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Mulkey, Frederick William b. January 6, 1874 d. May 5, 1924
US Senator. Admitted to the bar in 1899 he practiced law in Portland, was a member of the Portland City Council, and Oregon State Tax Commission. Served as a United States Senator for a brief time in 1907, and again in 1918, filling vacancies. Continued to be active in local politics until his death. He died in Portland in 1924. (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
McCoy, Van b. January 6, 1940 d. July 6, 1979
Prolific singer of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. He was a member of The Starlights, a group that included his brother Norman McCoy Jr. His songs include, "Baby, I'm Yours," "When You're Young And In Love," "Stop The Music," "Right On Top of My Tongue," "Lean On Me" and "Sweet Bitter Love." In 1975 he had a #1 hit with, "The Hustle," which sold over 1 million copies and won a Grammy. In 1978 he wrote the theme song for the television movie, "A Woman Called Moses" and he also appeared in the film "...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 105, Site 4
GPS coordinates: 38.8574600, -76.9478073 (hddd.dddd)
Chittenden, Thomas b. January 6, 1730 d. August 24, 1797
1st Vermont Governor. After farming and serving in various local offices and the militia in Connecticut, he moved to Vermont. He was the Williston area's first white settler and served as a member of the council that prepared Vermont's first request for statehood in 1777. When it was rejected by the Continental Congress, Vermont declared itself an independent Republic, of which he became Governor, serving from 1778 to 1789 and 1790 to 1791. When Vermont joined the Union as the 14th state in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Thomas Chittenden Cemetery, Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Inman, Robert Autry b. January 6, 1929 d. September 6, 1988
Robert Autry Inman was a Grand Ole Opry member and Country Music songwriter. He first performed with Cowboy Copas among others and eventually performed as Autry Inman and the Inmates. He is listed in the Alabama Country Music Hall of Fame and holds the record for "most songs written ad recorded in a single year". (Bio by: boyce owen)
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Courtney Jr., Henry Alexius b. January 6, 1916 d. May 15, 1945
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served as a Major, Executive Officer of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marines, 6th Marine Division in action against Japanese forces on Okinawa Shima in the Ryukyu Islands. On May 14 and 15, 1945, he was ordered to hold for the night in static defense behind Sugar Loaf Hill after leading his command in a prolonged fire fight. He weighed the effect of a hostile counterattack and obtained permission to advance and seize the forward slope of the hill...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Calvary Cemetery, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Sumner, Charles b. January 6, 1811 d. March 11, 1874
Civil War US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Massachusetts, serving from 1851 until his death in office in 1874. A staunch and vocal proponent of the Abolitionist movement, he gave a speech dubbed the "Crime Against Kansas" condeming slavery on May 22, 1856, which prompted South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks to assault and severely injure him. He was absent from the Senate on account of the injuries caused by...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Campbell, Gordon b. January 6, 1886 d. July 3, 1953
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Surrey, England, he served as a Commander in the British Royal Navy. On February 17, 1917, Commander Campbell was in command of the HMS Farborough Q.5 in the North Atlantic, when he sighted a torpedo track. He altered course and allowed the torpedo to hit his Q.5 aft by the engine-room bulkhead. The ships party managed to get back under away convincingly and was followed by the German U-boat. When the submarine had fully surfaced and was within 100...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
All Saints Churchyard, Crondall, Hampshire, England
Lamon, Ward Hill b. January 6, 1828 d. May 7, 1893
Abraham Lincoln's law partner, later becoming President Lincoln's bodyguard. (Bio by: MiFlor)
Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Carreras, Enrique b. January 6, 1925 d. August 29, 1995
Director, Actor, and Producer. Original name: Enrique Sant�s Morello. During his career, he worked on, or acted in, over 101 movies. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio de la Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Stroll, Edson b. January 6, 1929 d. July 18, 2011
Actor. He will be best remembered for playing Virgil Edwards in the TV-Comedy "McHale's Navy" (1962 to 1966). Following service with the US Navy and from the aid of a Fulbright Scholarship, he was trained in acting and singing at the American Theater Wing in New York City. Additionally a skilled bodybuilder, Stroll toured with national stage companies and performed in productions of "Stalag 17", "Carousel" and "Pajama Game". He was introduced to television audiences in an episode of "How to...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Corden, Henry b. January 6, 1920 d. May 19, 2005
Voice Actor. He was the voice of cartoon caveman Fred Flintstone's "Yabba-dabba-doo!" for more than two decades taking over the lovable loudmouth when original voice Alan Reed died in 1977. Reed had been doing Flintstone since the character debuted in 1960. His first acting role was in the 1947 film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Known for playing villains, he found small parts in movies, including 1952's "The Black Castle" and "The Ten Commandments" in 1956. Corden moved into voice acting...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Emphysema
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausolium, B-125, Row 3
Mallo, Maruja b. January 6, 1902 d. February 6, 1995
Noted Spanish Artist. She was forced to leave Spain during the Spanish Civil War, moving to Argentina. She returned to Spain in 1965. Among her paintings are "Cabeza de Mujer" and "Naturaleza Viva." (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes scattered along the coast of La Mari�a (Lugo, Galicia, Spain)
Hargadine, William Anderson b. January 6, 1822 d. January 4, 1892
Hargadine had a very successful career in the dry goods business & became a partner in the Crow, McCreery & Company in 1849. The name of the company was later changed to Crow, Hargadine & Company, which occupied the new Railway Exchange Building, the tallest building in St. Louis at the time. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 98, Lot 2657
Isitt, Adeline Genee b. January 6, 1878 d. April 23, 1970
Famed Danish born ballet dancer. Her uncle Alexandre gave her dancing lessons from the age of three. When she was eight, Alexandre and his wife Antonia Zimmerman adopted her. As well as changing her last name to Gen�e, she changed her first name to Adeline in honour of the Italian opera star Adelina Patti. Adeline's debut was with her uncle's touring company at the age of ten in Oslo (at that time called Christina). In 1895, she became the principal dancer at the Copenhagen Opera House...[Read More] (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, Greater London, England
Plot: Ernest George Columbarium E31105, Niche 3555 Ground Floor.
Wynn, Early b. January 6, 1920 d. April 4, 1999
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Coach, Broadcaster. For twenty-three seasons (1939, 1941 to 1944, 1946 to 1963), he was a pitcher with the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. He attended Geneva High School (Alabama) and was signed as an amateur free agent by Washington in 1937; he marked his Major League debut on September 13th, 1939 and pitched in 3 games that season. He scored an 18-win season in 1943, as he posted an impressive 2.91 ERA that year and...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cause of death: compliations following a stroke
Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes scattered on the pitcher's mound at Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Lord, Bobby b. January 6, 1934 d. February 16, 2008
Musician, Entertainer. He began his career while still in high school with his own television program, The Bobby Lord Homefolks Show in Tampa, Flordia. In 1953, he became a regular guitar player on the ABC television show, Ozark Jubilee and signed with Columbia Records. He recorded many Rockabilly hits in the 1950s to include "Am I A Fool", "My Baby's Not My Baby Anymore" and "Everybody's Rockin' But Me". When the Ozark Jubilee show went off the air in 1960, he moved to Nashville, joined the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Hills Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Palm City, Martin County, Florida, USA
Waesche, Russell Randolph b. January 6, 1886 d. October 17, 1946
United States Coast Guard Admiral. Graduating from the United States Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction in 1906, he served at various different posts until 1911, when he was assigned his first command, the "USRC Arcata". After the 1915 merging of the Revenue Cutter Service with several other services to form the United States Coast Guard, he was assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters until the end of World War I. After serving on a variety of vessels throughout the 1920s, he was Chief...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 5190
Hamilton, Joe b. January 6, 1929 d. June 9, 1991
Motion Picture Producer. He was married to Carol Burnett from 1963 to 1982.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Block 73, Crypt B6
Austin, William Grafton b. January 6, 1868 d. July 15, 1929
Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Calvary during the Indian Wars as a Sergeant in Company E, 7th United States Cavalry. He was awarded his medal for service at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota on December 29, 1890. His citation reads "While the Indians were concealed in a ravine, assisted men on the skirmish line, directing their fire, etc., and using every effort to dislodge the enemy" and was issued on June 17, 1891. He was cremated at Cypress...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown
Owen, Richard b. January 6, 1810 d. March 24, 1890
First President of Purdue University (1872-1874), and State Geologist of Indiana succeeding his brother David Dale Owen. He was the first geologist to explore the northern shore of Lake Superior. He came to America to help his father and older brothers establish a utopian society in New Harmony, Indiana. The venture failed after just a few years. A Colonel in the Civil War, he was also a 15 year Professor of Natural Science at Indiana University. He died on March 24, 1890, after mistakenly...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom & Christy Sorters Harrison and Tracy Harrison)
Maple Hill Cemetery, New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana, USA

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