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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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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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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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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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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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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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