Find A Grave - East Baton Rouge Parish

Neal, Raful b. 1936 d. September 1, 2004
Jazz Musician. He began his musical career by playing the harmonica at 14 years old in West Baton Rouge Parish. He made his recording debut in 1958 with "Sunny Side of Love" released by the Peacock label. His 1987 recording for the Fantastic label, "Man, Watch Your Women" which received the W.C. Handy Blues Award. He and his wife, Shirley raised 10 children in Baton Rouge rather than migrate to Chicago. His children also had musical careers. His son, Kenny Neal has recorded albums for Alligator...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Perkins, Mary Bird b. February 28, 1927 d. June 25, 1966
Namesake of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Centers. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Phills, Bobby Ray b. December 20, 1969 d. January 12, 2000
Professional Basketball Player. He played for NBA's Charlotte Hornets. He was killed in an auto accident after leaving practice.
Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Crestview Mausoleum.
Robertson, Edward White b. 1823 d. 1887
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1883, and 1887. Also served as a Member of the Louisiana State Senate.
Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Robertson, Samuel Matthews b. 1852 d. 1911
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1907. (Bio by: K)
Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sanders Jr., Jared Young b. 1892 d. 1960
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1934 to 1937 and 1941 to 1943. Also served as a Member of the Louisiana State Legisilature. (Bio by: K)
Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Saxon, Lyle b. 1891 d. 1946
Author of "Gumbo Ya-Ya" and other books about Louisiana. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sonnier, Elmo Patrick b. 1949 d. 1984
Murderer. He and his brother, Eddie James Sonnier, were arrested on December 5, 1977, for the murder of teenagers David LeBlanc and Loretta Ann Bourque. Sonnier and his brother Eddie were later convicted and sentenced to death by the state of Louisiana at first, but after their first appeal, their death sentence was reversed due to mishaps. At their sentencing hearing, Eddie Sonnier recanted his testimony by saying that he himself did the crimes instead of his brother Elmo Patrick, but despite...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie Kearns)
Cause of death: Executed by electrocution
Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Sec. D, Sisters of St. Joseph
Spencer, William Brainerd b. 1835 d. 1882
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1876 to 1877. (Bio by: K)
Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Thomas, Philemon b. February 2, 1763 d. November 18, 1847
US Congressman. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and the the United States Army during the War of 1812. Elected to represent Louisiana's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1831 to 1835. Also served as a Member of the Kentucky State Legislature in 1796 and Member of Louisiana State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Baton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Plot 44 #2966
Waddill, Joanna
Folk Figure. Known at the "Florence Nightingale of the Confederacy," she was only 22 when the Civil War broke out. When the Yankee fleet captured Natchez on their way up to Vicksburg, she hid a Confederate flag under her petticoat to prevent its capture and volunteered herself for Confederate hospital service. She met and married George Waddill while they both tended sick and dying Mississippi rebels, and the couple moved back to George's hometown, Baton Rouge, where they continued their...[Read More] (Bio by: Helen L. Smith Hoke)
Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Weiss, Carl Austin [original burial site] b. December 18, 1905 d. September 8, 1935
Assassin. He shot and wounded Louisiana Governor Huey Pierce Long at the Louisiana State Capital Building in Baton Rouge. After shooting and wounding Long in the abdomen he was killed in a hail of bullets by Long's bodyguards. The Governor underwent an operation but died on September 10, 1935. In 1991 Weiss's body was exumed from its grave to search for evidence that Weiss had not fired the fatal shot that killed the Governor but was never returned to Roselawn Cemetery. The current whereabouts...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
York, William 'Lum' b. November 16, 1918 d. August 15, 2004
County Musician, Comedian. From 1944 to 1949 he was the bass player/comedian with the great country music legend Hank Williams Sr. He performed at many venues as a member of Williams' Drifting Cowboy Band, including the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana. He went on to perform with other musicians, including Lefty Frizzell, George Morgan and Marty Robbins. In the 60s and 70s, he was a regular every Friday and Saturday night at the Old South Jamboree in Walker, Louisiana. He entertained...[Read More] (Bio by: Rustie Grant-Teal)
Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

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