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Leonard Ray Blanton (April 10, 1930 – November 22, 1996) [1] [2] was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Tennessee from 1975 to 1979. He also served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1967 to 1973.
Lewie Ford (1889-1931) started the family funeral business and became allied with E.H. Crump, an influential white politician in Memphis and the state in the early 20th century. Newton Jackson Ford (1914–1986) was an undertaker and businessman, and his wife Vera (Davis) Ford (1915–1994), were prominent members of the African-American community.
After he retired from the NFL, Atkins worked in various jobs, including as an exterminator, as a pipe system manager, and selling caskets to funeral homes. [25] Atkins died of natural causes at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on December 30, 2015, at the age of 85. [26] He was survived by his wife, brother, and ...
Unranked Missouri upset the No. 1 team in the country, beating Kansas 76-67 after staving off a Jayhawks comeback in the second half. Senior guard Tamar Bates went off for 29 points to secure the ...
The next morning, Jones's body was transported to Jackson, Tennessee by the No. 26 passenger train. A funeral service was held May 2, 1900, at St. Mary's Church, where he and Janie Brady had married 14 years before. He was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery. A record 15 enginemen rode 118 miles (190 km) from Water Valley to pay their last ...
Stocks pulled back Friday morning as bond yields reached higher. Mixed initial jobless claims data sent the 10-year Treasury yield to a seven-month high on Thursday.