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Columbia County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Columbia County

Index to Locations

  • Magnolia Magnolia City Cemetery
  • Magnolia Magnolia Memorial Park Cemetery
  • Waldo Columbia Cemetery


    Magnolia City Cemetery
    Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Robert Minor Wallace (1856-1942) — also known as Robert M. Wallace — of Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark. Born in New London, Union County, Ark., August 6, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1881-82; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1903-11. Died in Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark., November 9, 1942 (age 86 years, 95 days). Interment at Magnolia City Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Jonathan Wallace and Susan Ann (Williams) Wallace; married to Minnie Ella Pennington and Virginia Susan 'Jennie' (Kelso) Kelso.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Harvey Crowley Couch (1877-1941) — also known as Harvey C. Couch — of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark. Born in Calhoun, Columbia County, Ark., August 21, 1877. Democrat. Founder of a telephone company and of electric utilities; acquired and expanded the Kansas City Southern Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940. Died in Columbia County, Ark., July 30, 1941 (age 63 years, 343 days). Interment at Magnolia City Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Grantham Couch and Manie Evans (Heard) Couch; married, October 4, 1904, to Jessie Johnson; father of Catherine Couch (who married Pratt Cates Remmel).
      Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Magnolia Memorial Park Cemetery
    Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      William Lee Jameson Jr. (1896-1963) — also known as W. L. Jameson, Jr. — of Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark. Born in McNeil, Columbia County, Ark., January 23, 1896. Republican. Cattle breeder; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1940, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President). Died in Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark., October 12, 1963 (age 67 years, 262 days). Interment at Magnolia Memorial Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Lee Jameson and Margaret Susan (Futch) Jameson; married, April 20, 1916, to Sue Grayson.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Sue Grayson Jameson (1896-1981) — also known as Sue Grayson; Mrs. W. L. Jameson, Jr. — of Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark. Born in Stephens, Ouachita County, Ark., April 29, 1896. Republican. Merchant; cattle breeder; chair of Columbia County Republican Party, 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1956, 1960, 1964. Female. Died in Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark., June 20, 1981 (age 85 years, 52 days). Interment at Magnolia Memorial Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Daughter of Thomas Samuel Grayson and Mary Elizabeth (Hayes) Grayson; married, April 20, 1916, to William Lee Jameson Jr..
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Columbia Cemetery
    Waldo, Columbia County, Arkansas
    Founded 1869
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Wade Hampton Kitchens (1878-1966) — also known as Wade H. Kitchens — of Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark. Born near Falcon, Nevada County, Ark., December 26, 1878. Democrat. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1929; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1937-41; defeated (Independent), 1934. Died in Magnolia, Columbia County, Ark., August 22, 1966 (age 87 years, 239 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Wade Hampton
      Relatives: Son of James Monroe Kitchens and Margarette Franklin (Sherill) Kitchens; married, January 7, 1906, to Lillie Ethel Dempsey; second cousin of Claude Steward Kitchens; second cousin twice removed of William Hodges Kitchin; third cousin of William Terrell Kitchens; third cousin once removed of William Walton Kitchin and Claude Kitchin; fourth cousin of Alvin Paul Kitchin.
      Political family: Kitchin-Kitchens family of Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


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