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Garfield County
Oklahoma

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Garfield County

Index to Locations Enid Enid Cemetery Enid Memorial Park Cemetery Waukomis Waukomis Cemetery Enid Cemetery Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Politicians buried here:   James Yancy Callahan (1852-1935) — of Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Okla. Born near Salem, Dent County, Mo., December 19, 1852. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1897-99. Died in Enid, Garfield County, Okla., May 3, 1935 (age 82 years, 135 days). Interment at Enid Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Franklin Everett Purcell (1879-1927) — also known as F. Everett Purcell — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Kentucky, February 10, 1879. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Enid, Okla., 1906-13; candidate for Oklahoma state auditor, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920. Died, from heart disease, in Enid, Garfield County, Okla., February 13, 1927 (age 48 years, 3 days). Interment at Enid Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Frank P. Purcell and Susan F. Purcell; married 1908 to Pearl E. Shively.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Vaughndean Landes (1914-2010) — of Anadarko, Caddo County, Okla. Born March 28, 1914. Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956. Female. Methodist. Died October 27, 2010 (age 96 years, 213 days). Interment at Enid Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Jesse A. Landes and Ethel Amanda (Smith) Landes. Memorial Park Cemetery Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Politicians buried here:   Milton Cline Garber (1867-1948) — also known as Milton C. Garber — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Humboldt County, Calif., November 30, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; co-founder, along with his father and brother, of Garber, Okla.; Garfield County Probate Judge, 1902-06; justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1906-07; appointed 1906; district judge in Oklahoma 20th District, 1908-12; mayor of Enid, Okla., 1919-21; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932. Disciples of Christ. Member, Eagles. Died in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., September 12, 1948 (age 80 years, 287 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Martin Garber and Lucy A. (Rife) Garber; married 1900 to Lucy M. Bradley.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Page Henry Belcher (1899-1980) — also known as Page Belcher — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Jefferson, Grant County, Okla., April 21, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Rep. Ross Rizley, 1941; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1951-73 (8th District 1951-53, 1st District 1953-73). Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Odd Fellows. Named to Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Died in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Okla., August 2, 1980 (age 81 years, 103 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Harvey Belcher and Jessie (Ray) Belcher; married, June 16, 1922, to Gladys Collins.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Howard Wilson (1905-1985) — also known as George H. Wilson — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., August 21, 1905. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950; superior court judge in Oklahoma, 1952-68; district judge in Oklahoma, 1969. Died in Enid, Garfield County, Okla., July 16, 1985 (age 79 years, 329 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Waukomis Cemetery Waukomis, Garfield County, Oklahoma Politicians buried here:   John Newbold Camp (1908-1987) — also known as Happy Camp — of Oklahoma. Born in Enid, Garfield County, Okla., May 11, 1908. Republican. U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1969-75. Died in Enid, Garfield County, Okla., September 27, 1987 (age 79 years, 139 days). Interment at Waukomis Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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