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Thomas Allgood, Sr. (1928-2000) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., September
10, 1928.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1977-91.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Killed in the crash of
a single-engine airplane,
during takeoff from Daniel Field airport,
Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., August 4,
2000 (age 71 years, 329
days).
Interment at Westover
Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga.
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Robert Lanier Anderson III (b. 1936) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., November
12, 1936.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1979-81; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., March 20,
1907.
Son of Joseph Gibbs Arnall and Bessie Lena (Ellis) Arnall.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36; Georgia
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
Georgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate
1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944;
president, Dixie Insurance
Co., 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Phi; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Eagles; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Civitan.
Died December
13, 1992 (age 85 years, 268
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Robert Benham (b. 1946) —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born in Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga., September
25, 1946.
Son of Clarence Benham and Jesse (Knox) Benham.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1984-89; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1990-94, 2001-; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1995-2001.
African
ancestry. Member, American Judicature Society; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Lee Russell (1900-1955) —
of Georgia.
Born in Winder, Barrow
County, Ga., August
19, 1900.
Son of Richard
Brevard Russell.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1940-49; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1949-55.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died January
18, 1955 (age 54 years, 152
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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