McMillan, Roy b. July 17, 1929 d. November 2, 1997 Major League Baseball Player. Considered one of the greatest fielding shortstops of all time, he played 10 years with the Cincinnati Reds before being dealt to the Milwaukee Braves on December 15, 1960 for pitchers Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro. A two-time All-Star with the Reds in 1956 and 1957 and a member of the Reds' Hall of Fame, he set many fielding records, including assists, putouts and double plays turned in a season. Many of those records have since been broken, mainly by Ozzie Smith. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons) Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA
Rayburn, Sam b. January 6, 1882 d. November 16, 1961 US Congressman. Samuel Talliaferro Rayburn was born in eastern Tennessee, and he came with his family in 1887 to Fanin County, Texas. After working as a teacher to support himself in college, he served in the Texas State Legislature from 1906 to 1912, and attended law school between sessions, passing the bar in 1908. He served as Texas Speaker of the House during his last term. In 1912, he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat from the Texas 4th District, and after that...[Read More] (Bio by: Cherie Atkinson Clark) Cause of death: Cancer Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA
b. July 17, 1929 d. November 2, 1997