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Bond Almand (1894-1985) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga., January
13, 1894.
Son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara Emily (Bond)
Almand (1860-1913).
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1935-36;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1942-43, 1945-49; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1949-69; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1969-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Junior Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 13,
1985 (age 91 years, 120
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives:
Grandson of William
Parks Bond; son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara
Emily (Bond) Almand (1860-1913); married, June 18,
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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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Lawrence Sabyllia Camp (1898-1947) —
also known as Lawrence S. Camp —
of Fairburn, Fulton
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Fairburn, Fulton
County, Ga., November
20, 1898.
Son of William Rudicil Camp and Eugenia Sabyllia (Smith) Camp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1921-25; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; Georgia
state attorney general, 1932-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1934-42; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1938.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior Order.
Died May 5,
1947 (age 48 years, 166
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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James Curran Davis (1895-1981) —
also known as James C. Davis —
of Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Franklin, Heard
County, Ga., May 17,
1895.
Son of Thomas Benjamin Davis and Lura Viola (Mooty) Davis.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1925-28;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1934-47; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1947-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Junior Order.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
18, 1981 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) —
also known as Marvin Griffin —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Son of Ernest Howard Griffin (Pat) and Josie (Butler) Griffin.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Decatur County, 1935-36;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940,
1952;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Adjutant
General of Georgia, 1944-47; president, radio
station WMGR, Bainbridge, Ga., 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1948-55; Governor of
Georgia, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Junior Order; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions.
Died June 13,
1982 (age 74 years, 282
days).
Interment at Oak
City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ga.
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John Inzer Kelley (b. 1891) —
also known as John I. Kelley —
of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett
County, Ga.
Born in Lilburn, Gwinnett
County, Ga., November
23, 1891.
Son of Giles Sanford Kelley and Ada (Venable) Kelley.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1920; private secretary
to U.S. Sen. Thomas
E. Watson, 1921-22; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Gwinnett County, 1925-26.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Junior Order; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) —
also known as Lester Maddox —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
30, 1915.
Son of Dean G. Maddox and Flonnie Maddox.
Restaurant
owner; became nationally known as an outspoken racial
segregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve black
customers; Governor of
Georgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,
subsequently chosen 1966; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior Order.
Died, while suffering from cancer and
the effects of a fall, in a
hospice
at Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 25,
2003 (age 87 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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Robert C. Word Ramspeck (1890-1972) —
also known as Robert Ramspeck —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., September
5, 1890.
Son of Theodore R. Ramspeck and Ida (Word) Ramspeck.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. William
S. Howard, 1912; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1929-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Died in Castor, Bienville
Parish, La., September
10, 1972 (age 82 years, 5
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Malcolm Connor Tarver (1885-1960) —
also known as Malcolm C. Tarver —
of Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.
Born in Whitfield
County, Ga., September
25, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Georgia
state senate, 1913-14; superior court judge in Georgia, 1917-26;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1927-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Junior Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March 5,
1960 (age 74 years, 162
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Ga.
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John Stephens Wood (1885-1968) —
also known as John S. Wood —
of Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga.
Born near Ball Ground, Cherokee
County, Ga., February
8, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1917; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1931-35, 1945-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior Order; Redmen.
Died in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., September
12, 1968 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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