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Stoddard County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Stoddard County

Index to Locations Bell City Pleasant Grove Cemetery Bloomfield Bloomfield Cemetery Bloomfield North Antioch Cemetery Dexter Dexter Cemetery Pleasant Grove Cemetery Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) — also known as William D. Burlison; Bill Burlison — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Md.; Advance, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Wardell, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 15, 1933. Democrat. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated, 1980; candidate for Maryland state house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Jaycees; Toastmasters; Sigma Chi. Died in Wardell, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 17, 2019 (age 86 years, 2 days). Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.   Epitaph: "Loving Husband and Father. Here lies a politician and an honest man (no there are not two people buried here)."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Bloomfield Cemetery Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Norman Adolphus Mozley (1865-1922) — also known as Norman A. Mozley — of Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo.; Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Mo. Born in Johnson County, Ill., December 11, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1900; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922; died in office 1922. Died in Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Mo., May 9, 1922 (age 56 years, 149 days). Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, March 25, 1895, to Effie Smith.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Yewell Lawrence (1906-1951) — of Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo., August 25, 1906. Democrat. Wholesale grocer; automobile dealer; banker; farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940; member of Missouri state senate 25th District, 1949-51; died in office 1951. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Killed in a car accident, January 2, 1951 (age 44 years, 130 days). Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, September 29, 1928, to Pearl White.   June Briney Welborn (1920-1995) — also known as June Briney — of Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in 1920. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1944. Female. Died in an automobile accident, 1995 (age about 75 years). Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Joe Welborn.   Joe Welborn (1915-2000) — of Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952. Died in 2000 (age about 85 years). Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to June Briney. North Antioch Cemetery Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Doc Richard Brydon (1881-1951) — also known as Doc Brydon — of Essex, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Thackeray, Hamilton County, Ill., February 22, 1881. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1911-14. Baptist. Died in Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo., September 18, 1951 (age 70 years, 208 days). Interment at North Antioch Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Brydon; married, April 6, 1902, to Maud Elizabeth Walker.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Dexter Cemetery Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   James Peter Walker (1851-1890) — also known as James P. Walker — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo.; Point Pleasant, New Madrid County, Mo.; Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Lauderdale County, Tenn., March 14, 1851. Democrat. River transportation business; dry goods merchant; grain dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880; U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1887-90; died in office 1890. Died in Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo., July 19, 1890 (age 39 years, 127 days). Interment at Dexter Cemetery.   Relatives: Uncle by marriage of Gertrude Sanders (who married the brother-in-law of Richard Nathaniel Lower).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Andrew Jackson Sherwood (1871-1959) — also known as A. J. Sherwood — of Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Missouri, July 26, 1871. Democrat. School teacher; dry goods merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1933-38. Died in Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo., May 18, 1959 (age 87 years, 296 days). Interment at Dexter Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   Relatives: Son of John H. Sherwood and Saphrona Paralee (Collins) Sherwood; married to Pearle Benham.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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