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Abercrombie, John b. May 17, 1866 d. July 2, 1940
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Alabama as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1917.
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Graves, David Bibb b. April 1, 1873 d. March 14, 1942
Service in the Alabama National Guard and United States Army along the Mexican border and in World War I, 1916-1919; Governor of Alabama, 1927-1931 and 1935-1939; husband of United States Senator Dixie Bibb Graves.
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Graves, Dixie b. July 26, 1882 d. January 21, 1965
President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1915-1917; active in the women's suffrage movement; appointed by her husband, Alabama Governor Bibb Graves, to the United States Senate; United States Senator from Alabama, 1937-1938.
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Hill, Joseph Lister b. December 29, 1894 d. December 21, 1984
US Congressman, US Senator. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Elected to represent Alabama in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1923 to 1938. Elected as a Senator from Alabama to the United States Senate, serving from U.S. Senator from 1938 to 1969.
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Lawley Jr., William Robert b. August 23, 1920 d. May 29, 1999
World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Colonel in the US Army Air Corps/US Air Force. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant and as a Pilot of a B-17 in the 364th Bombardment Squdron, 305th Bombardment Group, 40th Combat Wing, 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force for action over Liepzig, Germany on February 20, 1944. His citation reads in part "Enemy fighters again attacked but by using masterful evasive action he managed to lose them. One engine again caught on fire and...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Persons, Seth Gordon b. February 5, 1902 d. May 29, 1965
Alabama Governor. Served as Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. (Bio by: K)
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Sanders, John Caldwell Calhoun b. April 8, 1840 d. August 21, 1864
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and at the age of 18 entered the University of Alabama, where he studied until early 1861, when Alabama seceded. Enlisting in the Confederate Guards or Company E, 11th Alabama, he was elected Captain on June 11, 1861. The 11th was ordered to Virginia and assigned on July 21, 1861, to the 5th Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah. By this time most of the army had left for Manassas and was engaged in the First Battle of Bull...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Section 3
Wallace, George C. b. August 25, 1919 d. September 13, 1998
Four time Governor of Alabama, four time presidential candidate. He served in World War II, was the assistant attorney general of Alabama, and served two terms in the Alabama state legislature. He became famous for standing in the door of the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963, trying to block the court-ordered integration. In 1965, he gave orders for Alabama State Troopers to stop the Selma-to-Montgomery march with tear-gas and billy clubs. In 1968, he won thirteen percent of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
Cause of death: Septic shock due to a blood infection
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Governor's Circle
Wallace, Lurleen 'Burns' b. September 19, 1926 d. May 7, 1968
Alabama Governor, wife of George C. Wallace. Because of an Alabama law prohibiting governors from serving consecutive terms, Governor George Wallace had his wife campaign for governor. She won the election, and was inaugurated in January, 1967, as the first (and so far only) female governor of Alabama. She acted as a figurehead, with her husband controlling the actual policies and procedures of the governor's office. After...[Read More] (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Under the stone tower in the circle at the entrance
Zeanah, Charles Henry b. December 26, 1923 d. August 29, 2004
Football Announcer. Known as Charley, he was "The Voice of The Crimson Tide," as he broadcast the University of Alabama's football games over 52 Southeastern networks in the 1940s. (Bio by: Rustie Grant-Teal)
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA

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