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James Arden Barnett (b. 1924) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August 4,
1924.
Son of Arden Barnett and Vera (Turner) Barnett.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1960;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1964-68; member of Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1968-71; chancery judge in
Mississippi, 1971-73.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Still living as of 1973.
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Ellis Barkett Bodron (1923-1997) —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., October
25, 1923.
Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1948-52; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1952-84; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Jaycees.
Blind
from childhood.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., February
17, 1997 (age 73 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Garner Burgin (b. 1892) —
of Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss.
Born July 4,
1892.
Son of Daniel Augustus Burgin and Nancy Myrtis (Garner) Burgin.
School
teacher; college
professor; member of Mississippi
state senate 23rd District, 1936.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Augustus Burgin and Nancy Myrtis (Garner) Burgin; married,
July
24, 1919, to Susie Will Gunter; married, June 22,
1929, to Florence Knight Ramond. |
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James Ozro Day (b. 1888) —
also known as James O. Day —
of Mississippi; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Decatur, Newton
County, Miss., November
30, 1888.
Son of Samuel Marion Day and Eliza P. (Clark) Day.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1928-32; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1942-45.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard L. Livingston (1940-2000) —
also known as Dick Livingston —
of Pulaski, Scott
County, Miss.
Born March 22,
1940.
Son of Elwin
B. Livingston.
Real
estate broker; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1972-2000; died in office 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Died, of cancer, at
St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March 28,
2000 (age 60 years, 6
days).
Interment at Independence
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Morton, Scott County, Miss.
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John Cornelius Stennis (1901-1995) —
also known as John C. Stennis —
of DeKalb, Kemper
County, Miss.
Born in Kemper
County, Miss., August 3,
1901.
Son of Hampton Howell Stennis and Cornelia (Adams) Stennis.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
state court judge in Mississippi, 1937-47; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Chi Rho.
Died April 23,
1995 (age 93 years, 263
days).
Interment at DeKalb
Cemetery, DeKalb, Miss.
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Prentiss Lafayette Walker (1917-1998) —
also known as Prentiss Walker —
of Mize, Smith
County, Miss.
Born near Taylorsville, Smith
County, Miss., August
23, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1965-67; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1966 (Republican), 1972 (Independent).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Died in a hospital
at Magee, Simpson
County, Miss., June 5,
1998 (age 80 years, 286
days).
Interment at Zion
Hill Cemetery, Smith County, Miss.
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George Malone Yarbrough (b. 1916) —
of Red Banks, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Red Banks, Marshall
County, Miss., August
15, 1916.
Democrat. Farmer; cattle
dealer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1956-66; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Pythias; Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Still living as of 1967.
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