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Panola County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Panola County

Index to Locations Batesville Magnolia Cemetery Sardis Rosehill Cemetery Near Sardis Black Jack Cemetery Magnolia Cemetery Batesville, Panola County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Charles Clifton Finch (1927-1986) — also known as Cliff Finch — of Mississippi. Born near Pope, Panola County, Miss., April 4, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1960; Panola County District Attorney; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1971; Governor of Mississippi, 1976-80; candidate for U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1978; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1980. Died, of a heart attack, in his law office, Batesville, Panola County, Miss., April 22, 1986 (age 59 years, 18 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier Rosehill Cemetery Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   John Curtis Kyle (1851-1913) — also known as John C. Kyle — of Sardis, Panola County, Miss. Born near Sardis, Panola County, Miss., July 17, 1851. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state senate, 1881; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1891-97. Died July 6, 1913 (age 61 years, 354 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article Black Jack Cemetery Near Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   John Durant Ashmore (1819-1871) — of South Carolina. Born in Greenville District (now Greenville County), S.C., August 18, 1819. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1848-53; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1859-60. Slaveowner. Died in Sardis, Panola County, Miss., December 5, 1871 (age 52 years, 109 days). Interment at Black Jack Cemetery.   Relatives: Cousin *** of Robert Thomas Ashmore.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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