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Arthur Lambert Adams (b. 1889) —
also known as Arthur Adams —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in La Crosse, LaPorte
County, Ind., January
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1944-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) —
also known as James H. Arrington —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jethro, Franklin
County, Ark., May 23,
1904.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; oil drilling
business; Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Sigma
Nu; Lions.
Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of
Fame.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
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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, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Orval Eugene Faubus (1910-1994) —
also known as Orval Faubus —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ark.
Born in Combs, Madison
County, Ark., January
7, 1910.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Arkansas, 1955-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1956;
National States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Died of prostate
cancer, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., December
14, 1994 (age 84 years, 341
days).
Interment at Combs
Cemetery, Combs, Ark.
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Oren Harris (1903-1997) —
of El Dorado, Union
County, Ark.
Born in Belton, Hempstead
County, Ark., December
20, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, 13th Circuit, 1936-40; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1941-66 (7th District 1941-53, 4th
District 1953-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
District Judge for Arkansas, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died February
5, 1997 (age 93 years, 47
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated,
1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Lake, Mississippi
County, Ark., February
27, 1908.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse
business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William Frank Norrell (1896-1961) —
also known as William F. Norrell —
of Monticello, Drew
County, Ark.
Born in Milo, Ashley
County, Ark., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1939-61; died in
office 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions.
Died in 1961
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Monticello, Ark.
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Tilman Bacon Parks (1872-1950) —
also known as Tilman B. Parks —
of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.
Born near Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., May 14,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Arkansas; prosecuting attorney; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks;
Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1950 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Merle Francis Peterson (1916-2004) —
also known as Merle F. Peterson —
of Dumas, Desha
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill., March 6,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; banker; farmer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1960-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arkansas.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., March
19, 2004 (age 88 years, 13
days).
Interment at Walnut
Lake Cemetery, Dumas, Ark.
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John Vines Satterfield Jr. (b. 1902) —
also known as J. V. Satterfield, Jr. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ark., May 14,
1902.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1939-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Vines Satterfield and Mary L. (Marshall) Satterfield;
married, June 26,
1928, to Thelma Holt. |
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George Clifton Wade (b. 1910) —
also known as Clifton Wade —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Arkansas City, Desha
County, Ark., January
25, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1947-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1955-67.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Amvets;
American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. Lynn Wade and Sallie Tyler (Clifton) Wade; married, December
28, 1928, to Vera Drake. |
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Julius Gayle Windsor Jr. (1920-1991) —
also known as J. Gayle Windsor, Jr. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 4,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1957-62, 1967-80.
Baptist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Theta
Chi.
Cast the only opposing vote in the legislature to Gov. Orval
Faubus's plan to fight desegregation of the Little Rock schools
in 1958.
Died, of cancer,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
28, 1991 (age 71 years, 116
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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