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Allen, Clifford Robertson b. January 6, 1912 d. June 18, 1978
US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee’s 5th District in the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Richard H. Fulton (who had been elected Mayor of Nashville) serving from 1975 until his death in office in 1978. He unsuccessfully sought the Governorship of Tennessee four times during his political career. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Allison, Joe b. October 3, 1924 d. August 2, 2002
Songwriter, Recording Executive, Producer. Member of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His songs were recorded by such artist as Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Patsy Cline. He composed such hits as Jim Reeves' classic "He'll Have to Go" and Faron Young's "Live Fast, Love Hard, and Die Young." His first big success as a songwriter came when Tex Ritter (actor John Ritter's father) recorded the Top-Ten Hit "When You Leave" and "Don't Slam the Door" in 1946. His biggest success came with "He...[Read More]
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Liz b. January 13, 1927 d. October 31, 2011
Singer, Songwriter. A noted vocalist, she also penned hits for several country stars including her daughter Lynn Anderson. Born Elizabeth Jane Habby, she was initially raised in Minnesota then at 13 moved with her family to Grand Forks, North Dakota. Married at 16 to Casey Anderson she had her only child Lynn a year later then in the 1950s attended business college in Redwood City, California, and subsequently worked as a secretary. Moving to Sacramento in 1957 Liz began a career that saw her...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum
Arnold, Eddy (Richard Edward) b. May 15, 1918 d. May 8, 2008
Country Music Singer. A country gentleman who brought style and innumerable fans to country music, he was at heart just a "Tennessee Plowboy". During his career he sold more than 85 million records starting in the 1940's and ending with his last and 100th album "After All This Time" released in 2005. He ranks as Billboard magazine's single most popular country artist of all time. Some of his popular hits include, "The Cattle Call", "Make the World Go Away", and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Ashworth, Ernie b. December 15, 1928 d. March 2, 2009
Country Music Artist. Born Ernest Bert Ashworth, he began his career singing on several radio stations and was signed as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1949. Signing with Decca Records in 1960, his first single "Each Moment Spent With You" became a Top 5 Hit. His other Country Billboard hits with Decca and Hickory Records included "You Can't Pick A Rose In December" (1960), "Forever Gone" (1961), "Everybody But Me" (1962), "Talk Back Trembling Lips" (1963) and "I Love to Dance with...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Baker, E. Lamar b. December 29, 1915 d. June 20, 2003
US Congressman. Elected to represent the third district of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives, he served from 1971 to 1975. He was defeated for re-election in 1974. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Baxter, Batsell Barrett b. September 23, 1916 d. March 31, 1982
Religious Leader. He was a religious writer, lecturer and Church of Christ Minister who authored of hundreds of religious books, texts, and audio tapes. In the 1950s he founded the "Herald of Truth Bible Hour' for television that was broadcast in all 50 states. He hosted the program himself, while teaching theology in Abilene, Texas. It is the longest running religious series to ever air on television. In the early 1980's he was diagnosed with cancer and retired from the ministry and the...[Read More] (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Cause of death: Cancer
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Bess, Tootsie (Hattie Louise) b. August 23, 1916 d. February 18, 1978
Owner of Tootsie's Bar, where Grand Ole Opry performers and crew spent time between performances. (There are two Tootsies who have owned this bar: Tootsie Ross and Tootsie Bess.)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Prayer Section
Blackwell, Otis b. February 16, 1931 d. May 6, 2002
Songwriter. He is best known for writing such classics Rock and Roll songs as "Return To Sender", "All Shook Up", and "Great Balls of Fire". He is credited with writing songs that have sold over 185 million copies. Tracks for Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis were most popular, but he also wrote for Peggy Lee and the song "Daddy Was A Rolling Stone" sung by The Who. He had originally planned a career as a singer, and sang songs before they were recorded by others. It was said that he influenced the...[Read More] (Bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Bradley, Owen b. October 21, 1915 d. January 7, 1998
Country Music Record Producer. He produced Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, and Lorreta Lynn, among others. Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: GARDEN G LOT 19 #2
Bryant, Boudleaux b. February 13, 1920 d. June 25, 1987
Husband and wife (the legendary Felice Bryant) country and western songwriting team. Members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Cross Mausoleum
Bryant, Felice b. August 7, 1925 d. April 22, 2003
Country Musician/Songwriter. Born on August 7, 1925, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Felice began writing songs as a child. In 1945 at the age of 20 she met her husband Boudleaux Bryant when they formed a songwriting team that would go on to become one of the great songwriting teams of country music. They began by setting music to poetry that Felice had written, and soon afterwards they sent a copy of their...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Cross Mausoleum
Carter Jr., Fred b. December 31, 1933 d. July 17, 2010
Musician. A prolific guitarist, he successfully alternated between Country and Popular music. The Louisiana native's musical interests were shaped growing up listening to a variety of genres including Country & Western, Blues and Jazz, and he gained early experience with Roy Orbison and Dale Hawkins. Carter established himself as a much in demand sessions musician who worked with a wide range of recording artists during his career. His guitar playing can be heard on Marty Robbins' "El Paso" (...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Collie, Biff (Hiram Abiff) b. November 25, 1926 d. February 19, 1992
Radio Personality. He began his radio career at KMAC radio in San Antonio as a teenager. After stints at Browning and Alice, Texas, he went on to KNUZ radio in Houston and later to KPRC. The first country dj in that city, which remains one of the premiere markets for country music radio. While in Houston, he also promoted and booked shows, becoming one of the first to ever book Hank Williams, Sr., Tennessee Ernie Ford and a young kid from Memphis named Elvis Presley. During this time, he also...[Read More] (Bio by: Sharon Smith)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Ashes interred-Memorial to those who donated bodies to Vanderbilt University Medical School.
Cooper, Dale T. b. October 16, 1918 d. March 22, 1977
Musician. Born in Harman, West Virginia, he was a master country fiddler and vocalist known as Stoney Cooper. Together with his wife Wilma Lee Leary, they were known as Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, one of the biggest country music acts of the 1940s through the 1960s. In 1948, Cooper signed a recording contract with Columbia and they were also a staple of the Grand Ole Opry for over 20 years. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Cooper, Wilma Lee b. February 7, 1921 d. September 13, 2011
Musician. Called the "First Lady of Bluegrass", she was a longtime star of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. Raised in central West Virginia, she took to music early and was a part of her family's gospel group The Leary Family from her teens. Following her 1939 marriage to Dale "Stoney" Cooper she toured as 'Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper' performing both country and Christian songs while simultaneously earning a degree from Davis and Elkins College. In 1947 the pair began appearing on WWVA, Wheeling...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Dickens, James Cecil 'Little Jimmy' [future burial site] b. December 19, 1920
Country Singer. Born in Bolt, West Virginia, he was known for his strong voice and small physical stature height, which topped around four foot and eleven inches. He recorded his first hit record "Take An Old Cold Tater And Wait” for Columbia Records in 1949. That same year he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. (Bio by: Jimmy Gilstrap)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Farrell, Kerby b. September 3, 1913 d. December 17, 1975
Major League Player, Manager. His real name was Major Kerby Farrell. The first baseman played 12 years in the minor leagues before he made his big-league debut in 1943 with the Boston Braves. The left-handed hitter batted .268 in 85 games and was 0-1 with a 4.30 earned run average as a pitcher in five outings that year. He was then with the Chicago White Sox in 1945, batting .258 in 103 games. His lifetime totals were .262 with 25 doubles, no homers and 55 runs batted in. Then he rode the minor-...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Foley, Clyde (Julian Clyde) 'Red' b. June 17, 1910 d. September 19, 1968
Musician. Born Julian Clyde Foley, he was a country music artist whom made a major contribution to the popularity of country music. In 1939, he became the first country artist to host a network radio program on NBC's Avalon Time Show. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in April 1946 and remained a regular on the show his whole career. As a solo artist, he sold over 25 million records and had over thirty Top 10 hits such as "Tennessee Saturday Night", "Smoke On The Water", "Chattanoogie...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Gray, Dobie b. July 26, 1940 d. December 6, 2011
Vocalist, Songwriter, Actor. Best known for his hit "Drift Away" (1973). Born Lawrence Darrow Brown (some sources state name as Leonard Victor Ainsworth), into a family of sharecroppers, his love for gospel music was sparked by his grandfather who was a Baptist minister. He embarked upon a recording career during the early 1960s, as he moved to Los Angeles and came under the guidance of Sonny Bono, leading to the single "Look at Me" (1963), which cracked the Billboards 100 Pop Chart. His...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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