Find A Grave - Arkansas

Brannan, Otis Owen b. March 13, 1899 d. June 6, 1967
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball for two season (1928 and 1929) with the St. Louis Browns. Although his career lasted only two years, he was the Browns starting second baseman in 1928, replacing Ski Melillo, who had been hampered by injuries that year. he masde the most of his starting time, playing in 135 games, batting .244, hitting 10 Home Runs, and knocking in 66 RBIs. Melillo came back the next year, and Otis Brannan played only 23 more games before leaving the...[Read More] (Bio by: Tami Glock)
Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA
Bridges, James b. February 3, 1936 d. June 6, 1993
An Oscar nominated writer, director and actor. His film credits include "Urban Cowboy," "The Paper Chase" and The China Syndrome."
Oakwood Cemetery, Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA
Britt, Maurice Lee 'Footsie' b. June 29, 1919 d. November 26, 1995
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a Captain in the 3rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery as a Lieutenant north of Mignano, Italy, on November 10, 1943. His citation reads "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Disdaining enemy hand grenades and close-range machine pistol, machinegun, and rifle, Lt. Britt inspired and led a handful...[Read More]
Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Plot: Section 20, Grave 319
GPS coordinates: 34.4358711, -92.1546631 (hddd.dddd)
Brooks, Natalie b. May 26, 1986 d. March 24, 1998
Victim of the Westside Middle School shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on March 24, 1998.
Herman Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Brough, Charles Hillman b. July 9, 1876 d. December 26, 1935
Twenty-fifth Governor of Arkansas, 1917-1921.
Cause of death: heart atttack
Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Brown, Helen b. February 18, 1922 d. August 13, 2012
Author, Publisher, and Magazine Journalist. She is probably best known for her best selling book, "Sex and the Single Girl" (1962), which was made into a movie in 1964. She was also the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine for 32 years, from 1965 to 1997. Her work played an important part in the 1960s sexual revolution and she was often an outspoken advocate of women's sexual freedom. She went on to write other books including "Sex and the Office" (1965), "Outrageous Opinions of Helen...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Sisco Cemetery, Osage, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA
Brundidge Jr., Stephen b. 1857 d. 1938
US Congressman. Elected to represent Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1909.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA
Burrow, Napoleon Bonaparte b. 1818 d. May 23, 1880
Confederate Brigadier General. A practicing lawyer in Tennessee, Burrow was commissionmed a second lieutenant in the 2nd Tennessee during the Mexican War. He fought with great distinction in Scott's assault on Mexico City. After the war, he settled in Arkansas and resumed his legal career. He became active in Democratic party politics, and served as a state senator from 1851 to 1855. In January of 1860, he was a general in command of a brigade of Arkansas militia. When Arkansas seceded from the...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Alma City Cemetery, Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
Caldwell, Henry Clay b. September 4, 1832 d. February 16, 1915
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 3rd Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. He led the cavalry forces that caotured Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 10, 1863. The next year, President Abraham Lincoln appointed the native Iowan to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He remained a district judge until 1891, when President Benjamin Harrison appointed him to the newly-created United States Court of Appeals for the...[Read More]
Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Campbell, Claude Bud b. October 18, 1923 d. October 3, 1974
Sportscaster for television station KATV in Little Rock. For over a decade, until his death in an automobile accident, Bud was the "Voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks," serving as the radio play-by-play announcer for Razorback football games. (Bio by: Anonymous (inactive))
Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Caraway, Hattie Wyatt b. February 1, 1878 d. December 21, 1950
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1931 to 1945.
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Caraway, Thaddeus Horatius b. October 17, 1871 d. 1931
US Congressman. Elected to represent Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1921. Also served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1921 until his death in 1931.
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Carroll, David Williamson b. March 11, 1816 d. June 24, 1905
Civil War CSA Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elected as a Representative from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress in 1865. Served as an Arkansas State Court Judge from 1866 to 1868. (Bio by: K)
Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Carson, Samuel Price b. January 22, 1798 d. November 2, 1838
US Congressman. Elected to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1825 to 1833. Also served as a Member of the North Carolina State Senate in 1822, Delegate to the North Carolina State Constitutional Convention in 1835, Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, Delegate to the Texas Republic Constitutional Convention in 1836, and Texas Republic Secretary of State in 1836. (Bio by: K)
Government Cemetery, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Cate, William Henderson b. 1839 d. 1899
US Congressman. Elected to represent Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1889 to 1893. Also served as a Member of the Arkansas State Legislature and State Court Judge.
Jonesboro City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Chandler (Barrett), Janet (Lillian) b. December 31, 1903 d. March 16, 1994
Actress. Born Lillian Barrett in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas, she made her screen debut in "The Three Musketeers" (1921), followed by " Inez from Hollywood" (1922). A popular performer in the 1930s, she appeared in "The Golden West" (1932), "Cowboy Holiday" (1934), "House of Danger" (1934), "Cyclone of the Saddle" (1935) "Rough Riding Ranger" (1935), Million Dollar Haul" (1935) and "Now or Never" (1935). (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart failure after stroke
Pine Bluff Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
Plot: Buried in the Guenther plot.
Cherry, Francis Adams b. September 5, 1908 d. July 15, 1965
Thirty-fifth Governor of Arkansas, 1953-1955.
Cause of death: heart disease
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Churchill, Thomas James b. March 10, 1824 d. May 14, 1905
Civil War Confederate Major General, Governor of Arkansas. This native of Louisville, Kentucky studied law before enlisting, as a lieutenant, in 1846 to fight in the Mexican War. He was held as a prisoner for much of this war being captured by a Mexican Calvary in 1847 After the war he settled in Little Rock Arkansas where hebecame a successful farmer. In 1857 President James Buchanan named him postmaster of his new hometown. At the start of the Civil War he formed the First Arkansas Mounted...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Clarke, James Paul b. August 18, 1854 d. October 1, 1916
Eighteenth Governor of Arkansas, 1895-1897; U.S. Senator, 1897-1916. A statue of Clarke represents Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Cleburne, Patrick b. March 17, 1828 d. November 30, 1864
Civil War Confederate Major General. The most popular Confederate division commander, he was known as the "Stonewall of the West." He was born in County Cork, Ireland, appropriately on St. Patrick's Day. A naturalized American citizen and an adopted Arkansan, he grew up in Ireland, where his father was a well known doctor in the county. He was taught at home where he received an Episcopal church education. He apprenticed himself to a pharmacist to prepare for a medical career. He later failed...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Cause of death: Killed at the Battle of Franklin
Confederate Cemetery, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA

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