Randall County
Texas
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Randall County
Texas
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Randall County
Index to Locations LlanoCemetery 2900 South Hays Street Amarillo, Randall County, Texas Founded 1891 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
  Miles Teel Bivins (1947-2009) — also known asTeel Bivins — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.Born in Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.,November22, 1947.Republican.Lawyer;rancher;member ofTexasstate senate 31st District, 1989-2004; U.S. Ambassador toSweden, 2004-06.Episcopalian.Died, fromprogressivesupranuclear palsy, in Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.,October26, 2009 (age61 years, 338days).Interment at Llano Cemetery.
| James Nathan Browning (1850-1921) — also known asJ. N. Browning — of Clarendon,DonleyCounty, Tex.; Mobeetie,WheelerCounty, Tex.Born inClarkCounty, Ark.,March13, 1850.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives 43rd District, 1883-88, 1891-92;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1898-1902.DiedNovember9, 1921 (age71 years, 241days).Interment at Llano Cemetery. | Bascom Nolley Timmons (1890-1987) — also known asBascom N. Timmons — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.;Washington,D.C.Born inCollinCounty, Tex.,March31, 1890.Democrat.Newspaperreporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1940,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940.Member,SigmaDelta Chi.Died, frompneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,June 7,1987 (age97 years, 68days).Interment at Llano Cemetery.
| Winnette Duke DeGrassi (1876-1960) — also known asWinnette D. DeGrassi — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April28, 1876.Democrat. Postmaster atAmarillo,Tex., 1921-22, 1934-48 (acting, 1921-22).Died in Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.,February23, 1960 (age83 years, 301days).Interment at Llano Cemetery.
 Hugh Edgar Exum (1881-1944) — also known asH. E. Exum — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.Born in Lampasas,LampasasCounty, Tex.,June 17,1881.Republican.Rancher;oil and gasproducer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1928,1932,1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1932;TexasRepublican state chair, 1936-44.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Lions.Suffered aheartattack in theofficesof the Tri-County Gas Company, Holcomb, Kans., and died soon after inahospitalat Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.,May 17,1944 (age62 years, 335days).Interment at Llano Cemetery.
| Wilbur Clayton Hawk (1881-1936) — also known asWilbur C. Hawk — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.; Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.Born in Bakersville,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio,February10, 1881.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1924;delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1932.Member,OddFellows.Died in Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.,February11, 1936 (age55 years, 1days).Interment at Llano Cemetery.
| Sarah Louise Exum (1881-1958) — also known asSarah Louise Earnest;Mrs. H. E.Exum —of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.Born in Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.,October16, 1881.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,1944,1948.Female.DiedAugust7, 1958 (age76 years, 295days).Interment at Llano Cemetery.
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