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William Vollie Alexander Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wayne Hubert Babbitt (1928-1994) —
also known as Wayne H. Babbitt —
of North Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Macedonia, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April
21, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; veterinarian;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1964;
vice-chair
of Arkansas Republican Party, 1967; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1972.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Heber Springs, Cleburne
County, Ark., August
6, 1994 (age 66 years, 107
days).
Interment at Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, Ark.
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Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop (1908-1994) —
also known as Max Waldo Bishop —
of Bettendorf, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Gravette, Benton
County, Ark., October
30, 1908.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Colombo, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1955-58.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., November
18, 1994 (age 86 years, 19
days).
Interment at Peterson
Cemetery, Ailey, Ga.; cenotaph at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Gravette, Ark.
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Maurice L. Britt (1919-1995) —
also known as Footsie Britt —
of Arkansas.
Born in Carlisle, Lonoke
County, Ark., June 29,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Professional football
player for the Detroit Lions. Wounded during World War II and lost his
right arm. Received the Medal
of Honor for action at Mignano, Italy, in November 1943.
Died November
26, 1995 (age 76 years, 150
days).
Interment at Little
Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Michael Everett (1948-2004) —
also known as Mike Everett —
of Marked Tree, Poinsett
County, Ark.
Born in Morton, Cross
County, Ark., 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1991-2002.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of liver
cancer, at Marked Tree, Poinsett
County, Ark., September
15, 2004 (age about 56
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James William Fulbright (1905-1995) —
also known as J. William Fulbright —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Sumner, Chariton
County, Mo., April 9,
1905.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948,
1956.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Chi; Rotary.
Died of a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1995 (age 89 years, 306
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fayetteville, 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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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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Robert James Huber (1922-2001) —
also known as Robert J. Huber —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Michigan Chrome and Chemical
Inc.; mayor of
Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of cancer,
in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Hope, 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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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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Dewey Neely (1927-2001) —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 28,
1927.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1972,
1976,
1980.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mississippi
County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
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Walter Edward Rogers (1908-2001) —
also known as Walter Rogers —
of Pampa, Gray
County, Tex.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., July 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1951-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
He was in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 when
President John
F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a hospital
in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2001 (age 92 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Boyd Anderson Tackett (1911-1985) —
also known as Boyd Tackett —
of Nashville, Howard
County, Ark.
Born near Black Springs, Montgomery
County, Ark., May 9,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1949-53; candidate for
Governor
of Arkansas, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Nashville, Howard
County, Ark., February
23, 1985 (age 73 years, 290
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Nashville, Ark.
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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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Frank Durward White (1933-2003) —
also known as Frank White; Durward Frank
Kyle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., June 4,
1933.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1981-83; defeated, 1982, 1986; Arkansas banking
commissioner, 1998-2003.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 21,
2003 (age 69 years, 351
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Lamar Williamson (1887-1974) —
of Monticello, Drew
County, Ark.
Born in Monticello, Drew
County, Ark., January
7, 1887.
Democrat. Mayor of Monticello, Ark., 1912-14; campaign manager for
Gov. Harvey
Parnell, 1928; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died December
5, 1974 (age 87 years, 332
days).
Interment somewhere
in Monticello, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of James Gaston Williamson and Lulu (Jackson) Williamson; married 1911 to
Lillian Phillips; married 1932 to
Charlotte Daniel. |
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