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Denton County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Denton County

Index to Locations Corinth Shiloh Cemetery Denton Odd Fellows Cemetery Denton Roselawn Memorial Park Lewisville Old Hall Cemetery Shiloh Cemetery Corinth, Denton County, Texas Politicians buried here:   David Pierre Hollis Jr. (1915-2004) — also known as D. P. Hollis — of Corinth, Denton County, Tex. Born September 22, 1915. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Corinth, Tex., 1961-63. Died May 1, 2004 (age 88 years, 222 days). Interment at Shiloh Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of David Pierre Hollis; married to Margie Helm.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Odd Fellows Cemetery Denton, Denton County, Texas Politicians buried here: Lee Egan Preston (1898-1972) — also known as Lee Preston — of Denton, Denton County, Tex. Born February 14, 1898. Mayor of Denton, Tex., 1938-46; defeated, 1946. Died June 1, 1972 (age 74 years, 108 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Denton (Tex.) Record-Chronicle, April 6, 1938   James Lilburn Wright (1886-1969) — also known as J. L. Wright — of Denton, Denton County, Tex. Born in Texas, April 7, 1886. Automobile dealer; mayor of Denton, Tex., 1934-38; defeated, 1938, 1940. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., June 19, 1969 (age 83 years, 73 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1916 to Delma Sqyres.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Clay Ferguson (1846-1923) — of Texas. Born in Texas, December 1, 1846. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1888 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). African ancestry. Died in Ellis County, Tex., January 6, 1923 (age 76 years, 36 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Henry Clay   Relatives: Brother of Charles M. Ferguson; married to Julia Ann Hogg McDonald.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Roselawn Memorial Park Roselawn Drive Denton, Denton County, Texas See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Herbert Ray Roberts (1913-1992) — also known as Ray Roberts — of McKinney, Collin County, Tex. Born in McKinney, Collin County, Tex., March 28, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of Texas state senate, 1955-62; U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 1962-81. Died of heart disease, in Denton, Denton County, Tex., April 13, 1992 (age 79 years, 16 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Troop Day (1882-1944) — also known as Robert T. Day — of Denton, Denton County, Tex. Born in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Ga., November 30, 1882. Veterinarian; candidate for mayor of Denton, Tex., 1936, 1938. Died, from a heart attack, in Denton, Denton County, Tex., January 27, 1944 (age 61 years, 58 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of James Marshall Day and Nancy Katherine (McIntyre) Day; married to Rosa Belle Rogers.   Epitaph: "He lived and died for others."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William C. Shrader (1893-1967) — also known as Bill Shrader — of Corinth, Denton County, Tex. Born in Rock Hill, Collin County, Tex., December 26, 1893. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist; mayor of Corinth, Tex., 1960-61. Died June 16, 1967 (age 73 years, 172 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Eugene Thomas Conley (1908-1981) — also known as Eugene Conley — Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., March 12, 1908. Republican. Opera singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952. Died, from cancer, in Westgate Hospital, Denton, Denton County, Tex., December 18, 1981 (age 73 years, 281 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Reuben Anthony Conley and Josephine (Farnsworth) Conley; married to Alvah Odetta Young.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Floyd Wilford Wright (1926-1990) — also known as Floyd Wright — of Corinth, Denton County, Tex. Born in Lewisville, Denton County, Tex., March 5, 1926. Mayor of Corinth, Tex., 1963-64. Died in Sandy Shores, Denton County, Tex., March 21, 1990 (age 64 years, 16 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Hubert Wright and Bertha Ellen (Stevens) Wright; married to Bernice Land.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Old Hall Cemetery 1200 McGee Lane Lewisville, Denton County, Texas See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Martin Horace Milliken (1883-1952) — also known as Horace Milliken — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born October 18, 1883. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1941-49. Died January 12, 1952 (age 68 years, 86 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Dickerson Milliken and Margaret Crockett (Young) Milliken.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Arthur Hayes (1880-1955) — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born September 24, 1880. Mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1932-40. Died May 7, 1955 (age 74 years, 225 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Hayes and Sallie Elizabeth (Sigman) Hayes; married to Mabel Lavinia Dixon.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Martin D. Fagg (1870-1948) — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born October 6, 1870. Dry goods merchant; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1925-29. Died October 24, 1948 (age 78 years, 18 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William N. Fagg and Arilda (Simmons) Fagg; married to Lillie May Thomas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Conrad E. Duwe (1912-1967) — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born in Lewisville, Denton County, Tex., November 20, 1912. Pharmacist; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1949-53. Died in England, November 20, 1967 (age 55 years, 0 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery.   Tom W. Beasley (1916-1974) — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born June 17, 1916. Jeweler; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1957-58; resigned 1958. Died October 9, 1974 (age 58 years, 114 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery.   Jack Lewis (1881-1945) — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born in England, April 13, 1881. Newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1929-31. Died March 3, 1945 (age 63 years, 324 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Frederick Lewis; married to Alma Maxey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Leonard Marshall Kealy (1870-1946) — also known as L. M. Kealy — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born in Lewisville, Denton County, Tex., August 18, 1870. Grain miller; cotton gin business; postmaster; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1940-41. Died September 23, 1946 (age 76 years, 36 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John N. Kealy and Mary Sylvia (Beeman) Kealy; married to Cora Geta Bradley.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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