Find A Grave - Oklahoma

Adair, Jerry (Kenneth) b. December 17, 1936 d. May 31, 1987
Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball as a 2nd Baseman for 13 seasons (1958 to 1970) with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals. His first 9 and a half seasons were with the Orioles, where he became one of the premier fielding American League infielders, and garnered a reputation for being a tough competitor. He set a Major League record for 2nd basemen with 86 games and 458 chances handled without an error (July 22, 1964 to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Alamo, Susan b. April 25, 1925 d. April 8, 1982
Religious Cult Figure. In 1969, she co-founded the Alamo Christian Foundation with her husband, Tony Alamo. The organization quickly gained notoriety for its intense evangelistic methods and "in your face" approach to sin in the Hollywood culture at large. In 1976, the ministry moved its headquarters to Alma, Arkansas, her childhood home. The Foundation gained notoriety for making high-priced, sequined denim jackets for Hollywood celebrities while not complying with Federal Wage and Hour law...[Read More] (Bio by: Mike Reynolds)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
GPS coordinates: 36.0519791, -95.5265427 (hddd.dddd)
Albert, Carl Bert b. May 10, 1908 d. February 4, 2000
US Congressman. Known as "The Little Giant from Little Dixie", he was elected as a Democrat to represent Oklahoma's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1947 to 1977, a span of thirty years. He succeeded Massachusetts Congressman John William McCormack as Speaker of the House in 1971, serving in that office until his retirement from politics in 1976. Twice he became next in line to assume...[Read More] (Bio by: Michael Huggins)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA
Almon, Baylee b. April 18, 1994 d. April 19, 1995
Disaster Victim. One year-old victim of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. A widely-published photograph of her injured body in the arms of firefighter Chris Field came to symbolize the children who were lost in the tragedy. The photo won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.
Cause of death: Murdered
Kolb Cemetery, Spencer, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Section 1, Plot 134
Andros, Plato Gus b. November 28, 1921 d. September 22, 2008
Professional Football Player. Selected in the seventh round of the 1947 National Football League draft by the Los Angeles Rams, he appeared in 45 games over four seasons with the Chicago Cardinals. A standout defensive guard at the University of Oklahoma, he earned All-American honors in 1946. He served in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War, hunting German submarines in the Atlantic Ocean. He was the brother of former Oregon State University head coach [Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Anthony, Charles Ross 'C. R.' b. August 10, 1884 d. June 16, 1976
Businessman. Founder of the Anthony's chain of department stores. An orphan of a Tennessee farming family, Anthony started his career in retail with the J. C. Penney Company. In 1918 he partnered with the J. P. Martin Company in Cleveland, OK. Four years later he liquidated his shares in Martin and opened his own company in Cushing on Sept. 1, 1922 with $10,000 in inventory of family clothing. Unable to use his own name in certain areas due to contractual obligations to his former partner...[Read More] (Bio by: Cemetery Guy)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Section 4B lot 6 space 5
Applegate, Royce D. b. December 25, 1939 d. January 1, 2003
Actor. A television and motion picture character actor for over 30 years, he appeared on television's "Seaquest DSV," as well as movies such as "The Rookie," "Gettysburg," and "Splash." His final role was in 2003's "Gods and Generals" where he reprised the role of Civil War Confederate Brig. Gen. James L. Kemper that he played in "Gettysburg." He had also made guest appearances on television’s "Charlie's Angels," "Little House on the Prairie," "Home Improvement," and "Dallas." He died in a...[Read More] (Bio by: John Sheets)
Cause of death: Smoke inhalation
Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Ballew, D. M. 'Bud' b. 1877 d. May 5, 1922
Western Lawman. Born David Monticello Ballew, he was a most controversial and effective Ardmore, Oklahoma Territory Deputy Sheriff. A very noted gun fighter, he first made headlines killing Pete Bynum who was in the middle of a holdup. Later he killed outlaws Steve Talkington for resisting arrest, James Perle and two men named Hignote and Mills for attempting to escape custody. But it wasn't just outlaws, in a long standing feud with fellow lawman Don Braziel, Ballew shot him dead when he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lone Grove Cemetery, Lone Grove, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
Barker, Arthur [cenotaph] b. July 4, 1899 d. January 13, 1939
Criminal. The third son of Kate "Ma" Barker and a member of the Barker Gang, Doc Barker spent much of his life in and out of prison. In January 1935, he was arrested for the last time for his role in the 1934 Barker Gang kidnapping and ransom of Minnesota banker Edward G. Bremer and was sentenced to life in prison at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. He was later transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary later that same year. On January 13, 1939, he led an escape attempt with fellow inmates...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Barker, Fred d. January 16, 1935
Criminal, son of Kate "Ma" Barker.
Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Barker, Herman b. October 30, 1893 d. August 29, 1927
Criminal.
Cause of death: Suicide, during gunfight with police
Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Barker, Kate 'Ma' b. 1877 d. January 16, 1935
Criminal. Known as "Ma," she and her sons, Herman, Lloyd, Arthur and Fred, teamed up with Alvin Karpis (whom Fred had met in the penitentiary) and several other criminals to lead a life of crime. Born in Ash Grove, Missouri, her given name was Arizona Clark, but her close friends knew her as "Arrie" or "Kate." On September 14, 1892, she married George E. Barker in Ash Grove, Missouri, and they spent their impoverished early married life in Aurora, Missouri, where their four sons were born...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Barnard, Kate b. May 23, 1875 d. 1930
Pioneer Politician, Social Reformer, Folk Figure. Born in Nebraska, Kate Barnard spent most of her childhood in Kansas, where family dislocation and financial failure clouded her early life. After Barnard and her father moved to Oklahoma Territory in the 1890s, Kate had stints as a schoolteacher and a stenographer before she discovered her life's work in politics and social reform. Kate Barnard was already an active social reformer when she was elected as Oklahoma's first Commissioner of...[Read More] (Bio by: Barry Sharpe)
Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Barnes, Cassius McDonald b. August 25, 1845 d. February 18, 1925
Governor of Oklahoma Territory. As a sixteen year old, he joined the Union Army at the beginning of the Civil War, and served in the Military Telegraph and Engineering Carps for the duration of the conflict. After the war, he moved to Arkansas and eventually accepted the position of Chief Deputy United States Marshal for the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He became a close friend of Powell Clayton, and through that connection was appointed by President...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA
Bartlett, Dewey Follet b. March 28, 1919 d. March 1, 1979
Politician. Served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He served as, Member of Oklahoma State Senate (1962-1966), Governor of Oklahoma (1967-1971), and U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (1973-1979).
Calvary Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Bear, Chief Yellow b. 1842 d. 1887
Native American Chief. He was a chief of the Southern Arapaho tribe. His Indian name was Wuk-Nee-Haw-Nay. He was the highest ranking warrior in the lodge and signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty in 1867. This treaty granted the Southern Arapaho a reservation between the Arkansas and Cimarron Rivers in the Indian Territory (presently Oklahoma). In 1880 he was a member of the delegation that went to Washington DC to discuss reservation boundaries. Yellow Bear and his nephew, Chief Quanah Parker, went...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: SECTION IV SITE 1026-E
Bear, Sitting b. 1810 d. June 8, 1871
Native American Leader. He was one the leading Chiefs of the Kiowas and head of the Kiowa honor society called "Koitsenk", or the "Ten Bravest Warriors". He was also known as Satank and Set-Angya. Sitting Bear led numerous raids against the Northern Tribes, settlers, wagon trains and army posts. An able and couragous warrior, he was well respected by the Kiowa and Comanche. In 1867 he reluctantly signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty, but when placed on the Fort Sill Reservation in Oklahoma he...[Read More] (Bio by: Randy)
Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Bears, Chief Ten d. November 23, 1872
Native American Chief. He was born about 1790 and shortly thereafter was orphaned when his band was wiped out by another band of Indians, probably the Lakota tribe. His Indian name was Paruasemana (Parra-wah-ser-man-oh) and he was born into the Yamparika (Root-eaters) tribe or Northern Comanche. He first became chief of the Ketahto (Don't Wear Shoes) local band. Later he became chief of all the Yamparika division. He did not come into the attention of the Americans until 1853 when he signed the...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Belcher, Page Henry b. April 21, 1899 d. August 2, 1980
US Congressman. Elected to represent Oklahoma's 1st and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1951 to 1973. (Bio by: K)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA
Bellmon, Henry Louis b. September 3, 1921 d. September 29, 2009
Oklahoma Governor, US Senator. He was the first Republican to hold the Governor's chair in his home state. Bellmon graduated from Billings High School, then earned a degree in agriculture from Oklahoma A & M (now Oklahoma State) in 1942. He served in the US Marine Corps, commanding a tank platoon, from 1942 until 1946, and was awarded the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit for action in the South Pacific. Bellmon had one term in the state legislature, from 1946 to 1948, was state Republican...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Billings Union Cemetery, Billings, Noble County, Oklahoma, USA

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