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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.
Lurleen Burns Wallace (born Lurleen Brigham Burns; September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Alabama for 16 months from January 16, 1967 until her death on May 7, 1968. She was the first wife of Alabama governor George Wallace, whom she succeeded as governor because the Alabama ...
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May 7, 2009 · May 7, 1968: Alabama's Lurleen Wallace (D), who ran for governor and won in 1966 as a surrogate for her husband, George -- who was barred by state law from seeking re-election -- dies of cancer ...
Alabama Governor, Wife of Alabama Governor George C. Wallace. Because of an Alabama law prohibiting governors from serving consecutive terms, Governor George Wallace had his wife campaign for governor. She won the election, and was inaugurated in January, 1967, as the first female governor of Alabama. She acted as a...
Mar 15, 2024 · Surrounded by her family, Lurleen died at the age of 41 on May 7, 1968. 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.
May 7, 2018 · MONTGOMERY, Ala. —. Lurleen Wallace died of cancer 50 years ago today in 1968. It was just 14 months after her inauguration. Family and friends remembered her in Montgomery as a woman of courage who lived life to the fullest and championed the causes of mental health care and beautification in our state. Advertisement.
