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Allen, Henry Justin b. September 12, 1868 d. January 17, 1950
Kansas Governor, US Senator. Served as Governor of Kansas from 1919 to 1923. Elected as a Senator from Kansas to the United States Senate, serving from 1929 to 1930. He was defeated in his 1930 re-election bid.
He commissioned the design and construction of the only genuine Frank Lloyd Wright house in the state of Kansas. It was the last house Mr. Wright designed in his famous Prairie style. Governor and Mrs. Allen lived there from its completion in 1918 until about 1947. The house still...[Read More] (Bio by: Mark Klausen)
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Arn, Edward Ferdinand b. May 19, 1906 d. January 22, 1998
Kansas Governor. Served as the Governor of Kansas from 1951 to 1955. Also served as Kansas State Supreme Court Justice in 1949, Kansas State Attorney General in 1947, and Candidate for United States Senator from Kansas. (Bio by: K)
Mission Chapel Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Ayres, William Augustus b. April 19, 1867 d. February 17, 1952
US Congressman. Elected to represent two different Kansas Districts in the United States House of Representatives on two seperate occasions serving first from 1915 to 1921, then from 1923 to 1935. He represented first the 8th District from 1915 to 1921 and from 1923 to 1933, then the 5th District from 1933 to 1935. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Babb, William J. b. October 28, 1846 d. June 15, 1923
Wichita Mayor. Babb served as the Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, from 1913 to 1914, and was also a Populist Candidate for United States Representative from Kansas for the 7th District in 1903. (Bio by: K)
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Beech, Walter H. b. January 30, 1891 d. November 29, 1950
Walter began his career in aviation by building a glider of his own design at age 14. By 1932 he co-founded Beech Aircraft Company with his wife, Olive Ann. His early Beechcrafts set many distance and speed records. During World War II, Beech turned the entire production of his company to defense, producing more than 7,400 military aircraft. In the postwar years, he applied his design genius to producing a new line of light aircraft, the most famous of which was the "V" tailed Bonanza. The farm...[Read More] (Bio by: David George Stuart)
Old Mission Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Bird, Richard Ely b. November 4, 1878 d. January 10, 1955
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kansas' 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1921 to 1923.
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Boyd, Robert Richard 'Rope' b. October 1, 1919 d. September 7, 2004
Professional Baseball Player. A native of Potts Camp, Mississippi, the 5'10", and 170lbs, Boyd first played baseball with the Memphis Red Sox in the Negro League from 1947 to 1949. In 1950 he signed up to play in the major leagues and made his debut on September 8, 1951. Boyd played with the Chicago White Sox in 1951, 1953, and 1954, Baltimore Orioles from 1956 to 1960, Kansas City Athletics in 1961, and the Milwaukee Braves in 1961. (Bio by: K)
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Brickell, George Frederick 'Fred' b. November 9, 1906 d. April 8, 1961
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as an outfielder for 8 seasons (1926 to 1933) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies. Made a splash as a late season call up in 1926 at age 19, hitting .345 in 24 games. Spend most of his career as a substitute outfielder, especially while with the Pirates, where he played behind such greats as Paul and Lloyd Waner and Kiki Cuyler. In 1927 he helped the Pirates win the National League Pennant, and played in the World...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Bruce, Norma b. May 12, 1908 d. May 8, 1966
Folk Figure. Born Norma Des Cygne Smallwood, she was a full blood Cherokee Indian from Tulsa, Oklahoma. While as a student at Oklahoma State University, she entered the Miss America Pageant in 1926 and was crowned the first Native American to win the title. During the year of her reign, she had an acute business sense demanding a fee for appearances. She reportedly made over $100,000, more than either Babe Ruth or the President of the United States. She was later married to George H. Bruce...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Old Mission Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Plot: mausoleum: 4-193-D
Champeny, Gen. Arthur Seymour b. August 13, 1893 d. April 11, 1979
United States Army Brigadier General. One of the United States Army's most decorated officers, he was the only American to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in three different wars. In World War I, he served as a Captain in the 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division. On September 12, 1918, in action near St. Mihiel, France, he earned his first DSC, when his battalion commander was severely wounded, he assumed command and maintained the liaison of personnel while moving the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Old Mission Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Plot: mausoleum: 4-143-C
Clement, George W. b. February 22, 1830 d. January 3, 1896
Wichita Mayor. Clement served as the Mayor of Wichita, Kansas from 1889 to 1890. (Bio by: K)
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Coleman, William Coffin b. May 21, 1870 d. November 2, 1957
Business Magnate. He was an inventor and founder of the Coleman lantern company in Wichita, Kansas at the beginning of the twenty century. The Coleman lantern and later the Coleman stove became very popular with campers, and both were used extensively by the military during World War II. The Coleman company, and name has developed a world wide reputation for producing quality product. Many of these products can be found today in use around the world. (Bio by: David George Stuart)
Old Mission Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Plot: mausoleum
Cowan, Richard Eller d. December 17, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during World War II in the United States Army as a Private First Class in Company M, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Krinkelter Wald, Belgium, on December 17, 1944. His citation reads "He was a heavy machinegunner in a section attached to Company I in the vicinity of Krinkelter Wald, Belgium, 17 December 1944, when that company was attacked by a numerically superior force of German...[Read More]
Cause of death: Killed in action
Wichita Park Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Daniels, Annette b. September 10, 1961 d. March 27, 2004
Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she sang principal roles in a number of leading venues. Raised in south central Kansas, she was locally trained, graduating from Wichita State University in 1984. After earning a graduate degree from the University of Michigan the following year she began a busy career that took her to the Houston Grand Opera, the Cincinnati Opera, the Washington National Opera, the Dallas Opera, the San Diego Opera, and to a number of foreign countries including Israel, South...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Davis, Matthew 'Matt' b. December 16, 1976 d. August 10, 2003
Rock Singer. He was the vocalist and guitarist for the musical group, 'Ten Grand.' The band was formed in 2001 in Iowa City, Iowa, and also included Bob Adams, Zach Westerdhaul, and Joel Anderson. They recorded two albums on the Sickroom Records Label and the Southern Rock Label. He died at the age of 26, of an allergic reaction in Normal, Illinois. He had just returned from a European tour and was set to do a United States tour at the time of his death.
Kensington Gardens Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Eggleston, Beroth Bullard b. July 14, 1818 d. May 27, 1891
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A native of New York, he enlisted as a private in an Ohio volunteer regiment, was promoted through the ranks to Colonel in command of the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. For his service and merit in the Atlanta Campaign, May 1 to September 8, 1864, he was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on March 13, 1865. His last military service and action was in the Georgia Raid, April 24, 1865. After the war he remained in the south and ran for...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Plot: 1, Lot 307, Grave 9
Harris, George E. b. 1833 d. July 8, 1915
Wichita Mayor. Harris served as the Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, in 1875. (Bio by: K)
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Hyde, Albert Alexander b. March 2, 1848 d. January 10, 1935
Inventor, Business Magnate. He was the inventor of Mentholatum and the founder of the Mentholatum company in Wichita, Kansas in 1900. The original factory building is still standing today. (Bio by: David George Stuart)
Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Isbell, (William) Frank b. August 21, 1875 d. July 15, 1941
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball primarily as an infielder (although he played every position, even pitcher, at some point in his career) for 10 seasons (1898, 1901-1909) with the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. Played in 45 games for the Cubs (pitching in 14 of them) in 1898, but went to Charlie Commisky�s St. Paul, Minnesota minor league team, where he played for the next three years. When Commisky moved the team to Chicago, renamed it the White Sox, and joined...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Jackson, Randy b. November 13, 1948 d. July 21, 2010
Professional Football Player. Born Randy Joe Jackson, he attended Atlanta High School (Texas) and Texarkana Junior College, before transferring to Wichita State University. While with the Shockers, he played at the running back position and set a then-record of 212 rushing yards in a single game against Tulsa in 1969. On October 2, 1970, Jackson gained national attention from an off-the-field and tragic event. A plane carrying Wichita State's football squad, en route to Utah for a game against...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Veterans, Section D, Space E9

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