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Pemiscot County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pemiscot County

Index to Locations Caruthersville Eastwood Memorial Methodist Church Caruthersville Little Prairie Cemetery Caruthersville Maple Cemetery Hayti Woodlawn Cemetery Portageville Portageville Cemetery Steele Unknown location Eastwood Memorial Methodist Church Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   John Hardeman Walker (1794-1860) — also known as J. Hardeman Walker — of Missouri. Born in Fayette County, Tenn., March 3, 1794. County judge in Missouri, 1820. Principally responsible for the expansion of the southern border of Missouri to include the "Bootheel" region. Died in Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo., April 30, 1860 (age 66 years, 58 days). Interment at Eastwood Memorial Methodist Church.   Relatives: Uncle of John Walker.   Political family: Robinson-Walker family of Missouri. Little Prairie Cemetery Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   James Floyd Patterson (1907-1989) — also known as J. F. Pat Patterson — of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Portageville, New Madrid County, Mo., September 7, 1907. Democrat. Engineer; member of Missouri state senate 25th District, 1951-72. Baptist. Member, Rotary. Died, in Missouri Delta Medical Center, Sikeston, Scott County, Mo., May 5, 1989 (age 81 years, 240 days). Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Mary Isabelle (Poole) Patterson and Rev. Hillary Patterson; married, March 31, 1929, to Mary Belle Gaddy.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Dyer Byrd (1884-1970) — also known as W. Dyer Byrd — of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Clay County, Ky., August 24, 1884. Democrat. Insurance business; mayor of Caruthersville, Mo., 1915-22, 1942-58. Methodist. Broke his hip in a fall, and died a few days later, in Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital, Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo., September 29, 1970 (age 86 years, 36 days). Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jasper Byrd and Alice (Pullam) Byrd; married to Sally White.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) — also known as Asier J. Speer — of Greenbrier, Bollinger County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Martin County, Ind., December 10, 1874. Republican. School teacher; physician; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., November 21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347 days). Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Richard Speer and Ardina Speer; married, August 19, 1899, to Bertha M. Black.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   Carl Franklin Bloker (1879-1970) — also known as Carl F. Bloker — of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Washington Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 21, 1879. Republican. Citizens candidate for mayor of Caruthersville, Mo., 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928; chair of Pemiscot County Republican Party, 1930. Died in Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo., November 6, 1970 (age 91 years, 289 days). Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Leander Bloker and Harriett (Box) Bloker; married to Blanche Irene Boyer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Maple Cemetery Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Betsy Diane Sayre (1947-2013) — also known as Diane Sayre — of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Cottonwood Point, Pemiscot County, Mo., July 31, 1947. School teacher and principal; mayor of Caruthersville, Mo., 1986-94, 1998-2013; died in office 2013. Female. Died, from cancer, in Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo., May 2, 2013 (age 65 years, 275 days). Interment at Maple Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Tommy Lee Sayre and Betsy Ross (Taylor) Sayre.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Woodlawn Cemetery Hayti, Pemiscot County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   John Terry Buckley (1870-1951) — also known as John T. Buckley — of Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Henderson County, Tenn., May 29, 1870. Democrat. Merchant; mayor of Hayti, Mo., 1930; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1941-51; died in office 1951. Member, Lions. Died in Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo., September 3, 1951 (age 81 years, 97 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, December 16, 1896, to Ruth Blair; father of Houston Harry Buckley.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Houston Harry Buckley (1901-1941) — also known as Houston H. Buckley — of Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 21, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1933-34. Died in Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 29, 1941 (age 40 years, 8 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Terry Buckley and Ruth (Blair) Buckley; married to Ella B. Brittin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Portageville Cemetery Portageville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Arvil Vernell Adams (1913-1999) — also known as Arvil V. Adams — of Portageville, New Madrid County, Mo. Born in Pemiscot County, Mo., January 18, 1913. Merchant; mayor of Portageville, Mo., 1981-91. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from heart failure, in Portageville, New Madrid County, Mo., August 12, 1999 (age 86 years, 206 days). Interment at Portageville Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Albert L. Adams and Annie (Edwards) Adams; married, April 4, 1937, to Evelyn Liles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Unknown Location Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Roy Winfield Harper — also known as Roy W. Harper — of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Mo. Democrat. Chair of Pemiscot County Democratic Party, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940. Interment somewhere.

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