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Calhoun County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Calhoun County

Index to Locations AnnistonEdgemont Cemetery AnnistonGrace Episcopal ChurchColumbarium AnnistonHighland Cemetery AnnistonHighland Cemetery Annex AnnistonHillside Cemetery JacksonvilleJacksonville Cemetery JacksonvilleJacksonville CityCemetery MorrisvilleTen Island Cemetery Sulphur SpringsNance FamilyCemetery EdgemontCemetery Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Founded 1869 Maximilian Bethune Wellborn (1862-1957) — also known asM. B. Wellborn — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Lewisville,LafayetteCounty, Ark.,January22, 1862.Democrat. President, First NationalBank ofAnniston, 1905-14; director, Macon, Dublin and SavannahRailroad;CalhounCounty Commissioner; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Alabama,1912;Governor, Federal ReserveBank ofAtlanta, 1919-28; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1933-36;delegateto Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from CalhounCounty, 1933.Episcopalian.Died in Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.,November28, 1957 (age95 years, 310days).Interment at Edgemont Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:   Relatives: Sonof Maximilian Bethune Wellborn (1825-1885) and Emma Julia (Dent)Wellborn; married1889 to MaryHinton Graves.   See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —FederalReserve History   Image source: Federal ReserveHistory

Arthur Glenn Andrews (1909-2008) — also known asGlenn Andrews — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.,January15, 1909.Republican.Advertisingexecutive;chair ofCalhoun County Republican Party, 1952; candidate forAlabamastate house of representatives, 1956; candidate forsecretaryof state of Alabama, 1958; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Alabama,1964,1972;U.S.Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1965-67.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary.Died in White Plains,CalhounCounty, Ala.,September25, 2008 (age99 years, 254days).Cremated;ashes interred at Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium.

	Relatives: Sonof Roger Lee Andrews and Beryl Elizabeth (Jones) Andrews; married1937 to EthelStandish Jackson.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Simon Elbert Boozer (1895-1975) — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Hokes Bluff,EtowahCounty, Ala.,May 28,1895.Democrat.CalhounCounty Probate Judge, 1940-46; candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1946; director, Anniston NationalBank.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.,May 19,1975 (age79 years, 356days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.

Guy Sparks (c.1928-1983) — also known as"Anniston's Conscience" — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Holt,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala., about 1928.Democrat.Lawyer;Alabama Commissioner of Revenue, 1961-63; candidate forAlabamastate attorney general, 1966; attorney for Alabama Labor Council,AFL-CIO.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America.Died in1983(ageabout55 years).Interment at Highland Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother-in-law ofJamesM. Fullan Jr..
		Campaign slogan (1966): "I run not forgain, not for power — but for service."
		Campaign slogan (1966): "The people'scandidate."

Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) — also known asThomas E. Kilby — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Lebanon,WilsonCounty, Tenn.,July 9,1865.Democrat.Manufacturer;mayorof Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1911-15;LieutenantGovernor of Alabama, 1915-19;Governor ofAlabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1924.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.DiedOctober22, 1943 (age78 years, 105days).Interment at Highland Cemetery Annex.

	Relatives: Sonof Peyton Phillips Kilby and Sarah Ann (Marchant) Kilby; married toMary Elizabeth Clark.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

Frederick Leonard Blackmon (1873-1921) — also known asFred L. Blackmon — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Lime Branch,PolkCounty, Ga.,September15, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate senate, 1900-10;U.S.Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1911-21; died in office1921.Died in Bartow,PolkCounty, Fla.,February8, 1921 (age47 years, 146days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Augustus Young Blackmon and Sarah Ann (Ross)Blackmon.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

John Henry Caldwell (1826-1902) — also known asJohn H. Caldwell — of Alabama. Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,April 4,1826.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1873-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alabama,1888.Died in Jacksonville,CalhounCounty, Ala.,September4, 1902 (age76 years, 153days).Interment at Jacksonville Cemetery.

William Henry Forney (1823-1894) — also known asWilliam H. Forney — of Jacksonville,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Lincolnton,LincolnCounty, N.C.,November9, 1823.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1859-60; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1865-66;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1875-93 (at-large 1875-77, 7thDistrict 1877-93); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Alabama, 1880.Slaveowner. Died in Jacksonville,CalhounCounty, Ala.,January16, 1894 (age70 years, 68days).Interment at Jacksonville City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Jacob Forney and Salina Swope (Hoke) Forney; married to Mary ElizaWoodward; nephew ofDanielMunroe Forney; grandson ofPeterForney.
		Political family:Forneyfamily of Lincoln County, North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

George Kenneth Wingard (1931-2005) — also known asGeorge K. Wingard — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.BornAugust1, 1931.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1968,1972(alternate).DiedSeptember26, 2005 (age74 years, 56days).Interment at Ten Island Cemetery.

Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.,May 16,1918.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1955-66; member ofAlabamastate senate 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama,1972-88.Baptist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Woodmen;UnitedCommercial Travelers;Freemasons;PhiAlpha Delta.Died, at Stringfellow MemorialHospital,Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.,September9, 2000 (age82 years, 116days).Interment at Nance Family Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Emmette R. Albea and Lula (Limbaugh) Albea; married,August30, 1952, to Joy Cunningham.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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