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Jan 16, 2021 · Lurleen Wallace died May 7, 1968 in Montgomery. She was 41. Her casket was placed in the state capitol on May 9 and more than 25,000 mourners waited in line five hours to pay their respects.
Wallace lay in state in the Capitol building on May 8, and 21,000 mourners waited as long as five hours to view her silver casket. Despite her emphatic request for a closed casket, her widower insisted that her body be on view, with a glass bubble over the open part of the coffin.
Mar 15, 2024 · Funeral of Gov. Lurleen Wallace The body of Lurleen Wallace lay in state in the capitol rotunda, and more than 30,000 Alabamians passed by in respect. George overrode Lurleen’s desires and, against her wishes to have a closed casket, ordered it open.
Sep 16, 1998 · Wallace was buried next to his first wife, former Gov. Lurleen Wallace, who died in office in 1968. His second wife, Cornelia, whom he later divorced, attended the funeral services.
Jan 18, 2017 · Shortly before being elected, Lurleen Wallace learned she had uterine cancer. She underwent radiation therapy and a hysterectomy but treatments weren't able to stop the spread the cancer's...
The funeral procession for Gov. Lurleen Burns Wallace proceeds along Dexter Avenue toward the Capitol in Montgomery on May 9, 1968. Wallace died after a protracted battle with cancer and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery.
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Lurleen Wallace’s casket was placed in the state capitol on May 9. Twenty-five thousand mourners waited in line for five hours to pay their respects.
