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Index to Locations

  • Guymon Elmhurst Cemetery
  • Hooker Unknown location

    Elmhurst Cemetery
    Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma
    Politicians buried here:
      Roscoe Rizley (1892-1969) — also known as Ross Rizley — of Guymon, Texas County, Okla. Born near Beaver, Beaver County, Okla., July 5, 1892. Republican. Member of Oklahoma state senate, 1931-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1932, 1936 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1948, 1952 (chair, Credentials Committee; speaker); candidate for Governor of Oklahoma, 1938; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1941-49; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1956-69; died in office 1969. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., March 4, 1969 (age 76 years, 242 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Cross-reference: Page Belcher
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

    Unknown Location
    Hooker, Texas County, Oklahoma
    Politicians buried here:
      Hazel Shields (1891-1972) — also known as Hazel Harriett Bridge; Mrs. J. Henry Shields — of Hooker, Texas County, Okla. Born December 21, 1891. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940. Female. Died March 17, 1972 (age 80 years, 87 days). Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Married to John Henry Shields.

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