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Craighead County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Craighead County

Index to Locations Jonesboro City Cemetery Jonesboro Oaklawn Cemetery Jonesboro West Lawn Cemetery City Cemetery Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas Politicians buried here:   William Henderson Cate (1839-1899) — also known as William H. Cate — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark. Born near Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., November 11, 1839. Democrat. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1870; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1889-93. Died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 23, 1899 (age 59 years, 285 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Oaklawn Cemetery Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas Politicians buried here:   Francis Adams Cherry (1908-1965) — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., September 5, 1908. 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.   Relatives: Son of Haskille Scott Cherry and Clara Bell (Taylor) Cherry; married, November 10, 1937, to Margaret Frierson.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial West Lawn Cemetery Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas Politicians buried here:   Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) — also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark. Born in Stoddard County, Mo., October 17, 1871. 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.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Tolbert F. Caraway and Mary Ellen (Scales) Caraway; married, February 5, 1902, to Hattie Ophelia Wyatt.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   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. 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.   Relatives: Daughter of William Carroll Wyatt and Lucy Mildred (Burch) Wyatt; married, February 5, 1902, to Thaddeus Horatius Caraway.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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