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Aaron, Tommie Lee b. August 5, 1939 d. August 16, 1984
Major League Baseball Player. He was a first baseman and outfielder making his debut with the Milwaukee Braves on April 10, 1962. For seven seasons, he played for the Milwaukee Braves (1962, 1963 and 1965) and with the Atlanta Braves (1968 to 1971). He finished his career with a lifetime batting average of .229, with 216 hits, 13 home runs, 94 runs batted in and 102 runs scored. He was the brother of Baseball Hall of Fame player Hank Aaron. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Leukemia
Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Greenwood, Lil b. November 18, 1924 d. July 19, 2011
Jazz and Blues Vocalist. Famed for her work with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The daughter of a Baptist Church minister, she was raised with the sound of Gospel music and the desire of becoming a singer. After attending Alabama State College, she embarked on her career in 1949, moving to the California Bay-area and finding her break with bandleader Roy Milton & His Solid Senders. During the three years that she was a part of his ensemble, she recorded the blues tune "No More Heart Full of Pain"...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Ryan, Abram Joseph b. February 5, 1838 d. April 22, 1886
Poet, Catholic Priest. The date, year and location of his birth are in question, some saying he was born Norfolk, Virginia. During the Civil War, he served unofficially as a chaplain in the Confederate army. Postwar, he was noted for his poetry celebrating the Confederacy and the "Lost Cause." A book of his poetry has been published and perhaps his best known poem is "The Conquered Banner." He became known as "The Poet-Priest of the Confederacy." (Bio by: Steve Dunn)
Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 12
GPS coordinates: 30.7089996, -88.0751038 (hddd.dddd)
Semmes, Raphael b. September 27, 1809 d. August 30, 1877
Confederate Naval hero. Trained as both a seaman and lawyer, Semmes served a commander of the ship USS Somers during the Mexican War. Upon the secession of the Confederacy he was appointed a commander in the Confederate States navy. Serving at sea through most of the Civil War, Semmes, in command of the CSS Sumter and later the CSS Alabama, successfully captured over 60 merchant vessels carrying supplies for the Union. In June, 1864, he was wounded and the CSS Alabama sunk off the coast of...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Connelly)
Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Stanky, Eddie 'The Brat' b. September 3, 1916 d. June 6, 1999
Major League Baseball Player, Manager, Coach. For eleven seasons (1943 to 1953), he played at the second-base and shortstop positions with the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. Born Edward Raymond Stanky, he attended Northeast Manual Training School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played eight years of Minor League baseball, prior to making his Major League debut with the Cubs on April 21st, 1943; he appeared in 142 games that year and...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Stock, Milton "Milt" b. July 11, 1893 d. July 16, 1977
Major League Baseball Player. The 5-foot-8 infielder collected four hits in four consecutive games from June 30 to July 3, 1925 for a National League record. But he probably will be remembered most for what happened on the final day of the 1950 season when he was Brooklyn's third-base coach. The Philadelphia Phillies had a one-game lead and a loss to the Dodgers would force a playoff for the pennant. The score was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth at Ebbets Field. Cal Abrams opened with a...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA

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