tex.

Dallas County
Texas

Named for George M. Dallas (1792-1864)

Dallas County information:

Population: 2,218,899 (2000); 1,852,810 (1990)
Land area 880 square miles.
County seat: Dallas
Dallas County official web site.
Capital Impact: Dallas County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Dallas County TXGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Dallas County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Collin County; Rockwall County
Southeast: Kaufman County
South: Ellis County
West: Tarrant County
Northwest: Denton County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Dallas County
Politicians who were born in Dallas County
Politicians who lived in Dallas County
Politicians who died in Dallas County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dallas County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Dallas County

(not intended to be complete)

Henry M. Wade (District Attorney, 1951-86)

Unknown Location
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

M. M. Rodgers — of La Grange, Fayette County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912. Black. Interment somewhere.

Calvary Hill Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Mike McKool (1918-2003) — of Texas. Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito Federal, December 30, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Texas state senate, 1969-72; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1974; chair of Dallas County Democratic Party, 1984-86. Catholic. Lebanese ancestry. As state senator, set a filibuster record by speaking nonstop for 42 hours and 33 minutes in support of funding for mental health and retardation. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 22, 2003. Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Hill Cemetery.

Crown Hill Memorial Mausoleum
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Jean Baptiste Adoue, Jr. (1884-1956) — also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 4, 1884. Son of Jean Baptiste Adoue and Mittie N. (Simpson) Adoue; married, October 12, 1909, to Hester A. Allen (died); married, May 12, 1937, to Mary J. Wilson. President, Dallas National Bank of Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe Company; director, First Texas Chemical Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel Company; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1951-53. Episcopalian. Member, American Arbitration Association; American Bar Association; Newcomen Society; Rotary; Phi Delta Theta. Died, from a heart attack, while working at his bank, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 17, 1956. Interment at Crown Hill Memorial Mausoleum.

Emanu-El Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Irving Loeb Goldberg (1906-1995) — also known as Irving L. Goldberg — Born in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex., June 29, 1906. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-95. Jewish. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 11, 1995. Interment at Emanu-El Cemetery.

Greenwood Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911) — also known as "Old Tige" — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Danville, Va., January 1, 1827. Son of Benjamin William Ssheridan Cabell; brother of George Craighead Cabell; father of Benjamin Earl Cabell. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1874-76, 1877-79, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1884, 1892. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 22, 1911. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also Cabell family of Virginia
Alexander White (1816-1893) — of Alabama. Born in Tennessee, 1816. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1851-53, 1873-75 (7th District 1851-53, at-large 1873-75). Died in 1893. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Emmet Burke (1847-1901) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., August 1, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge in Texas, 1878-88; district judge in Texas 14th District, 1888-96; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 5, 1901. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Benjamin Earl Cabell (1858-1931) — also known as Ben E. Cabell — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., November 18, 1858. Grandson of Benjamin William Ssheridan Cabell; son of William Lewis Cabell; nephew of George Craighead Cabell. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1900-04. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 8, 1931. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also Cabell family of Virginia
John Henry Brown (1820-1895) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born October 29, 1820. Member of Texas state house of representatives; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1885-87. Died May 31, 1895. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
John Henry Traylor (1839-1925) — also known as John H. Traylor — of Granbury, Hood County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Rockport, Aransas County, Tex. Born in Traylorsville (unknown county), Va., March 27, 1839. Son of Robert Bailey Traylor. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state house of representatives; elected 1881; member of Texas state senate 30th District; elected 1883; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1898-1900. Methodist. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 19, 1925. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
J. M. Thurmond (1836-1882) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born February 22, 1836. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1879-80. Member, Freemasons. Died March 14, 1882. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Frank Wilson Wozencraft (1892-1966) — also known as Frank W. Wozencraft; "The Boy Mayor" — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 7, 1892. Son of Alfred Prior Wozencraft and Virginia Lee (Wilson) Wozencraft; married 1922 to Mary Victoria McReynolds. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in a hospital at Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 3, 1966. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Grove Hill Memorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

James Britton Cranfill (1858-1942) — also known as James B. Cranfill — of Texas. Born in Parker County, Tex., September 12, 1858. Son of Eaton Cranfill and Mary Jane (Galloway) Cranfill; married 1878 to Ollie Allen. Physician; newspaper editor; Baptist minister; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1892. Baptist. Died December 28, 1942. Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Bryan Thomas Barry (1851-1919) — also known as Bryan T. Barry — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born October 26, 1851. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1894-95, 1897-98, 1904-06. Died March 5, 1919. Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) — also known as Stephen J. Hay — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., October 5, 1864. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1907-11. Methodist. Died February 29, 1916. Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Joe Earl Lawther (1876-1943) — also known as Joe E. Lawther — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born February 11, 1876. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1917-19. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., April 24, 1943. Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.

Laurel Land Memorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Joe Richard Pool (1911-1968) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., February 18, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1953-58; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1963-68 (at-large 1963-67, 3rd District 1967-68); died in office 1968. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., July 14, 1968. Interment at Laurel Land Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Oak Hill Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Martin McNulty Crane (1855-1943) — also known as M. M. Crane — of Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 17, 1855. Son of Martin Crane and Mary (McNulty) Crane; married, January 22, 1879, to Eulla Olatia Taylor. Democrat. Lawyer; Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1885; member of Texas state senate 21st District, 1890-92; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1893-95; Texas state attorney general, 1894-98; chief counsel, board of managers, impeachment of Gov. James C. Ferguson, 1917. Died August 3, 1943. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Oakland Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

James Andrew Beall (1866-1929) — also known as Jack Beall — of Waxahachie, Ellis County, Tex. Born near Midlothian, Ellis County, Tex., October 25, 1866. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Texas state senate 10th District, 1895-98; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1903-15. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 11, 1929. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Louis Blaylock (1849-1932) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Sevier County, Ark., October 21, 1849. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1923-27. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died December 4, 1932. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Barnett Gibbs (1851-1904) — of Texas. Born May 19, 1851. Member of Texas state senate, 1882-84; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1884-86; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1896; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1898. Died October 4, 1904. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Henry Schley Ervay (1834-1911) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in 1834. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1870-72. Died in California, August 21, 1911. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Franklin Pierce Holland (1852-1928) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born September 22, 1852. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1895-97. Died January 18, 1928. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Winship C. Connor — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1887-94. Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland Cemetery.
Edwin Le Roy Antony (1852-1913) — of Texas. Born in Burke County, Ga., January 5, 1852. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 1892-93. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 13, 1913. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Calvin McCoy (1819-1887) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born September 28, 1819. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1862-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876. Died April 30, 1887. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Bryan Thomas Barry (1851-1919) — also known as Bryan T. Barry — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born October 26, 1851. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1894-95, 1897-98, 1904-06. Died March 5, 1919. Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) — also known as Stephen J. Hay — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., October 5, 1864. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1907-11. Methodist. Died February 29, 1916. Original interment at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment at Grove Hill Memorial Park.

Old Oak Cliff Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Sterling Price Strong (1862-1936) — also known as Sterling P. Strong — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., August 17, 1862. Democrat. Montague County Clerk, 1884-88, 1898-1904; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1930; U.S. Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., March 28, 1936. Interment at Old Oak Cliff Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pioneer Park Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

John M. Crockett (1816-1887) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born December 26, 1816. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1857-58, 1859-61, 1865-66. Died August 4, 1887. Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807-1885) — of Texas. Born April 20, 1807. Speaker of the Texas Republic House of Representatives; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1845. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., June 7, 1885. Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
John William Crowdus (1828-1895) — also known as J. W. Crowdus — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., July 6, 1828. Druggist; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1881-83. Died September 11, 1895. Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
Samuel B. Pryor (1816-1866) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in 1816. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1856-57; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in 1866. Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.
John Jay Good (1827-1882) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born July 21, 1827. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1880-81. Died September 17, 1882. Interment at Pioneer Park Cemetery.

Restland Memorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) — also known as Tom C. Clark — Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 23, 1899. Son of William H. Clark and Jennie (Falls) Clark; married, November 8, 1924, to Mary Jane Ramsey; father of Ramsey Clark. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney General, 1945-49; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 13, 1977. Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
William Arvis Blakley (1898-1976) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Miami Station, Saline County, Mo., November 17, 1898. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Texas, 1957, 1961. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 5, 1976. Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Mitchell Collins (1916-1989) — also known as James M. Collins — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Irving, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Hallsville, Harrison County, Tex., April 29, 1916. U.S. Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1968-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1982. Died July 21, 1989. Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Earle Cabell (1906-1975) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Dallas County, Tex., October 27, 1906. Son of Ben E. Cabell and Sadie (Pearre) Cabell; married, February 22, 1932, to Elizabeth Holder. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1965-73. Episcopalian. Member, Elks. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 24, 1975. Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
James H. Blundell (d. 1956) — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940 (alternate), 1948. Died in 1956. Interment at Restland Memorial Park.
Nicholas Nix (1978-1999) — of Mesquite, Dallas County, Tex. Born in a hospital at Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., December 20, 1978. Candidate for mayor of Mesquite, Tex., 1999. Died from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Mesquite, Dallas County, Tex., November 11, 1999. Interment at Restland Memorial Park.

Robinson Family Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Franklin Robinson (1807-1884) — of Missouri. Born in Greenville District (now Greenville County), S.C., January 1, 1807. Brother of Lewis Wilton Robinson; brother-in-law of John Walker. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1848. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 9, 1884. Interment at Robinson Family Cemetery.
- See also Robinson-Walker family of Missouri

Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) — also known as John G. Tower — of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., September 29, 1925. Son of Rev. Joe Z. Tower (1898-1970) and Beryl Tower (1898-1990); married 1952 to Lou Bullington (divorced 1976); married 1977 to Lila Burt Cummings (divorced 1987). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university professor; candidate for Texas state house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Political Science Association; American Legion; Kiwanis; Kappa Sigma. Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amid allegations of heavy drinking and womanizing. Killed in the crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of the runway of Glynco Airport, near Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., April 5, 1991. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
- Cross-reference: Larry Combest
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890-1969) — also known as W. Lee O'Daniel; Pappy O'Daniel — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, March 11, 1890. Democrat. Governor of Texas, 1939-41; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1941-49. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., May 11, 1969. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
- Books about W. Lee O'Daniel: Bill Crawford, Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy: Pictures of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel
William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) — also known as William H. Atwell — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Sparta, Monroe County, Wis., June 9, 1869. Son of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell; married, December 7, 1892, to Susie Snyder. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1920; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took senior status 1954. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died December 22, 1961. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
- See also: federal judicial profile.
Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901-1968) — also known as J. Frank Wilson — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., March 18, 1901. Son of Jodie J. Wilson and Willie (Cole) Wilson; married 1926 to Ruby Lee Hopkins. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Dallas County Democratic Party, 1942-45; district judge in Texas, 1943-44, 1955-68; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1947-55. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., October 13, 1968. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas B. Love (1870-1948) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Webster County, Mo., 1870. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1902-06; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906; member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas state senate, 1926; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1930. Died September 17, 1948. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) — also known as J. Erik Jonsson — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 6, 1901. Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which became Texas Instruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board (1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for Republic Bank, Dallas, 1954-80; Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1958-73; Dallas Power and Light, 1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1964-71. Member, Newcomen Society. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 31, 1995. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. (1892-1943) — also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., December 15, 1892. Son of Joseph Weldon Bailey and Ellen (Murray) Bailey; married, November 6, 1924, to Roberta Lewis. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Presbyterian. Died in military service, of pneumonia following injuries he suffered in a collision, in the military hospital at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., July 17, 1943. Original interment at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Sarah Tilghman Hughes (1896-1985) — of Texas. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 2, 1896. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1931-35; district judge in Texas, 1935-61; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1961. Female. In 1963, she became the first woman to swear in a President of the United States. Died April 23, 1985. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Sawnie Robertson Aldredge (1890-1949) — also known as Sawnie R. Aldredge — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born November 13, 1890. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1921-23. Died May 13, 1949. Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Annette Strauss (c.1924-1998) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1987-91. Female. Died, of cancer, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., December 14, 1998. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Edith Eunice Therrel Wilmans (1882-1966) — of Texas. Born in 1882. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1922. Female. First woman to serve in the Texas legislature. Died March 21, 1966. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) — also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill Braecklein — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas state senate 16th District, 1972-78. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Theta. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing home, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 14, 2001. Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
James Hart Willis, Sr. (d. 1963) — also known as J. Hart Willis — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Member of Texas state senate; elected 1921; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Died in 1963. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Douglas E. Bergman — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Garland, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Hatton William Sumners (1875-1962) — also known as Hatton W. Sumners — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tenn., May 30, 1875. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Texas, 1913-47 (at-large 1913-15, 5th District 1915-47). Died of a heart ailment, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., April 19, 1962. Interment at Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Southland Cemetery
Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

E. Carlyle Smith, Jr. (c.1939-2003) — of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex. Son of E. Carlyle Smith. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Rotary; Sigma Chi. Died, of complications from a brain tumor, in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex., June 29, 2003. Interment at Old Southland Cemetery.

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