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Evins was born in Smithville, Tennessee, on October 11, 1935, the youngest child of Estelle McCartney and William Jackson Evins. [1] As a child he graduated from Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee. [2] He enlisted in the US Army, served in Korea in the Corps of Engineers and attended Auburn University.
Ray Blanton. 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. Though he initiated a number of government reforms and was instrumental in ...
93000212 [1] Added to NRHP. March 25, 1993. Rest Hill Cemetery is an African-American cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee . The cemetery was established with the help of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1867–1869, during the Reconstruction Era. [2] It was expanded in 1880. [2] It includes the burials of at least 25 blacks who were born as slaves, before ...
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Funeral Date Country City No. of attendees Television audience Funeral of Ludwig van Beethoven: March 29, 1827 Austrian Empire Vienna ~20,000: Funeral of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Headquarters. 374 Vance Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Number of locations. 2. Website. rslewisandsonsfuneralhome .com. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has operated continuously in downtown Memphis, Tennessee since 1914. The home has held services for many prominent African-Americans, including Benjamin Hooks and Martin Luther King Jr.
List of burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic garden or rural cemetery established in 1836 in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 74-acre grounds contain over 11,000 family lots and more than 33,000 graves, including many notable burials. [1]
Killing of Pascal Sleiman. On April 9, 2024, Pascal Sleiman, a senior figure in the Christian Lebanese Forces party, was abducted and killed in the area of Byblos, Lebanon. [1] [2] Approximately a day and a half later, his body was found in Syria, sparking outrage among the Christian population in Lebanon, venting their anger on Syrian refugees ...