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Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
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The list Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama) includes
Eddie Kendricks, Sun Ra, Bear Bryant, Ben Chapman and Patti Ruffner Jacobs.
The list consists of 46 members.
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Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter
Overview: Eddie James Kendricks (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992) was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The T ...Date of birth: 17 December 1939Date of death: 5 October 1992Age: 52 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SingerGender: MaleHeight: 6' 2" (188 cm)
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Sun Ra
Jazz composer, bandleader
Overview: Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental ... 0
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Ben Chapman
American baseball player and coach
Overview: William Benjamin Chapman (December 25, 1908 – July 7, 1993) was an American outfielder, pitcher, and manager in Major League Baseball who played for several teams. He began his career with the New York ...Date of birth: 25 December 1908Date of death: 8 July 1991Age: 82 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Film/TV ProducerGender: Male 0
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Bear Bryant
American college football coach
Overview: Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During ...Date of birth: 11 September 1913Date of death: 26 January 1983Age: 69 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Football (American)Gender: Male 0
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Erskine Hawkins
jazz composer and bandleader
Overview: Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is most remembered for co ...Date of birth: 26 July 1914Date of death: 11 November 1993Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: MusicianGender: Male 0
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Anna Lee Carroll
American actress (1930–2017)
Overview: Anna Lee "Boots" Carroll (October 7, 1930 – April 30, 2017) was an American actress, based in Alabama, whose career included dozens of theaters productions, as well as several movies and television shows ...Date of birth: 7 October 1930Date of death: 30 April 2017Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: Female 0
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Pat Sullivan
American football player (1950–2019)Overview: Patrick Joseph Sullivan (January 18, 1950 – December 1, 2019) was an American professional football player and college coach. An All-American quarterback for the Auburn Tigers, he won the Heisman Trophy ...Date of birth: 18 January 1950Date of death: 1 December 2019Age: 69 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Football (American)Gender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm) 0
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Patti Ruffner Jacobs
American suffragist
Overview: Pattie Ruffner Jacobs (sometimes Patti, Patty, or Mrs. Solon Harold Jacobs) was an American women's suffragist from Birmingham, Alabama. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1978.Date of birth: 1875Date of death: 1935Age: 59 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Mary Anderson (inventor)
American real estate developer/rancher/viticulturist/inventor- windshield-wiper blade
Overview: Mary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953) was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor of the windshield wiper blade. On November 10, 1903 Anderson was ...Date of birth: 19 February 1866Date of death: 27 January 1953Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: InventorGender: Female 0
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B. B. Comer
American politician
Overview: Braxton Bragg Comer (November 7, 1848 – August 15, 1927) was the 33rd Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911, and a United States Senator in 1920. As governor, he achieved railroad reform, lowering rates ...Date of birth: 7 November 1848Date of death: 15 August 1927Age: 78 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Politician 0
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Dixie Walker
Professional baseball player
Overview: Fred E. "Dixie" Walker (September 24, 1910 – May 17, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and minor league manager. He played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball from ...Date of birth: 24 September 1910Date of death: 17 May 1982Age: 71 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BaseballGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Sam Hairston
American baseball player
Overview: Samuel Harding Hairston (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1997) was a Negro League baseball and Major League Baseball player. He played for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Indianapolis Clowns of the ...Date of birth: 20 January 1920Date of death: 31 October 1997Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BaseballGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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Abraham Woods
American civil rights leaderOverview: Abraham Lincoln Woods, Jr. (October 7, 1928 – November 7, 2008) was an American civil rights leader, who helped coordinate the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and stood behind Martin Luther ...Date of birth: 7 October 1928Date of death: 7 November 2008Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Activist 0
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Henry E. Erwin
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Overview: Henry Eugene "Red" Erwin, Sr., (May 8, 1921 – January 16, 2002) was a United States Army Air Forces airman and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in ...Date of birth: 8 May 1921Date of death: 16 January 2002Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Military 0
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George Huddleston, Jr.
American politician
Overview: George Huddleston Jr. (March 19, 1920 – September 14, 1971) was a Democratic Congressman from Alabama.Date of birth: 19 March 1920Date of death: 14 September 1971Age: 51 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Politician 0
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Albert L. Smith, Jr.
American politician (1931–1997)
Overview: Albert Lee Smith Jr. (August 31, 1931 – August 12, 1997) was an Alabama politician who represented the 6th district in the United States House of Representatives during the 97th Congress (1981–1983) ...Date of birth: 31 August 1931Date of death: 12 August 1997Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Politician 0
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John Grenier
Alabama lawyer and politicianOverview: John Edward Grenier (August 24, 1930 - November 6, 2007) was a figure in the 1964 Presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater. Grenier is one of the figures credited with using the Southern Strategy in that ...Date of birth: 24 August 1930Date of death: 6 November 2007Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Politician 0
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James Coyle
American priest
Overview: James Edwin Coyle (March 23, 1873 – August 11, 1921) was a Roman Catholic priest who was murdered in Birmingham, Alabama.Date of birth: 23 March 1873Date of death: 11 August 1921Age: 48 (age at death)Nationality: IrishOccupation: ReligionGender: Male 0
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William Dudley Geer
American scholarly authorOverview: Dr. William Dudley "Billy" Geer (December 25, 1922 - October 3, 2003), also known as W. D. Geer, was a Christian educator who served as the first Dean of the School of Business at Samford University in ...Date of birth: 25 December 1922Date of death: 3 October 2003Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: American 0
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Oscar Underwood
American politician
Overview: Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first f ...Date of birth: 6 May 1862Date of death: 25 January 1929Age: 66 (age at death)Occupation: Politician 0
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