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Miles, Dee b. February 15, 1909 d. November 2, 1976
Major League Baseball Player. Born Wilson Daniel Miles, he was an outfielder for seven seasons (1935 to 1936, 1939 to 1943) with the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Red Sox. His best year was in 1939 when he had a personal season high 96 hits. In 503 career games, Miles had 411 hits with a .280 lifetime batting average. (Bio by: C.S.)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Newsome, John Parks b. February 13, 1893 d. November 10, 1961
US Congressman. Newsome served in the U.S. Army during World War I. During the second World War, he was a U.S. Representative from Alabama (1943-1945). (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Patrick, Luther b. January 23, 1894 d. March 26, 1957
US Congressman. Patrick was a US Representative from Alabama from 1937-1943, and again from 1945-1947. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Ra, Sun b. May 22, 1914 d. May 30, 1993
Musician. Born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a prolific jazz piano-synthesizer player, known for his cosmic philosophy musical compositions and performances. From the mid-1950s to his death, he led his group "The Arkestra", which performed as small as a duet, and all the way up to an orchestra of thirty musicians. His music touched on virtually the entire style history of jazz and he was one of the first musicians to pioneer electronic improvisation. He wrote an enormous...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Block 25
Russell, Bo (Albert) b. January 23, 1916 d. February 1, 1997
Professional Football Player. After graduating from Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Torance Albert Russell made the football team at Auburn University as a walk-on. He was a 6-foot-4, 240-pound tackle at Auburn, a big man for his day. He lettered in 1936, '37 and '38 and was selected to The Birmingham News-Age Herald's all-time team for the 1892-1943 period. Russell played in the Tigers' first two bowl games, the 1937 Bacardi in Havana, Cuba, and the 1938 Orange Bowl. Following his...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Sington, Fred b. February 24, 1910 d. August 20, 1998
Major League Baseball Player. After graduating from Phillips High School in Birmingham, Frederic William Sington went to the University of Alabama as a promising football player. He was an All-American tackle for three consecutive years (1928-30). He was a Phi Beta Kappa student and garnered virtually every academic and athletic award during his undergraduate years at Alabama. Following graduation, he was an assistant football coach at Duke, then switched to professional baseball. He played...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Smith Jr., Albert Lee b. August 31, 1931 d. August 12, 1997
US Congressman. He graduated from Auburn University in 1954 and served in the Navy from 1954 to 1956. He then began a career as an insurance agent in Birmingham with the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. Active in the Republican party, the John Birch Society, and the conservative Christian community, he was a Delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984. In 1978 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the US House of Representatives. In 1980 he was the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Stallings, Jesse Francis b. April 4, 1856 d. March 18, 1928
US Congressman. Stallings was a U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1893 to 1901. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Underwood, Oscar Wilder b. May 6, 1862 d. January 25, 1929
US Congressman from Alabama. Served in the House of Representatives from 1897-1915 and in the Senate from 1915-1927.
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Block 14
Walker, Fred 'Dixie' b. September 24, 1911 d. May 17, 1982
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Villa Rica, Georgia, he beagn his career signing with the New York Yankees at age 20. He played outfield for the New York Yankees 1931, 1933 to 1936, Chicago White Sox 1936 to 1937, Detroit Tigers 1938 to 1939, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939 to 1947 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1948 to 1949. In an 18-season career, he posted a .306 batting average, with 105 home runs and 1,023 RBIs, in 1,905 games played. In 1944, he led the National League in hitting with a .357 average...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
White, Francis Shelley 'Frank' b. March 13, 1847 d. August 1, 1922
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Alabama from 1914 to 1915, and a Member of the Alabama State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Yaryan, Clarence "Yam" b. November 5, 1892 d. November 16, 1964
Major League Baseball Player. He was the backup catcher to Chicago White Sox star Ray Schalk, hitting .304 in 45 games in 1921 and .197 in 36 games in 1922. The right-handed batter hit .260 lifetime with 10 doubles, two triples, two homers and 24 runs batted in. He was just 1 for 18 as a pinch hitter. He began playing professionally in 1917 for Wichita of the Western League and had a big season there in 1920, when he hit .357 and led the league with 41 homers. He played five years in Birmingham...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

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