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• Andros, Plato Gus   b. November 28, 1921  d. September 22, 2008
  Professional Football Player. Selected in the seventh round of the 1947 National Football League draft by the Los Angeles Rams, he appeared in 45 games over four seasons with the Chicago Cardinals. A standout defensive guard at the University of Oklahoma, he earned All-American honors in 1946. He served in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War, hunting German submarines in the Atlantic Ocean. He was the brother of former Oregon State University head coach [Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Ferris, Scott    b. November 3, 1877  d. June 8, 1945
  US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1901, commenced law practice in Lawton, Oklahoma and was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1904 and 1905. In 1907, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1921. He did not seek renomination, resumed his law practice and was the Democratic National Committeeman from Oklahoma from 1924 to 1940. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Holloway, William Judson    b. December 15, 1888  d. January 28, 1970
  Oklahoma Governor. After serving in the army at the end of World War I, he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate, where he served from 1920 to 1926. While serving as Acting Lieutenant Governor, he was elected Lieutenant Governor and served from 1927 to 1929. When the state legislature impeached and removed Governor Henry Simpson Johnston from office in 1929, Holloway became Governor. He pushed for the expansion of child labor laws, a modern mining code, and the reorganization of the state highway...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Jarman, John    b. July 17, 1915  d. January 15, 1982
  US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War II. Elected to represent Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1951 to 1977.
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Kerr, Robert Samuel    b. September 11, 1896  d. January 1, 1963
  US Senator, Oklahoma Govermor. Elected to the United States Senate in 1948 and and served until his death in Washington, D.C., January 1, 1963. He was also chairman of the board of Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc.
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• McClintic, James Vernon 'Sunny Jim'   b. September 8, 1878  d. April 22, 1948
  US Congressman. Born on the family farm near Bremond, Texas, he served in the United States House of Representatives from March 1915 to January 1935, as a representative from Oklahoma's 7th Congressional District. He began his career as a traveling salesman in Missouri, before moving to the Oklahoma Territory in 1902. Arriving in the town of Snyder, he took a position as the city clerk in 1908, after farming in the region for several years. In 1909 he was elected to the office of Kiowa County...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Murcer, Bobby Ray   b. May 20, 1946  d. July 12, 2008
  Professional Baseball Player. Murcer served in the Army in 1967 and 1968, and played in the major leagues from 1965 to 1983. He was a member of the New York Yankees from 1965 to 1974, the San Francisco Giants from 1975 to 1976, the Chicago Cubs from 1977 to 1979, and the Yankees again from June, 1979 until 1983. Originally a shortstop and third baseman, he converted to the outfield and became a Yankees fan favorite in the post-Mickey Mantle era. He was a highly regarded player after becoming a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
  Plot: Left side of the building
   
• Reece, Jimmy    b. November 17, 1929  d. September 28, 1958
  Race car driver. Reece was a 6 time veteran of the Indianapolis 500, with Top Ten finishes in 1952, 1956 and 1958. While operating a home video camera, Reece captured 1955 Indianapolis 500 winner Bob Sweikert's fatal accident at the Salem (IN) Speedway on June 17. 1956. During a multi-car accident in turn three on the first lap of the 1958 500-mile classic, Reece was struck by Bob Veith, causing his car to spin in front of popular Pat O'Connor, who catapaulted over Reece, flipped and was killed...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
  Plot: Section 4, South Side
   
• Smith, Gomer Griffith    b. July 11, 1896  d. May 26, 1953
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Oklahoma's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1937 to 1939.
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Stone, Ulysses Stevens  b. December 17, 1878  d. December 8, 1962
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Oklahoma in the United States House of Reprsentatives, serving from 1929 to 1931. Also served as a Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 1918, and Candidate for United States Senator from Oklahoma in 1926. (Bio by: K)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Turner, Roy Joseph    b. November 6, 1894  d. June 11, 1973
  Oklahoma Governor. His early careers included real estate, cattle ranching, and education. On November 5, 1946, he was elected Governor of Oklahoma as a Democrat. During his administration, the State Highway Department and the State Planning and Resources Board were reorganized, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority was established, a Board of Regents for State Colleges was created, and segregation in higher education was ended in the state. His efforts to reform public education and to create a...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Walton, John Calloway    b. March 6, 1881  d. November 24, 1949
  Oklahoma Governor. Elected mayor of Oklahoma City in 1918, he served from 1919 to 1923. In 1922, he was elected Governor of Oklahoma as a Democrat and was inaugurated on January 8, 1923. He was frequently at odds with the state legislature and used extraordinary powers to combat Ku Klux Klan violence. Tulsa county was placed under martial law and the writ of habeas corpus was suspended. When a grand jury was convened to investigate his actions, he placed the entire state under martial law and...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
   
• Waner, Lloyd    b. March 16, 1906  d. July 22, 1982
  Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Harrah, Oklahoma, he was a center fielder nicknamed "Little Poison", weighed only 150 pounds, was an all-around player making his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 12, 1927 and was National League rookie of the year. For 18 seasons, he played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1927-41, 1944-45), Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds for part of 1941, Philadelphia Phillies in 1942 and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944. With the Pirates, he hit over .300...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
  Plot: "Section 11, Space 2 NEC, Lot 186
   

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