Index to Locations HarrahSt. Teresas CatholicCemeteryOklahoma CityFairlawn CemeteryOklahoma CityMemorial ParkCemeteryOklahoma CityRose Hill BurialPark
St. TeresasCatholic Cemetery
Harrah, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) — also known asFrank A. Balcer — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,December9, 1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;schoolteacher;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8thDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,1962.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;PolishLegion of American Veterans;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;PolishNational Alliance.DiedNovember26, 1965 (age75 years, 352days).Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to AnnaPascko. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
FairlawnCemetery
2700 N. Shartel
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alfred Paul Murrah (1904-1975) — also known asAlfred P. Murrah — of Oklahoma. Born in Tishomingo,JohnstonCounty, Okla.,October27, 1904.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1937-40;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1940-70.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons.Died, in UniversityHospital,Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,October30, 1975 (age71 years, 3days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.  | Henry M. Scales (1869-1918) — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,March13, 1869.Lawyer;realestate andinsurancebusiness;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1907-10; resigned 1910.Died, frompneumonia,in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,December15, 1918 (age49 years, 277days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.| | Campaign slogan(1907): "Let The People Rule." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
| | John William Harreld (1872-1950) — also known asJohn W. Harreld — of Morgantown,ButlerCounty, Ky.; Ardmore,CarterCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Morgantown,ButlerCounty, Ky.,January24, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;oilproducer;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1919-21;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oklahoma,1924.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,December26, 1950 (age78 years, 336days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.  | William James Gault (1830-1899) — also known asW. J. Gault — of Lee's Summit,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inWashingtonCounty, N.Y.,1830.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lumberdealer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1890-92; member ofOklahomaterritorial House of Representatives, 1890.Died in1899(ageabout69 years).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. |  | Charles Gasham Jones (1856-1911) — also known asCharles G. Jones;"Gristmill" —of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Greenup,CumberlandCounty, Ill.,November3, 1856.Flour millbusiness;paintingcontractor;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1896-97, 1901-03; member ofOklahomaterritorial House of Representatives, 1900.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died, from astomachhemorrhage, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,March29, 1911 (age54 years, 146days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.  | Edward Overholser (1869-1931) — also known asEd Overholser — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.,June 20,1869.Mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1915-18.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Lions.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,April21, 1931 (age61 years, 305days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.  | William Lewis Couch (1850-1890) — also known asWilliam L. Couch — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inWilkesCounty, N.C.,November20, 1850.Grocer;hardwarebusiness;horse andmule dealer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1889; resigned 1889.Shotin the leg in dispute over a land claim; the wound probably becameinfected,and he subsequentlydied, inOklahoma,April21, 1890 (age39 years, 152days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Meshach H. Couch and Mary 'Polly' (Bryan) Couch; married toCynthia Gordon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
| | Matthew John Kane (1863-1924) — of Kingfisher,KingfisherCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907;justice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1907-23;chiefjustice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1909-12.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,January2, 1924 (age60 years, 35days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.  | Whitaker McDonough Grant (1851-1927) — also known asWhit M. Grant — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa;Sitka,Alaska; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Seale,RussellCounty, Ala.,April26, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1884-85;U.S.Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1887-89; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1896-99;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1911-15.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,December10, 1927 (age76 years, 228days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas McDonough Grant and Mary J. (Benton) Grant; married,October9, 1878, to Kate Weagley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
| | Martin Edwin Trapp (1877-1951) — also known asMartin E. Trapp;M. E. Trapp — of Oklahoma. Born in Robinson,BrownCounty, Kan.,April18, 1877.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Oklahoma, 1915-23;Governor ofOklahoma, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Oklahoma,1924.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 26,1951 (age74 years, 99days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairlawn Cemetery.  | Oscar A. Mitscher (1861-1926) — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Hillsboro,VernonCounty, Wis.,June 7,1861.Republican.Merchant;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1892-94; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Oklahoma Territory,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 24,1926 (age65 years, 47days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Robert Minter Rainey (1882-1971) — also known asRobert M. Rainey — of Atoka,AtokaCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Sherman,GraysonCounty, Tex.,September29, 1882.Lawyer;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1907-08; district judge inOklahoma, 1909-15;justice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1917-20;chiefjustice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-21.Methodist.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedApril 3,1971 (age88 years, 186days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Bower Slack Broaddus (1888-1949) — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.,May 30,1888.Lawyer;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1933-35; member ofOklahomastate senate, 1935-38;U.S.District Judge for Oklahoma, 1940-49; died in office 1949.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,December10, 1949 (age61 years, 194days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Sidney Clarke (1831-1909) — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born in Southbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October16, 1831.Republican.U.S.Representative from Kansas at-large, 1865-71; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1879.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 18,1909 (age77 years, 245days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Charles M. Thacker (1866-1918) — of Ennis,EllisCounty, Tex.; Mangum,GreerCounty, Okla.Born inBrunswickCounty, Va.,January17, 1866.Bookkeeper;lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofOklahomaterritorial legislature, 1899;mayor ofMangum, Okla., 1909-10;justice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1915; appointed 1915.Died in1918(ageabout52 years).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Claude Weaver (1867-1954) — of Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.; Pauls Valley, Chickasaw Nation County, IndianTerritory (nowGarvinCounty, Okla.); Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,March19, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1919;postmaster atOklahomaCity, Okla., 1915-23; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District,1934-35.Methodist.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,May 19,1954 (age87 years, 61days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Henry Overholser (1846-1915) — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Ohio,1846.Candidate formayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1890.DiedAugust25, 1915 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | William D. Gault (1867-1923) — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in December,1867.Democrat.Lumberdealer; candidate formayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1915;real estatebusiness.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,November13, 1923 (age55 years, 0days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Bayard Taylor Hainer (1860-1933) — also known asBayard T. Hainer — of Perry,NobleCounty, Okla.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,May 31,1860.Republican.Lawyer;journalist;author;justiceof Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898; candidate forU.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1920; chief counsel,Federal Trade Commission, 1925-27.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 10,1933 (age73 years, 40days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Dennis Thomas Flynn (1861-1939) — also known asDennis T. Flynn — of Kiowa,BarberCounty, Kan.; Guthrie,LoganCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Phoenixville,ChesterCounty, Pa.,February13, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1890-92;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97, 1899-1903;defeated, 1890, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOklahoma,1908.Catholic.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 19,1939 (age78 years, 126days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Nina Gore Olds (1903-1978) — also known asNina S. Gore;Nina Gore Vidal;NinaGore Auchincloss —ofFairfax,Va.Born in Lawton,ComancheCounty, Okla.,June 25,1903.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1940.Female.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1978 (age74 years, 282days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) — also known asThomas P. Gore — of Texas; Lawton,ComancheCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Embry,WebsterCounty, Miss.,December10, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1898;memberOklahoma territorial council, 1903-05;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1912(speaker),1928;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Woodmen;Elks.Blinddue to an accident suffered when he was a boy;firstblind member of the U.S. Senate.DiedMarch16, 1949 (age78 years, 96days).Originally entombed atRose Hill Burial Park;later interred in 1949 at Fairlawn Cemetery.
Memorial ParkCemetery
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Howard Edmondson (1925-1971) — also known asJ. Howard Edmondson — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.; Edmond,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,September27, 1925.Democrat.Lawyer;TulsaCounty Attorney, 1954-58;Governor ofOklahoma, 1959-63;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1963-64.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Rotary;PhiGamma Delta.Died in Edmond,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,November17, 1971 (age46 years, 51days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Everette Burgess Howard (1873-1950) — also known asEverette B. Howard;Everett B.Howard —of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Morgantown,ButlerCounty, Ky.,September19, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;oil and gasproducer;Oklahomastate auditor, 1915-18;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1919-21, 1923-25,1927-29; defeated, 1920.Methodist.Died in1950(ageabout76 years).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Robert Potter Hill (1874-1937) — Born near Ewing,FranklinCounty, Ill.,April18, 1874.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1910-12;U.S.Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1913-15; state courtjudge in Oklahoma, 1931-36;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1937; died in office1937.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,October29, 1937 (age63 years, 194days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Charles Swindall (1876-1939) — of Woodward,WoodwardCounty, Okla.Born in Oklahoma,1876.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,1916;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1920-21; state courtjudge in Oklahoma, 1924;justice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.Died in1939(ageabout63 years).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | William Franklin Gilmer (1901-1954) — also known asDixie Gilmer — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.,June 7,1901.Democrat. Member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1940;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1949-51; defeated,1950.DiedJune 9,1954 (age53 years, 2days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Jeanette Bartleson Edmondson (1925-1990) — also known asJeanette Bartleson — of Oklahoma. BornJune 6,1925.Secretaryof state of Oklahoma, 1970.Female.DiedJuly 11,1990 (age65 years, 35days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rose Hill BurialPark
6001 N.W. Grand Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Calloway Walton (1881-1949) — also known asJack C. Walton;"Rarin'Jack" —of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March 6,1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;engineer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1919-23;Governor ofOklahoma, 1923;impeachedandremoved fromoffice as Governor, 1923; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1924.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,November25, 1949 (age68 years, 264days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | John Henry Burford (1852-1922) — also known asJohn H. Burford — of Guthrie,LoganCounty, Okla.Born in Parkeville,ParkeCounty, Ind.,February29, 1852.Lawyer;prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880; register, U.S. LandOffice, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in Oklahoma, 1890-92;justice ofOklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906;chiefjustice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; memberofOklahomastate senate, 1912-15.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September2, 1922 (age70 years, 186days).Entombed in mausoleum at Rose Hill Burial Park.  | Roy Joseph Turner (1894-1973) — also known asRoy J. Turner — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Kendrick,LincolnCounty, Okla.,November6, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebusiness;oilproducer;rancher;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1944,1948,1952,1956;Governorof Oklahoma, 1947-51.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 11,1973 (age78 years, 217days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. |  | Joseph Fife Messenbaugh (1873-1928) — also known asJ. F. Messenbaugh — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Kingston,CaldwellCounty, Mo.,January10, 1873.Physician;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1905-07.Baptist.Died, fromperitonitis,in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 19,1928 (age55 years, 161days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof John Messenbaugh and Susan (McGavran) Messenbaugh; married toLaura M. Whisler. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
| | William Judson Holloway (1888-1970) — also known asWilliam J. Holloway — of Oklahoma. Born in Arkadelphia,ClarkCounty, Ark.,December15, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofOklahomastate senate, 1919-26;LieutenantGovernor of Oklahoma, 1927-29;Governor ofOklahoma, 1929-31.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,January28, 1970 (age81 years, 44days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.  | Byron Delos Shear (1869-1929) — also known asByron D. Shear — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Hillsboro,VernonCounty, Wis.,April12, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1918-19; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Oklahoma,1924.Unitarian.Died, from aheartattack, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 9,1929 (age60 years, 58days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | James Vernon McClintic (1878-1948) — also known asJames V. McClintic;Jim V. McClintic;"Sunny Jim" —of Snyder,KiowaCounty, Okla.Born near Bremond,RobertsonCounty, Tex.,September8, 1878.Democrat.KiowaCounty Clerk, 1909; member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1911-14;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma, 1915-35 (1st District 1915-17, 7thDistrict 1917-35);lawyer.Died, from aheartattack,on atrain en route to Los Angeles, near Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April22, 1948 (age69 years, 227days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | Scott Ferris (1877-1945) — of Lawton,ComancheCounty, Okla.Born in Neosho,NewtonCounty, Mo.,November3, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;member ofOklahomaterritorial legislature, 1904-05;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-21 (5th District 1907-15, 6thDistrict 1915-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOklahoma,1912(speaker),1916;candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1920; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1924-40;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1929.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 8,1945 (age67 years, 217days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | Dick Thompson Morgan (1853-1920) — also known asDick T. Morgan — of Perry,NobleCounty, Okla.; Woodward,WoodwardCounty, Okla.Born in Prairie Creek,VigoCounty, Ind.,December6, 1853.Republican. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1880-82; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oklahoma Territory,1896;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma, 1909-20 (2nd District 1909-15, 8thDistrict 1915-20); died in office 1920.Died in Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.,July 4,1920 (age66 years, 211days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | John H. Jarman Jr. (1915-1982) — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Sallisaw,SequoyahCounty, Okla.,July 17,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1947-48; member ofOklahomastate senate, 1949-50;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1951-77.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,January15, 1982 (age66 years, 182days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | Ulysses Stevens Stone (1878-1962) — also known asUlysses S. Stone — of Norman,ClevelandCounty, Okla.Born near Weldon,DeWittCounty, Ill.,December17, 1878.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofOklahoma, 1918; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1926;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1929-31; defeated,1922.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,December8, 1962 (age83 years, 356days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | Joseph Albert Gill (1854-1933) — also known asJoseph A. Gill — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Colby,ThomasCounty, Kan.; Vinita,CraigCounty, Okla.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January17, 1854.Republican.Justice ofOklahoma territorial supreme court, 1899; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Oklahoma,1912.DiedMarch23, 1933 (age79 years, 65days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | James Riley Keaton (1861-1946) — also known asJames R. Keaton — of Guthrie,LoganCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inCarterCounty, Ky.,December10, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;justice ofOklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-98; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1898.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from aheartailment, in WesleyHospital,Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,April 3,1946 (age84 years, 114days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Nelson T. Keaton and Mary Ann (Huff) Keaton; married1890 toLucille Johnston. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gomer Griffith Smith (1896-1953) — of Oklahoma. Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 11,1896.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1937-39.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,May 26,1953 (age56 years, 319days).Entombed in mausoleum at Rose Hill Burial Park. | | Ida M. Shear (1874-1936) — also known asIda Malinda Cunningham;Mrs. Byron D.Shear —of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Burden,CowleyCounty, Kan.,April16, 1874.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,1928.Female.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,March15, 1936 (age61 years, 334days).Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Robert Samuel Kerr (1896-1963) — also known asRobert S. Kerr — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in alogcabin, near Ada,PontotocCounty, Okla.,September11, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;state court judge in Oklahoma, 1931; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1940-48;Governor ofOklahoma, 1943-47; candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1944(TemporaryChair;speaker),1952,1956;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1949-63; died in office 1963.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,January1, 1963 (age66 years, 112days).Original interment at Rose Hill Burial Park; reinterment atKerrFamily Cemetery, Ada, Okla. | Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) — also known asThomas P. Gore — of Texas; Lawton,ComancheCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Embry,WebsterCounty, Miss.,December10, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1898;memberOklahoma territorial council, 1903-05;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1912(speaker),1928;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Woodmen;Elks.Blinddue to an accident suffered when he was a boy;firstblind member of the U.S. Senate.DiedMarch16, 1949 (age78 years, 96days).Originally entombed at Rose Hill Burial Park; later interred in 1949atFairlawn Cemetery.
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