Texas State Cemetery

James "Red" Duke

1928–2015 (age 87)

Texas State Cemetery

James "Red" Duke was a pioneering trauma surgeon and educator who became a beloved medical spokesperson in Texas and bey...

William A. A. Wallace

1817–1899 (age 82)

Texas State Cemetery

William A. A. Wallace was a Lexington resident who lived from 1817 to 1899.

Miriam A. Ferguson

1875–1961 (age 86)

Texas State Cemetery

Miriam A. Ferguson (1875-1961) was the first female Governor of Texas, serving from 1925-1927, buried at Texas State Cem...

James A. Michener

1907–1997 (age 90)

Texas State Cemetery

James A. Michener (1907–1997) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist from Doylestown whose sweeping historical epics li...

John A. Wharton

1828–1865 (age 37)

Texas State Cemetery

John A. Wharton was a Nashville-born individual who lived from 1828 to 1865 and was buried at Texas State Cemetery.

John Alexander Greer

1802–1855 (age 53)

Texas State Cemetery

John Alexander Greer was a Shelbyville resident who lived from 1802 to 1855 and was buried at Texas State Cemetery.

Betty Andujar

1912–1997 (age 85)

Texas State Cemetery

Betty Andujar (1912–1997) was a Harrisburg-born Texas state senator noted for her conservative fiscal stance and advoc...

Bob Armstrong

1932–2015 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Bob Armstrong, the patriarch of the Armstrong wrestling family, entertained fans for decades with his work as a Texas-ba...

James Austin Sylvester

1807–1882 (age 75)

Texas State Cemetery

James Austin Sylvester (1807-1882) was a Texas notable interred at the Texas State Cemetery.

James B. Adams

1926–2020 (age 94)

Texas State Cemetery

James B. Adams (1926–2020) was an American law enforcement official who served as acting director of the FBI and later...

Russell B. Cummings

1925–2008 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Russell B. Cummings (1925–2008) of Houston was interred at the Texas State Cemetery.

Moseley Baker

1802–1848 (age 46)

Texas State Cemetery

Moseley Baker was a Texas Revolutionary War hero and early settler of Mexican Texas.

Don Baylor

1949–2017 (age 68)

Texas State Cemetery

Don Baylor gained acclaim as a gritty Major League Baseball outfielder and manager noted for his toughness and 1979 AL M...

Cedric Benson

1982–2019 (age 37)

Texas State Cemetery

Cedric Benson (1982–2019) was an American football running back who starred with the University of Texas and played ni...

Eddie Bernice Johnson

1934–2023 (age 89)

Texas State Cemetery

Eddie Bernice Johnson (1934–2023) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas known for championing science and tr...

Joe Bertram Frantz

1917–1993 (age 76)

Texas State Cemetery

Joe Bertram Frantz (1917–1993) was a Dallas-born historian of Texas and the American West who taught at the University...

George Beto

1916–1991 (age 75)

Texas State Cemetery

George Beto (1916–1991) was the longtime director of the Texas Department of Corrections whose reforms helped shape th...

Andrew Briscoe

1810–1849 (age 39)

Texas State Cemetery

Andrew Briscoe was a Texas pioneer and merchant who was among the earliest American settlers in Mexican Texas.

Augustus Buchel

1813–1864 (age 51)

Texas State Cemetery

Augustus Buchel was a Guntersblum native who lived from 1813 to 1864.

Bob Bullock

1929–1999 (age 70)

Texas State Cemetery

Bob Bullock (1929–1999) was a Hillsboro-born Texas politician who served as comptroller and lieutenant governor while ...

Edward Burleson

1798–1851 (age 53)

Texas State Cemetery

Edward Burleson was a Texas military and political leader from Buncombe County who lived from 1798 to 1851 and was burie...

Patrick C. Jack

1808–1844 (age 36)

Texas State Cemetery

Patrick C. Jack was a Texas Revolution participant and early settler in Mexican Texas.

Thomas C. Lea III

1907–2001 (age 94)

Texas State Cemetery

Thomas C. Lea III (1907–2001) of El Paso rests at the Texas State Cemetery.

Sterling C. Robertson

1785–1842 (age 57)

Texas State Cemetery

Sterling C. Robertson was a prominent Texas settler and empresario who played a key role in early Anglo colonization of ...

Carl Calvin Conley

1921–2010 (age 89)

Texas State Cemetery

Carl Calvin Conley (1921–2010) was a longtime Texan whose contributions earned him interment at the Texas State Cemete...

Donald Campbell

1830–1871 (age 41)

Texas State Cemetery

Donald Campbell (1830-1871) was an Alabama native buried at Texas State Cemetery.

Waggoner Carr

1918–2004 (age 86)

Texas State Cemetery

Waggoner Carr (1918-2004) was a Texas lawyer and politician who served as the state attorney general before being buried...

Phil Cates

1947–2014 (age 67)

Texas State Cemetery

Phil Cates (1947–2014) was a Pampa native whose life is memorialized with burial at the Texas State Cemetery.

Eugene Cernan

1934–2017 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Eugene Cernan (1934–2017) was an American astronaut who became the last person to walk on the Moon.

James Charles Wilson

1816–1861 (age 45)

Texas State Cemetery

James Charles Wilson was a Yorkshire-born individual who lived from 1816 to 1861 and was buried at Texas State Cemetery.

George Christian

1927–2002 (age 75)

Texas State Cemetery

George Christian (1927-2002) was a journalist who rose to prominence as President Lyndon B. Johnson's press secretary be...

Nellie Connally

1919–2006 (age 87)

Texas State Cemetery

Nellie Connally was the First Lady of Texas and the wife of Governor John Connally, famously riding beside him during Pr...

Wayne Connally

1923–2000 (age 77)

Texas State Cemetery

Wayne Connally (1923-2000) represented Floresville-area voters as a Texas legislator before resting at the Texas State C...

James Cotton

1935–2017 (age 82)

Texas State Cemetery

James Cotton (1935–2017) was an influential American blues harmonica player and bandleader.

John Coyle White

1924–1995 (age 71)

Texas State Cemetery

John Coyle White (1924–1995) was a Texas politician who served as agriculture commissioner before moving into federal ...

Trammell Crow

1914–2009 (age 95)

Texas State Cemetery

Trammell Crow (1914–2009) of Dallas was buried at the Texas State Cemetery.

Walter Cunningham

1932–2023 (age 91)

Texas State Cemetery

Walter Cunningham (1932–2023) was an American astronaut who flew on Apollo 7.

James D. Hornfischer

1965–2021 (age 56)

Texas State Cemetery

James D. Hornfischer chronicled naval history in acclaimed books while teaching and writing as a historian.

Xavier Debray

1818–1895 (age 77)

Texas State Cemetery

Xavier Debray was an Épinal resident who lived from 1818 to 1895.

W. E. "Pete" Snelson

1923–2014 (age 91)

Texas State Cemetery

W. E. "Pete" Snelson (1923–2014) was a Texas legislator whose final resting place is Texas State Cemetery in Grandfall...

James E. Ferguson

1871–1944 (age 73)

Texas State Cemetery

James E. Ferguson (1871-1944) was an American politician and Governor of Texas.

Robert E. Galer

1913–2005 (age 92)

Texas State Cemetery

Robert E. Galer (1913–2005) of Seattle is buried at the Texas State Cemetery.

James E. Nugent

1922–2016 (age 94)

Texas State Cemetery

James E. Nugent (1922–2016) served as a Texas public official and now rests at Texas State Cemetery in San Angelo.

Al Edwards

1937–2020 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Al Edwards (1937–2020) was an American politician who spent decades as a member of the Texas House of Representatives ...

Richard Ellis

1781–1846 (age 65)

Texas State Cemetery

Richard Ellis was a prominent Texas colonist and political figure who served in the Texas Revolution era.

John Emmett Lyle, Jr.

1910–2003 (age 93)

Texas State Cemetery

John Emmett Lyle Jr. was an American educator and politician who represented Texas in the U.S. House during the 1940s.

Jack English Hightower

1926–2013 (age 87)

Texas State Cemetery

Jack English Hightower (1926–2013) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. Representative from Texa...

Stephen F. Austin

1793–1836 (age 43)

Texas State Cemetery

Stephen F. Austin was the founder of American settlements in Texas who lived from 1793 to 1836.

Benjamin F. Bryant

1800–1857 (age 57)

Texas State Cemetery

Benjamin F. Bryant (1800-1857) was a Wilkes County resident of North Carolina.

Ray Farabee

1932–2014 (age 82)

Texas State Cemetery

Ray Farabee (1932–2014), a Texas legislator, is buried at Texas State Cemetery in Wichita Falls.