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• Adkins, Homer Martin    b. October 15, 1890  d. February 26, 1964
  40th Arkansas Governor. Born in Jacksonville, Arkansas, he graduated from pharmacy school and joined the United States Army Medical Corps during World War I, where he reached the rank of Captain. After the war he returned to his native state and was elected sheriff of Pulaski County. Nine years later he became a statewide leader for Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential campaign. He was then rewarded by President Roosevelt...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Bailey, Carl Edward    b. October 8, 1894  d. October 23, 1948
  Governor of Arkansas from 1937-1941.
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Brough, Charles Hillman    b. July 9, 1876  d. December 26, 1935
  Twenty-fifth Governor of Arkansas, 1917-1921.
  Cause of death: heart atttack
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Campbell, Claude Bud    b. October 18, 1923  d. October 3, 1974
  Sportscaster for television station KATV in Little Rock. For over a decade, until his death in an automobile accident, Bud was the "Voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks," serving as the radio play-by-play announcer for Razorback football games. (Bio by: Anonymous (inactive))
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Dickey, George Willard 'Skeets'    b. July 10, 1915  d. June 16, 1976
  Major League Baseball Player. He played as a catcher for six seasons (1935 to 1936, 1941 to 1942, 1946 to 1947) with the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. He had a record of 226 games played, 101 hits, 4 home runs, 54 RBIs and a career .204 batting average. (Bio by: Tami Glock)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Dickey, William Malcom 'Bill'    b. June 6, 1907  d. November 12, 1993
  Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Manager, Coach. One of the most dominant catchers of his era, Dickey was a highly-accurate defensive force, as well as a supreme clutch-hitter. For seventeen seasons (1928 to 1943, 1946), he played at the catcher position with the New York Yankees. Born William Malcolm Dickey in Bastrop, Louisiana (he was raised in Searcy, Arkansas), he marked his Major League debut on August 15th, 1928 and appeared in 10 games that year. In 1929 he secured the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Cause of death: complications from a stroke
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Dillard, William Thomas    b. September 1, 1914  d. February 8, 2002
  Businessman. Founder of the Dillard's Department Store chain. Born in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, he attended the University of Arkansas and Columbia University, earning an MBA degree. In 1938 he borrowed $8,000 from his father and opened a department store in Nashville, Arkansas. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he saved enough money to buy another store in Texarkana, sold the one in Nashville and bought two more in Texas. After buying Blass Company of Little Rock, Arkansas...[Read More] (Bio by: Patti V.)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Donaghey, George Washington    b. July 1, 1856  d. December 15, 1937
  Twenty-second Governor of Arkansas, 1909-1913. The current Arkansas State Capitol was completed during his administration.
  Cause of death: Heart Disease
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Jacoway, Henderson Madison    b. November 7, 1870  d. August 4, 1947
  U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the law department of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Dardanelle, Arkansas. Served as prosecuting attorney of the Fifth Judicial District from 1904 to 1908, and was a member of the State Democratic Central Committee, 1910 to 1912. Jacoway was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the five succeeding Congresses serving, March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1923. After his term, he moved to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Martineau, John E.    b. December 2, 1873  d. March 6, 1937
  Twenty-Eighth Governor of Arkansas, 1927-1928; U.S. District Judge, 1928-1937.
  Cause of death: Complications from influenza
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• McClellan, John L.    b. February 25, 1896  d. November 28, 1977
  He served as U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1943-1977, and also served as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He stood on Principal, Ethics and for the Constitutional rights of every American Citizen. His mother, Anna Belle Suddeth, died when he was but a month old. A special act of the Arkansas Legislature was required to allow him to take the Attorney's Bar Exam at age 17. He commenced studying the Law at age 12 in his father's...[Read More] (Bio by: Jean MC)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
  GPS coordinates: 34.4377518, -92.1829300 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Parnell, Harvey    b. February 28, 1880  d. January 16, 1936
  Twenty-ninth Governor of Arkansas, 1928-1933. First Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 1927-1928, he became governor when Governor John Martineau resigned to accept a federal judgeship.
  Cause of death: heart attack
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Robinson, Joseph Taylor    b. August 26, 1872  d. July 14, 1937
  Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1895; US Representative from Arkansas 1903-13; Governor 1913; US Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1928.
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
  Plot: Hillcrest Lot 36 Space 2
  GPS coordinates: 34.4372902, -92.1831818 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Terral, Thomas Jefferson    b. December 21, 1882  d. March 9, 1946
  Twenty-Seventh Governor of Arkansas, 1925-1927.
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Terry, Seymour W    b. December 11, 1918  d. May 11, 1945
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during World War II in the United States Army as Captain and commander of Company B, 382nd Infantry, 96th Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Zebra Hill on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on May 11, 1945. His citation reads "1st Lt. Terry was leading an attack against heavily defended Zebra Hill when devastating fire from 5 pillboxes halted the advance. He braved the hail of bullets to secure satchel charges and white...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Vaught Jr., Worley Oscar  b. January 11, 1911  d. December 25, 1989
  Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock from 1945-1983, he was widely known for his detailed verse-by-verse method of preaching.
  Cause of death: cancer
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   

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