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• Baxter, Batsell Barrett    b. September 23, 1916  d. March 31, 1982
  Religious Leader. He was a religious writer, lecturer and Church of Christ Minister who authored of hundreds of religious books, texts, and audio tapes. In the 1950s he founded the "Herald of Truth Bible Hour' for television that was broadcast in all 50 states. He hosted the program himself, while teaching theology in Abilene, Texas. It is the longest running religious series to ever air on television. In the early 1980's he was diagnosed with cancer and retired from the ministry and the...[Read More] (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  Cause of death: Cancer
  Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Beall, William Nelson Rector    b. March 20, 1825  d. July 25, 1883
  Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. His parents moved from Kentucky to Arkansas where he was raised. Gaduating 30th in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1848, he was commissioned to the United States Army as a Brevet 2nd Lieutenant with the 4th United States Regular Infantry. Serving first on the Northwestern Frontier, in 1849 he recieved his official 2nd Lieutenant commission, and was assigned to the 5th United States Regular Infantry. He served in the Indian Territory...[Read More] (Bio by: Bonnie Knapp- Wichita, Kansas)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  GPS coordinates: 36.1515503, -86.7334824 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Beazley, John Andrew    b. May 25, 1918  d. April 21, 1990
  Johnny Beazley began his baseball career in the minor leagues in 1937-1941, when he went to pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals. In the 1942 World Series against the New York Yankees, Beazley pitched two winning games that led to the Cardinals win of the series that year. While serving in the Air Force during WWII, Beazley did not warm up properly before participating in an exhibition game and suffered an injury to his arm that his career never recovered from. He did play for the Boston Braves...[Read More] (Bio by: Sharon Smith)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Bell, John    b. February 15, 1797  d. September 10, 1869
  United States Representative from Tennessee, 1827-1841; Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1833-1835; Secretary of War under Presidents W. H. Harrison and Tyler, 1841; United States Senator from Tennessee, 1847-1859; unsuccessful Constitutional Union candidate for President of the United States, 1860.
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Berry, Christopher
  Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 8th Arkansas Infantry. (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
  Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Bess, Tootsie (Hattie Louise)    b. August 23, 1916  d. February 18, 1978
  Owner of Tootsie's Bar, where Grand Ole Opry performers and crew spent time between performances. (There are two Tootsies who have owned this bar: Tootsie Ross and Tootsie Bess.)
  Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: Prayer Section
   
• Biggs, Bunny   b. July 7, 1897  d. August 28, 1948
  Country Entertainer. Known as "Jamup", he was a widely known member of the "Jamup and Honey" comedy team on the Grand Ole Opry radio show.
  Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Blackwell, Otis    b. February 16, 1931  d. May 6, 2002
  Songwriter. He is best known for writing such classics Rock and Roll songs as "Return To Sender", "All Shook Up", and "Great Balls of Fire". He is credited with writing songs that have sold over 185 million copies. Tracks for Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis were most popular, but he also wrote for Peggy Lee and the song "Daddy Was A Rolling Stone" sung by The Who. He had originally planned a career as a singer, and sang songs before they were recorded by others. It was said that he influenced the...[Read More] (Bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
  Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Bontemps, Arna Wendell    b. October 13, 1902  d. June 4, 1973
  Arna Bontemps was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He was a poet (PERSONALS), novelist (BLACK THUNDER), editor (THE POETRY OF THE NEGRO), author of children's books (SAD-FACED BOY). He ended his remarkable career as a teacher and librarian at Fisk University, University of Illinois (Chicago Circle), and Yale. His birthplace in Alexandria is now the Arna Bontemps African American Museum and Cultural Arts Center. (Bio by: Daniel Dyer)
  Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: Grave 497
   
• Bradley, Owen    b. October 21, 1915  d. January 7, 1998
  Country Music Record Producer. He produced Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, and Lorreta Lynn, among others. Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
  Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: GARDEN G LOT 19 #2
   
• Brown, Aaron Venable    b. August 15, 1795  d. March 8, 1859
  US Congressman, Tennessee Governor, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He was elected to represent two different Tennessee Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1845 (represented the 10th District from 1839 to 1843, then the 6th District from 1843 to 1845). He then served as Governor of Tennessee from 1845 to 1847. In 1857 he was appointed by President James Buchanan as United States Postmaster General, and served from 1857 until his death in office in 1859. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Brown, Neill Smith    b. April 18, 1810  d. January 30, 1886
  Tennessee Governor. Served as Governor of Tennessee from 1847 to 1849.
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Bryant, Boudleaux    b. February 13, 1920  d. June 25, 1987
  Husband and wife (the legendary Felice Bryant) country and western songwriting team. Members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
  Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: Cross Mausoleum
   
• Bryant, Felice    b. August 7, 1925  d. April 22, 2003
  Country Musician/Songwriter. Born on August 7, 1925, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Felice began writing songs as a child. In 1945 at the age of 20 she met her husband Boudleaux Bryant when they formed a songwriting team that would go on to become one of the great songwriting teams of country music. They began by setting music to poetry that Felice had written, and soon afterwards they sent a copy of their...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: Cross Mausoleum
   
• Buell, George Pearson    b. October 4, 1833  d. May 31, 1883
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 58th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on January 12, 1865 for "long, faithful and most valuable services, and for able management of pontoon train". On March 2, 1865 he received the brevet of Brigadier General, US Regular Army for "gallant and meritorious services during the war". He remained in the Regular Army after the war, eventually reaching the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  Plot: Section 2, Lot 203
   
• Byrd, Billy (William Lewis)    b. February 17, 1920  d. August 7, 2001
  He was a popular guitarist who accompanied the Oak Ridge Quartet, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Morgan and others. He once played lead guitar for Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours. Along with guitarist Hank Garland, he designed the popular Byrdland guitar for Gibson Guitars. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Byrns Jr., Joseph Wellington    b. August 15, 1903  d. March 8, 1973
  United States Representative from Tennessee, 1939-1941; served in United States Army, World War II, 1942-1945; son of United States Representative and Speaker of the House of Representatives Joseph W. Byrns, Sr.
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Byrns, Joseph Wellington    b. July 20, 1869  d. June 4, 1936
  U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 Speaker of the U.S. House, 1935-36.
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Caldwell, Andrew Jackson  b. July 22, 1837  d. November 22, 1906
  US Congressman. Caldwell was a Tennessee State Representative (1880 and 1882). He was then elected as a US Representative from Tennessee, serving from 1883 to 1887. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Campbell, George Washington    b. February 9, 1769  d. February 18, 1848
  US Congressman, US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Diplomat. Elected to represent Tennessee as an At-Large Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1809. In 1804 he was one of the House managers who conducted impeachment proceedings against United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. Elected as a Senator from Tennessee to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Jenkin Whiteside, serving from 1811 to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
   

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