Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsMonroeMonroe CemeteryMonroeMulhearn Memorial ParkCemeteryMonroeRiverview CemeteryWest MonroeHasley Cemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Robert Williams (1766-1836) — Born in North Carolina,October30, 1766.Governorof Mississippi Territory, 1805-06, 1807-09; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1811.Died near Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,January25, 1836 (age69 years, 87days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) — also known asSolomon W. Downs — of Louisiana. Born inMontgomeryCounty, Tenn.,1801.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1853.Slaveowner.Mortallywounded in aduel, andsubsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs,LincolnCounty, Ky.,August14, 1854 (ageabout 53years).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatRiverview Cemetery, Monroe, La.
MonroeCemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Jahleal Boatner (1849-1903) — also known asCharles J. Boatner — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.Born in Columbia,CaldwellParish, La.,January23, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate senate, 1876-78;U.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1889-96, 1896-97 (5th District1889-93, 4th District 1893-95, 5th District 1895-96, 1896-97).Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March21, 1903 (age54 years, 57days).Interment at Monroe Cemetery.
Mulhearn MemorialPark Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Albert Noe (1893-1976) — also known asJames A. Noe — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.BornDecember21, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;oilbusiness;Governor ofLouisiana, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1940,1956,1968;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Louisiana, 1940.DiedApril 2,1976 (age82 years, 103days).Entombed in mausoleum at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) — also known asOtto E. Passman — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.Born near Franklinton,WashingtonParish, La.,June 27,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;furniturebusiness;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1948,1956,1960.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Chargedin 1978 withaccepting$200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what becameknown as the "Koreagate"influencebuyingscandal;alsochargedwithtaxevasion;triedand found not guilty.Died in Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,August13, 1988 (age88 years, 47days).Interment at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Jamar William Adcock (1917-1991) — also known asJamar W. Adcock — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.Born in Rayville,RichlandParish, La.,August9, 1917.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1956(alternate),1960;member ofLouisianastate senate, 1960-72.Died in Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,December22, 1991 (age74 years, 135days).Interment at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
RiverviewCemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) — also known asSolomon W. Downs — of Louisiana. Born inMontgomeryCounty, Tenn.,1801.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1853.Slaveowner.Mortallywounded in aduel, andsubsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs,LincolnCounty, Ky.,August14, 1854 (ageabout 53years).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at RiverviewCemetery. | | Charles Edgar McKenzie (1896-1956) — also known asCharles E. McKenzie — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.Born in Pelican,DeSotoParish, La.,October3, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1940,1952(alternate);U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1943-47.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.DiedJune 7,1956 (age59 years, 248days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Allen Sholars (1878-1950) — also known asLewis Allen Sholars — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.Born in Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,June 16,1878.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1912,1916,1920(alternate),1924,1948.Died in Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,April30, 1950 (age71 years, 318days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
HasleyCemetery
West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Crosson Feazel (1895-1965) — also known asW. C. Feazel — of West Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.; Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Born near Farmerville,UnionParish, La.,June 10,1895.Democrat.Oil and gasproducer; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1932-36;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1948; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1956.Methodist.Member,Woodmen ofthe World.Died in Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,March16, 1965 (age69 years, 279days).Interment at Hasley Cemetery.
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