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Lauderdale County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Lauderdale County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards MeridianUnknown location MeridianMagnolia Cemetery MeridianOdd Fellows Cemetery MeridianRose Hill Cemetery Private or familygraveyard Lauderdale County, Mississippi Samuel Dale (1772-1841) — also known asSam Dale — of Alabama; Mississippi. Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,1772.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1819; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1836.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died near Daleville,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,May 24,1841 (ageabout 68years).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatOakwoodCemetery, Montgomery, Ala. Politicians formerlyburied here:     Dale County,Ala. is named for him.   ThecommunityofDaleville,Mississippi, isnamed forhim.  — Sam DaleStatePark, on Highway 39, nearDaleville,Mississippi, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Sam Dale (built 1944 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1973) wasnamed forhim.   See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Thomas Lowry Bailey (1888-1946) — also known asThomas L. Bailey — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born near Maben,WebsterCounty, Miss.,January6, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1916-40;Speaker ofthe Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1924-36; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1928,1944;Governorof Mississippi, 1944-46; died in office 1946.Methodist.Member,ExchangeClub;KappaSigma;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in theGovernor'sMansion, Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,November2, 1946 (age58 years, 300days).Interment somewhere.

	Relatives: Sonof Anderson Bean Bailey and Rosa (Powell) Bailey; married,August23, 1917, to Nellah Massey.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

Ross Alexander Collins (1880-1968) — also known asRoss A. Collins — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born in Collinsville,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,April25, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;Mississippistate attorney general, 1911-19; candidate forGovernor ofMississippi, 1919;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1921-35, 1937-43;Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1934 (primary), 1947.PresbyterianorEpiscopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen.Died in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,July 14,1968 (age88 years, 80days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Monroe Collins and Rebecca J. (Ethridge) Collins;married,November2, 1904, to Alfreda Grant.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Gillespie V. Montgomery (1920-2006) — also known asG. V. 'Sonny' Montgomery — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,August5, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;insurancebusiness; member ofMississippistate senate, 1956-66;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1967-97 (4th District 1967-73,3rd District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Mississippi,1996.Episcopalian.Member,KappaAlpha Order.Recipient,Medalof Freedom, 2005.Died, in Jeff Anderson RegionalMedicalCenter, Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,May 12,2006 (age85 years, 280days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Gillespie Montgomery and Emily (Tims) Montgomery.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
		Books by Sonny Montgomery:SonnyMontgomery : The Veteran's Champion, with Michael S. Ballard andCraig S. Piper (2003)

 William Webb Venable (1880-1948) — also known asWilliam W. Venable — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born in Mississippi,1880.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1916-21.DiedAugust1, 1948 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Robert Montgomery Bourdeaux (1882-1958) — also known asRobert M. Bourdeaux — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,March14, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Mississippi, 1925-27;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1933-38.Episcopalian.DiedMay 30,1958 (age76 years, 77days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Montgomery Bourdeaux and Caroline Maria (Walker)Bourdeaux; married,December15, 1910, to Annie Wilson.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Aubert Culberson Dunn (1896-1987) — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.; Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,November20, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1935-37; circuitjudge in Mississippi, 1966.Died in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,January4, 1987 (age90 years, 45days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofBryantWinfield Culberson Dunn.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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Odd FellowsCemetery
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Daniel W. Sherrod (1868-1930) — also known asD. W. Sherrod — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born in Mississippi,March10, 1868.Republican.Physician;druggist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi,1912(alternate),1916,1920.Africanancestry.DiedAugust9, 1930 (age62 years, 152days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Charles T. Butler (1871-1954) — also known asC. T. Butler — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.BornNovember10, 1871.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,1916(alternate),1924(alternate),1928,1932(alternate),1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1948(alternate),1952(alternate).Africanancestry.DiedApril27, 1954 (age82 years, 168days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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Rose HillCemetery
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Thomas H. Woods (1836-1910) — of Mississippi. Born in Glasgow,BarrenCounty, Ky.,March17, 1836.Delegateto Mississippi secession convention, 1861; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;banker;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1889-1900; resigned 1900;chiefjustice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1889-91, 1896-1900;resigned 1900.DiedAugust10, 1910 (age74 years, 146days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (1855-1915) — also known asSamuel A. Witherspoon — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born near Columbus,LowndesCounty, Miss.,May 4,1855.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1911-15; died inoffice 1915.Died in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,November24, 1915 (age60 years, 204days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Father ofFrancesMay Witherspoon.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
		Image source: Library ofCongress

 Benjamin Franklin Cameron Jr. (1890-1964) — also known asBen F. Cameron — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,December14, 1890.Schoolteacher;lawyer;attorney forrailroadsand Southern BellTelephone;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1929-33.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1964(ageabout73 years).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin
		Relatives: Son of Benjamin FranklinCameron and Elizabeth (Garner) Cameron; married,June 3,1919, to Polly Paine.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Homer Brett (b. 1877) — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born in Scooba,KemperCounty, Miss.,September1, 1877.Democrat. U.S. Consul inMasqat, 1911;Tenerife, 1913-15;La Guaira, 1915-19;Caracas, 1919-20;Tacna, 1920;Arica, 1920-21;Iquique, 1921-23;Bahia, 1923-24;Nottingham, as of 1926-27;Milan, as of 1929-32; U.S. Consul General inLima, as of 1938.Methodist.Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof Matthew Josephus Brett and Sarah (Casteel) Brett; married1911 to OnaBell Wellborn.

 William Donald Cameron (1846-1909) — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born inLauderdaleCounty, Miss.,April 5,1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;LauderdaleCounty Circuit Clerk, 1871; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Mississippi,1900,1904.Presbyterian.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Woodmen.DiedJune 11,1909 (age63 years, 67days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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