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Birth	:	16 Feb 1926 Rison, Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA
Death	:	11 Jul 2004 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Burial	:	Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2999306, -71.7147598
Description	:	LITTLE ROCK -- John Walter Elrod, 78, of Little Rock, formerly of Rison, died Sunday. He was born Feb. 16, 1926, at Rison, a son of the late Searcy Elrod and Frances Sadler Elrod. He served as a bombardier in the Army Air Corps During World War II. He was a graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law where he was editor of the Law Review. He practiced law at Rison and managed Elrod Company, a family owned business that dealt in wood products and oil and gas production. He was a member of the Rison Baptist Church where he... Read More	LITTLE ROCK -- John Walter Elrod, 78, of Little Rock, formerly of Rison, died Sunday. He was born Feb. 16, 1926, at Rison, a son of the late Searcy Elrod and Frances Sadler Elrod. He served as a bombardier in the Army Air Corps During World War II. He was a graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law where he was editor of the Law Review. He practiced law at Rison and managed Elrod Company, a family owned business that dealt in wood products and oil and gas production. He was a member of the Rison Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school and was a deacon. He served on the Rison School Board and the Rison City Council. He was a former mayor of Rison and municipal judge. He served in the state constitutional convention and managed re-election campaign for Senators John L. McClellan and J. William Fulbright. He was a member of the Arkansas State Forestry Commission for several years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Elrod. Survivors include a daughter, Becky Meeks; a brother, Ben Elrod of Arkadelphia; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and his niece and caregiver Cindy Stroud of Little Rock. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rison Baptist Church with the Rev. Wade Totty officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery near Rison by Buie Funeral Home at Rison. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Rison Baptist Church Building Fund or the John and Gloria Elrod Scholarship Fund at Ouachita Baptist University.

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John Walter Elrod's memorial is located at: Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA.
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John Walter Elrod death on 11 Jul 2004 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
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Latitude: 42.2999306
Longitude: -71.7147598

Family Members:

Parent

Benjamin Searcy Elrod

(1905 - 1985)

Frances Othello “Tea Ninny” Sadler Elrod

(1905 - 1990)

Spouse

Gloria Mae Pearce Elrod

(1927 - 1983)

Siblings

Dr Ben M. Elrod

(1930 - 2018)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mountain View Cemetery
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2999306, -71.7147598

2. West Main Street Cemetery
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2912600, -71.7420000

3. Hillside West Cemetery
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2692600, -71.7236100

4. Hillside East Cemetery
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2663850, -71.7225270

5. Saint Anne's Cemetery
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2746300, -71.7485400

6. Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
Worcester, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2910170, -71.7681030

7. Grove Street Burial Ground
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2578090, -71.7173770

8. Grafton State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2518900, -71.6854200

9. Old Burial Ground
Boylston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3515700, -71.7355300

10. Howard Street Cemetery
Northborough, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3249000, -71.6475400

11. First Burying Place
Northborough, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3044100, -71.6388400

12. Pine Grove Cemetery
Boylston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3582993, -71.7431030

13. Pine Grove Cemetery
Grafton, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2346992, -71.7042007

14. Old Burial Place
Worcester, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2679000, -71.7961300

15. Worcester Rural Cemetery
Worcester, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2803001, -71.8035965

16. Mechanic Street Burying Ground (Defunct)
Worcester, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2635800, -71.7981900

17. Adam El-Khishin Meditation Area
Worcester, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2755600, -71.8090900

18. Worcester Common Burial Ground
Worcester, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2621100, -71.8006800

19. Mount Vernon Cemetery
West Boylston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3634650, -71.7804030

20. Memorial Cemetery
Westborough, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2686800, -71.6142600

21. Beaman Cemetery
West Boylston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3649590, -71.7803600

22. Midland Cemetery
Westborough, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2661630, -71.6119770

23. Pine Grove Cemetery
Westborough, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2647018, -71.6082993

24. Mary Goodnow Gravesite
Northborough, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3349900, -71.6054100