Myer, Charles "Buddy" b. March 16, 1904 d. October 31, 1974 Major League Baseball Player. The left-handed-hitting second baseman led the American League with a .349 batting average (215 hits in 616 at-bats) in 1935. He played for the Washington Senators from 1925 to 1927, the Boston Red Sox in 1927 to 1928 and back with the Senators from 1929 to 1941. He hit better than .300 seven other seasons as he compiled a .303 lifetime batting average. He collected 2,131 hits, scored 1,174 runs, drove in 850 runs and stole 156 bases. He was named to the American...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons) Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
York, William 'Lum' b. November 16, 1918 d. August 15, 2004 County Musician, Comedian. From 1944 to 1949 he was the bass player/comedian with the great country music legend Hank Williams Sr. He performed at many venues as a member of Williams' Drifting Cowboy Band, including the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana. He went on to perform with other musicians, including Lefty Frizzell, George Morgan and Marty Robbins. In the 60s and 70s, he was a regular every Friday and Saturday night at the Old South Jamboree in Walker, Louisiana. He entertained...[Read More] (Bio by: Rustie Grant-Teal) Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
b. March 16, 1904 d. October 31, 1974