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• Black Jr., William 'Bill'    b. September 17, 1926  d. October 21, 1965
  Musician. Born William Patton Black in in Memphis, Tennessee, he was stand acoustic bass player nicked named "Blackie" by the Nashville session performers. He was playing with the Johnny Burnette Trio in 1954, when Sam Phillips owner of Sun Records in Memphis, paired him with guitarist Scotty Moore to back up singer Elvis Presley as the "Blue Moon Boys". Together they defined Rock ‘N' Roll with their early Sun recordings to include "That's All Right Mama", "Good Rockin' Tonight" and "Blue Moon...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cause of death: Brain cancer
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: Section 15, behind the mausoleum Elvis was once buried in
   
• Chandler, Walter 'Clift'    b. October 5, 1887  d. October 1, 1967
  US Congressman, Memphis Mayor. Elected to represent Tennessee's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1940. Also served as a Member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives in 1917, Member of the Tennessee State Senate in 1921, and Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, in 1940. (Bio by: K)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Davis, Clifford    b. November 18, 1897  d. June 8, 1970
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent Tennessee's 9th and 10th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1940 to 1965. He also served as a Circuit Judge from 1923 to 1927. (Bio by: K)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Golden, Quinn   b. October 25, 1954  d. July 28, 2003
  Musician, Composer. R&B artist who came to prominence in the United Kingdom in 1990 via two 12" singles entitled 'I Can't Live Without You' and 'If You Don't Love Me'. Originally, Quinn sang with the Elements of Love as a teenager. In his early days he toured with several Stax Records artists, opening, on occasions, for the Barkays. He was an accomplished bass player who worked for Al Green and played for the group White Heat. Quinn had worked alongside many soul artists along with several rock...[Read More]
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Halliburton, Richard    b. January 9, 1900  d. March, 1939
  Writer, Lecturer, and World Traveler. He published numerous books during his short lifetime, including The Royal Road to Romance (1925), Glorious Adventure (1927), New Worlds To Conquer (1929) and The Book of Marvels (1937). During his world travels, he visited exotic locales such as the Taj Mahal in India, climbed the Matterhorn, flew across the Sahara desert in a bi-winged plane, and swam the entire length of the Panama Canal. He also roamed the Mediterranean Sea retracing the route followed...[Read More] (Bio by: JohnnyAngel)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• McCall, John Ethridge    b. August 14, 1859  d. August 8, 1920
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent Tennessee's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1897. He also served as a member of the Tennessee State Legislature.
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Moore, William Robert    b. March 28, 1830  d. June 12, 1909
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1881 to 1883. (Bio by: K)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Patterson, Josiah    b. April 14, 1837  d. February 10, 1904
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1891 to 1897. Also served as a Member of the Tennessee State Legislature.
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Patterson, Malcolm Rice    b. June 7, 1861  d. March 8, 1935
  Governor of Tennessee 1907-1911. United States Representative from Tennessee 1901-1906.
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Polk, Margaret    b. December 15, 1922  d. April 5, 1990
  Folk Figure. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Polk was first introduced to an Army Air Corps pilot by the name of Robert Morgan by her sister Elizabeth. Shortly after, the couple soon started dating and eventually became engaged. When Morgan was assigned his own B-17 Flying Fortress in 1942, he would ultimately show his love for Polk by naming the plane the "Memphis Belle" in her honor. The "Memphis Belle" would go on to become credited as the first plane to fly the required 25 missions in the...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Presley, Elvis Aaron [original burial site]    b. January 8, 1935  d. August 16, 1977
  Rock Singer, Actor. His career reached such acclaim that he is now universally known as "The King of Rock and Roll". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948. Graduating from Humes High School in 1953, in 1954, he began his singing career with the Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor, and he went to Nashville, Tennessee to record his first records for the company. On January 28, 1956, he made his...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Eubanks)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: Mausoleum
   
• Presley, Vester    b. September 11, 1914  d. January 18, 1997
  Uncle of Elvis Presley. Known as "Uncle Vester" to Elvis fans. He was the longtime guard at the gates of Graceland and fans would stop by and ask him questions about Elvis.
  Cause of death: heart failure
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Wilson, Charles Kemmons    b. January 5, 1913  d. February 12, 2003
  Businessman. He was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. In the 1950s he began the Holiday Inn chain in the Memphis area, which grew into a chain of thousands of hotels. Wilson was viewed as the father of the modern hotel - his hotels were built around the idea of giving travelers a clean, comfortable, high quality place to stay no matter where they were. (Bio by: Jesse)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Wright, Luke Edward   b. August 29, 1846  d. November 12, 1922
  U.S. Diplomat, Cabinet Member. Enlisting in the Confederate Company G, 154th Tennessee Regiment at age 15, he was cited for bravery at Murfreesboro in 1863 and promoted to second lieutenant. After the Civil War he attended the University of Mississippi and then studied law in his father's Memphis office. He became a lawyer, and later became State Attorney General. In 1900 Wright was a member of the second Philippine Commission and became the protectorate's Vice-Governor in 1901. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
   

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