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Garfield County
Oklahoma

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Garfield County

Franklin Everett Purcell (1879-1927) — also known asF. Everett Purcell — of Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.Born in Kentucky,February10, 1879.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; postmaster atEnid,Okla., 1906-13; candidate forOklahomastate auditor, 1918; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Oklahoma,1920.Died, fromheartdisease, in Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.,February13, 1927 (age48 years, 3days).Interment at Enid Cemetery.

Index to Locations

EnidEnid Cemetery

EnidMemorial Park Cemetery

WaukomisWaukomis Cemetery

EnidCemetery
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma

James Yancy Callahan (1852-1935) — of Kingfisher,KingfisherCounty, Okla.Born near Salem,DentCounty, Mo.,December19, 1852.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1897-99.Died in Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.,May 3,1935 (age82 years, 135days).Interment at Enid Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Frank P. Purcell and Susan F. Purcell; married1908 to PearlE. Shively.
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Vaughndean Landes (1914-2010) — of Anadarko,CaddoCounty, Okla.BornMarch28, 1914.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOklahoma,1956.Female.Methodist.DiedOctober27, 2010 (age96 years, 213days).Interment at Enid Cemetery.

Relatives:Daughter of Jesse A. Landes and Ethel Amanda (Smith)Landes.

Memorial ParkCemetery
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma

Milton Cline Garber (1867-1948) — also known asMilton C. Garber — of Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.Born inHumboldtCounty, Calif.,November30, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; co-founder, along with his father and brother, ofGarber, Okla.;GarfieldCounty Probate Judge, 1902-06;justice ofOklahoma territorial supreme court, 1906-07; appointed 1906;district judge in Oklahoma 20th District, 1908-12;mayor ofEnid, Okla., 1919-21;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1923-33; defeated,1932.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Eagles.Died in Alexandria,DouglasCounty, Minn.,September12, 1948 (age80 years, 287days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Martin Garber and Lucy A. (Rife) Garber; married1900 to LucyM. Bradley.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Page Henry Belcher (1899-1980) — also known asPage Belcher — of Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.Born in Jefferson,GrantCounty, Okla.,April21, 1899.Republican.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Rep.RossRizley, 1941;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma, 1951-73 (8th District 1951-53, 1stDistrict 1953-73).Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;OddFellows.Named to OklahomaHall ofFame.Died in Midwest City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,August2, 1980 (age81 years, 103days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George Harvey Belcher and Jessie (Ray) Belcher; married,June 16,1922, to Gladys Collins.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

George Howard Wilson (1905-1985) — also known asGeorge H. Wilson — of Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.Born in Mattoon,ColesCounty, Ill.,August21, 1905.Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1949-51; defeated,1950; superior court judge in Oklahoma, 1952-68; district judge inOklahoma, 1969.Died in Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.,July 16,1985 (age79 years, 329days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

WaukomisCemetery
Waukomis, Garfield County, Oklahoma

John Newbold Camp (1908-1987) — also known asHappy Camp — of Oklahoma. Born in Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.,May 11,1908.Republican.U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1969-75.Died in Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.,September27, 1987 (age79 years, 139days).Interment at Waukomis Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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