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Homer Martin Adkins (1890-1964) —
also known as Homer M. Adkins —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
15, 1890.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pulaski
County Sheriff, 1923-26; insurance
business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Arkansas,
1933-40; Governor of
Arkansas, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Ku Klux Klan.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in a hospital
at Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., February
26, 1964 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) —
also known as W. R. Alstadt —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Thebes, Alexander
County, Ill., October
7, 1916.
Democrat. Dentist;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Dental Association; Freemasons; Civitan.
Died April 6,
1993 (age 76 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt; married, August
31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness. |
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William Hendrick Arnold (b. 1861) —
also known as William H. Arnold —
of Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark.
Born in Lisbon, Union
County, Ark., February
15, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1904,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); mayor
of Texarkana, Ark., 1892-94.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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William Elrie Atkinson (1852-1935) —
also known as William E. Atkinson —
of Rosston, Nevada
County, Ark.; Prescott, Nevada
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark.
Born in Columbia, Houston
County, Ala., July 24,
1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1889-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., November
8, 1935 (age 83 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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Carl Edward Bailey (1894-1948) —
also known as Carl E. Bailey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Bernie, Stoddard
County, Mo., October
8, 1894.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
23, 1948 (age 54 years, 15
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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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 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Samuel Marcus Bone (1887-1969) —
also known as S. M. Bone —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Izard
County, Ark., June 29,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate 6th District, 1919-22; district judge in Arkansas
3rd District, 1926-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in October, 1997
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley; married 1935 to Ethel
Mallory. |
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1957-58 |
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Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) —
also known as Charles H. Brough —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., July 9,
1876.
Democrat. College
professor; Governor of
Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Columbian
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died, from a heart
attack, December
26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Festus Orestes Butt (1875-1972) —
also known as Festus O. Butt; F. O. Butt —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1875.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1900.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 30,
1972 (age about 96
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Solomon Saladin Calhoon (1838-1908) —
also known as S. S. Calhoon —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Canton, Madison
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born near Brandenburg, Meade
County, Ky., January
2, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Gov. William
McWillie, 1857; newspaper
editor; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1876-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1900-08; appointed 1900; died in
office 1908.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
10, 1908 (age 70 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937) —
also known as George W. Donaghey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oakland, Union
Parish, La., July 1,
1856.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
furniture
and hardware
merchant; building
contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
15, 1937 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Joshua Driver (1873-1948) —
also known as William J. Driver —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark., March 2,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1897-99; circuit judge in
Arkansas, 1911-18; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1921-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark., October
1, 1948 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Interment at Violet
Cemetery, Osceola, Ark.
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Clyde Taylor Ellis (1908-1980) —
also known as Clyde T. Ellis —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
21, 1908.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1939-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1980 (age 71 years, 50
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Ezekiel Candler Gathings (1903-1979) —
also known as Ezekiel C. Gathings —
of West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark.
Born in Prairie, Monroe
County, Miss., November
10, 1903.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1939-69.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark., May 2,
1979 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Crittenden
Memorial Park, Marion, Ark.
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David Delano Glover (1868-1952) —
also known as David D. Glover; D. D.
Glover —
of Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark.
Born in Prattsville, Grant
County, Ark., January
18, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1929-35.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 5,
1952 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Shadowlawn
Cemetery, Malvern, Ark.
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John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922-2015) —
also known as John P. Hammerschmidt —
of Harrison, Boone
County, Ark.
Born in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., May 4,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lumber
business; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1964,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1967-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Springdale, Washington
County, Ark., April 1,
2015 (age 92 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Wirt Hastings (1866-1938) —
also known as William W. Hastings —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.
Born in Benton
County, Ark., December
31, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Attorney General for Cherokee Nation, 1891-95; national attorney for
Cherokee tribe, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1915-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 8,
1938 (age 71 years, 98
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Tahlequah, Okla.
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Ferdinand Havis (b. 1846) —
also known as Ferd Havis —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Desha
County, Ark., November
15, 1846.
Republican. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1873; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) —
also known as Samuel B. Hill; Sam B. Hill —
of Waterville, Douglas
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., April 2,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; superior court judge in
Washington, 1917-23; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated,
1922; judge, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals (Tax Court), 1936-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
16, 1958 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Douglas Johnson (1924-2010) —
also known as James D. Johnson; Jim Johnson;
"Justice Jim" —
of Crossett, Ashley
County, Ark.; Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark.
Born in Crossett, Ashley
County, Ark., August
20, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate 22nd District, 1950-54; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1956 (primary), 1966; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1959-66; candidate in Democratic
primary for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Freemasons; Shriners.
Diehard segregationist.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., February
13, 2010 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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Scipio Africanus Jones (c.1867-1943) —
also known as S. A. Jones —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulip, Dallas
County, Ark., about 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1920.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., March 2,
1943 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Frederick Kramer (1829-1896) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Halle, Germany,
December
22, 1829.
Banker;
mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1873-75, 1881-87.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., September
8, 1896 (age 66 years, 261
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Daniel Haden Linebaugh (1878-1940) —
also known as D. Haden Linebaugh —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., November
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Woodmen
of the World.
Died in Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla., December
17, 1940 (age 62 years, 43
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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John Ellis Martineau (1873-1937) —
also known as John E. Martineau —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clay
County, Mo., December
2, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; chancellor, 1st Circuit,
1907-27; Governor of
Arkansas, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1928-37;
died in office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 6,
1937 (age 63 years, 94
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Barak Thomas Mattingly (1901-1957) —
also known as Barak T. Mattingly —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March
15, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1937-39; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1940-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died July 18,
1957 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Bell Maxey (1825-1895) —
of Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky., March
20, 1825.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
Texas
state senate; elected 1860; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1872; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1875-87.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., August
16, 1895 (age 70 years, 149
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Paris, Tex.
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Sidney Sanders McMath (1912-2003) —
also known as Sid McMath —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Magnolia, Columbia
County, Ark., June 14,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Arkansas, 1949-53; defeated in primary, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1954; major general, U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
failure, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
4, 2003 (age 91 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Near Alexander, Saline County, Ark.
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Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) —
of Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Lake City, Craighead
County, Ark., November
3, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge in
Arkansas, 1959-79.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Civitan.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
15, 2001 (age 80 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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Tom Miller Mehaffy (1859-1944) —
of Benton, Saline
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Ripley, Tippah
County, Miss., October
3, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Benton, Ark., 1888-89; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1889-91; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1892-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1900;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1917; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1927-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died October
20, 1944 (age 85 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas L. Mehaffy and Ruth (Bradley) Mehaffy; married, June 15,
1884, to Anna A. Poe; married, January
10, 1920, to Mabel Holland. |
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John Elvis Miller (1888-1981) —
also known as John E. Miller —
of Searcy, White
County, Ark.; Melbourne, Izard
County, Ark.
Born in Aid, Stoddard
County, Mo., May 15,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1931-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937-41; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1941-67;
took senior status 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
30, 1981 (age 92 years, 260
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Wilbur Daigh Mills (1909-1992) —
also known as Wilbur D. Mills —
of Kensett, White
County, Ark.
Born in Kensett, White
County, Ark., May 24,
1909.
Democrat. State court judge in Arkansas, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1939-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940,
1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
In October 1974, he was driving late at night in Washington, D.C. without
lights on; when stopped by police, he was seen to be intoxicated
and his face was bloody from a scuffle; an Argentine striptease
artist named Fanne Fox leaped from his car and jumped into the
nearby Tidal Basin; after this incident highlighted his alcoholism,
he was forced to
resign his powerful chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee
and seek treatment.
Died in 1992
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Kensett
Cemetery, Kensett, Ark.
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William Thomas Mills (1879-1952) —
also known as William T. Mills; Billie
Mills —
of Marshall, Searcy
County, Ark.
Born in Eglantine, Van Buren
County, Ark., 1879.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1908; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1924,
1936;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1946, 1948 (primary).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Marshall, Searcy
County, Ark., October
17, 1952 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Marshall
Cemetery, Marshall, Ark.
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William Dempsey Moore (1917-2000) —
also known as Bill Moore —
of Arkansas.
Born in Pittsburg, Camp
County, Tex., July 24,
1917.
Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1967-95.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., June 18,
2000 (age 82 years, 330
days).
Cremated.
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Grover M. Moscowitz (1886-1947) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., August
31, 1886.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-47;
died in office 1947; his practice of giving lucrative bankruptcy
receiverships to members of his former partner's law firm was condemned
as unethical
by the U.S. House on April 8, 1930.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
31, 1947 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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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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Williamson Simpson Oldham (1813-1868) —
Born in Franklin
County, Tenn., July 19,
1813.
Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1842; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1846; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 1853; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1859; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of typhoid
fever in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 8,
1868 (age 54 years, 294
days).
Original interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment in 1938 at Brookside
Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.
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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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Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) —
of Dermott, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born near Orlando, Cleveland
County, Ark., February
28, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1919-22; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1923-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1927-28; Governor of
Arkansas, 1928-33.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
In 1928, he was charged
with violating the Corrupt Practices Act (early campaign
finance law) by spending more than $5,000 on his campaign; the
charges were later dropped.
Died, following two heart
attacks, in St. Vincent's Infirmary,
Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Albert T. Parrish (1883-1958) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Lead Hill, Boone
County, Ark., August
13, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; livestock
breeder; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1955-56 (Greene County
2nd District 1939-42, Greene County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated,
1944, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
22, 1958 (age 74 years, 193
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
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Xenophon Overton Pindall (1873-1935) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Middle Grove, Monroe
County, Mo., August
21, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1907-09; Governor of
Arkansas, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
2, 1935 (age 61 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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H. Heartsill Ragon (1885-1940) —
of Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark.
Born in Logan
County, Ark., March
20, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1923-33; resigned
1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1933-40;
died in office 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., September
15, 1940 (age 55 years, 179
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Anson Rainey (1848-1922) —
of Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in El Dorado, Union
County, Ark., March 1,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate, 1881-82; district judge in Texas, 1885-93; Judge,
Texas Court of Appeals, 1893.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill., August
6, 1922 (age 74 years, 158
days).
Interment at Waxahachie
City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Tex.
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Albert L. Redmon (1892-1934) —
also known as Bert Redmon —
of Sallisaw, Sequoyah
County, Okla.
Born in Arkansas, January
2, 1892.
Republican. Postmaster at Sallisaw,
Okla., 1932-34.
Member, Freemasons.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the vault at the post
office, Sallisaw, Sequoyah
County, Okla., January
16, 1934 (age 42 years, 14
days).
Interment at Sallisaw City Cemetery, Sallisaw, Okla.
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Charles Chester Reid (1868-1922) —
also known as Charles C. Reid —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark., June 15,
1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; Conway
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1894-98; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1901-11 (4th District 1901-03, 5th
District 1903-11).
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 20,
1922 (age 53 years, 339
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Pratt Cates Remmel (1915-1991) —
also known as Pratt C. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
26, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960
(alternate); mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1952-55; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1954.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Amvets;
American
Legion.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 14,
1991 (age 75 years, 200
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Samuel Calhoun Roane (1793-1852) —
also known as Samuel C. Roane —
of Arkansas.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., February
27, 1793.
U.S.
Attorney for Arkansas, 1820-36; member of Arkansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1821; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1836; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1836-37.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jefferson
County, Ark., December
8, 1852 (age 59 years, 285
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872-1937) —
also known as Joseph T. Robinson; Joe T.
Robinson —
of Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark., August
26, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1895; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Arkansas; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912
(speaker),
1924,
1928,
1936;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1913; resigned 1913; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37; died in office 1937; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1937 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Saner —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Washington, Hempstead
County, Ark., August
9, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Texas Democratic Party, 1899-1901.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Robert
E. Lee |
| | | Relatives: Son of John Franklin Saner
and Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner; married, March
31, 1903, to Ileaine Marvin Smith. |
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John Rice Homer Scott (b. 1813) —
also known as John R. Homer Scott —
of Arkansas.
Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., October
16, 1813.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1873; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1878.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Gallatin Simms (1882-1964) —
also known as Albert G. Simms —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Washington, Hempstead
County, Ark., October
8, 1882.
Republican. Accountant;
lawyer;
banker;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1929-31; member of Republican
National Committee from New Mexico, 1932-34; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
29, 1964 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Jerry Curtis South (1867-1930) —
also known as Jerry C. South —
of Mountain Home, Baxter
County, Ark.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March
24, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas state legislature, 1891-1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896,
1904
(speaker),
1908,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
24, 1930 (age 63 years, 184
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Aaron Martin Spainhour (1928-2016) —
also known as Aaron Spainhour —
of Ringgold, Bienville
Parish, La.
Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., August
9, 1928.
Democrat. Restauranteur;
automobile
dealer; furniture
merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1968.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Ringgold, Bienville
Parish, La., July 10,
2016 (age 87 years, 336
days).
Interment at Providence Cemetery, Ringgold, La.
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Relatives: Son
of J. I. Spainhour and Marie Spainhour. |
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Charles Lee Spillers (b. 1901) —
also known as C. Lee Spillers —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Russellville, Pope
County, Ark., August
6, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1935-36; resigned 1936; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1947-51;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Wheeling, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Henry Franklin Spillers and Lula (Shinn) Spillers; married, December
2, 1933, to Elizabeth Reymann. |
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August Sundholm (b. 1856) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Sweden,
July
14, 1856.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; railway
passenger agent; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Little
Rock, Ark., 1889-1903; fire
insurance agent.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP;
Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Trieber (1853-1927) —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Raschkow, Prussia (now Raszkow, Poland),
October
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1880,
1884,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1892; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1897-1900; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1900-27;
died in office 1927.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
17, 1927 (age 73 years, 346
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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James William Trimble (1894-1972) —
also known as James W. Trimble —
of Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Osage, Carroll
County, Ark., February
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge
in Arkansas, 1938; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1945-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March
10, 1972 (age 78 years, 36
days).
Interment at Berryville
Memorial Park, Berryville, Ark.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Enoch H. Vance (1848-1921) —
of Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark.
Born in Pontotoc
County, Miss., February
18, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1900; postmaster at Malvern,
Ark., 1901.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
8, 1921 (age 73 years, 232
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Ark.
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Worley Oscar Vaught Jr. (1911-1989) —
also known as W. O. Vaught —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., January
11, 1911.
Republican. Baptist
minister; vice-president, Southern Baptist Convention; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1960.
Southern
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
25, 1989 (age 78 years, 348
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Frances Bostick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Baptist and Reflector
(Nashville, Tenn.), January 8, 1959 |
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James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Boydell, Ashley
County, Ark., November
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th
District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th
District 1984-92); resigned 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Navy
League; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Nature
Conservancy.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Interment at Beaufort
National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
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Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) —
also known as Frank L. Whitbeck —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., February
29, 1916.
Democrat. Insurance
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, from complications of leukemia
and a blood
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 31,
2002 (age 86 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to Thelma
Randall. |
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