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Homer Pettigrew (1915 - 1997)

Pettigrew holds the steer wrestling record for both total and consecutive world titles at six and four, respectively. He won his six within eight years, and in 1947 and 1949-50, he was second in the wo...

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12/8/2014
2/4/2024
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Homer Pettigrew (1915 - 1997)

Pettigrew holds the steer wrestling record for both total and consecutive world titles at six and four, respectively. He won his six within eight years, and in 1947 and 1949-50, he was second in the wo...

2/4/2024

Monroe Murray (born October 11, 1969) is an American nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy and co-founder and board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders.

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3/17/2013
2/4/2024
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Monroe Murray (born October 11, 1969) is an American nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy and co-founder and board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders.

2/4/2024

Earl Wesley Bascom MP (1906 - 1995)

Earl W. Bascom was an American painter, printmaker, rodeo performer and sculptor, raised in Canada, who portrayed his own experiences cowboying and rodeoing across the American and Canadian West. He...

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2/4/2024
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Earl Wesley Bascom MP (1906 - 1995)

Earl W. Bascom was an American painter, printmaker, rodeo performer and sculptor, raised in Canada, who portrayed his own experiences cowboying and rodeoing across the American and Canadian West. He...

2/4/2024

Bruce John Poolaw MP (1903 - 1984)

""Chief " Bruce John Poolaw"

Showman and Rodeo Star. A Kiowa, who was born and grew up in Mountain View, Oklahoma (Kiowa County). He was one of at least eleven children of Tsomah and George Poolaw. His father had at least two w...

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11/15/2010
12/28/2023
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11/15/2010

Bruce John Poolaw MP (1903 - 1984)

""Chief " Bruce John Poolaw"

Showman and Rodeo Star. A Kiowa, who was born and grew up in Mountain View, Oklahoma (Kiowa County). He was one of at least eleven children of Tsomah and George Poolaw. His father had at least two w...

12/28/2023

Dan Collins Taylor (1923 - 2010)

Dan Taylor was a professional calf roper and 4th generation Texas rancher.

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11/29/2023
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Dan Collins Taylor (1923 - 2010)

Dan Taylor was a professional calf roper and 4th generation Texas rancher.

11/29/2023

Berva Dawn Sorensen Taylor was born October 6, 1929 to J. C. (Doc) and Mabel (Mimi) Sorensen in Salmon, Idaho. She died August 21, 2013 in a care facility in Coleman, Texas. Berva was the youngest of...

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Berva Dawn Sorensen Taylor was born October 6, 1929 to J. C. (Doc) and Mabel (Mimi) Sorensen in Salmon, Idaho. She died August 21, 2013 in a care facility in Coleman, Texas. Berva was the youngest of...

11/29/2023

Peter La Farge MP (1931 - 1965)

"Peter La Farge"

La Farge (born Oliver Albee La Farge, April 30, 1931 - October 27, 1965) was a New York-based folksinger and songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s. He is known best for his affiliations with Bob Dylan and ...

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11/22/2013
7/28/2023
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11/22/2013

Peter La Farge MP (1931 - 1965)

"Peter La Farge"

La Farge (born Oliver Albee La Farge, April 30, 1931 - October 27, 1965) was a New York-based folksinger and songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s. He is known best for his affiliations with Bob Dylan and ...

7/28/2023

Steve Don Fryar (1953 - 2017)

Steve Fryar, 63, of Big Spring, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Trinity Baptist Church in Big Spring with Derrick Looney, officia...

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Steve Don Fryar (1953 - 2017)

Steve Fryar, 63, of Big Spring, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Trinity Baptist Church in Big Spring with Derrick Looney, officia...

4/3/2023

Jack Reeves (1907 - 1985)

Former rodeo star, trick rider and keeper of the horses at Camp Waldemar. He married Ada Constance (Connie) Douglas in 1942; They had no children.

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5/28/2010
2/27/2023
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Jack Reeves (1907 - 1985)

Former rodeo star, trick rider and keeper of the horses at Camp Waldemar. He married Ada Constance (Connie) Douglas in 1942; They had no children.

2/27/2023

J.B. Mauney MP

"J.B. Mauney"

Cotulla, TX, United States

James Burton "J.B." Mauney (/ˈmuːni/; born January 9, 1987) is an American professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in bull riding. The bulk of his career came from riding in the Professional Bull R...

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10/16/2020
12/14/2022
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10/16/2020

J.B. Mauney MP

"J.B. Mauney"

Cotulla, TX, United States

James Burton "J.B." Mauney (/ˈmuːni/; born January 9, 1987) is an American professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in bull riding. The bulk of his career came from riding in the Professional Bull R...

12/14/2022

Thena Mae Farr (1927 - 1985)

Thena Mae Farr (December 16, 1927 – October 23, 1985), is a 1985 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

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Thena Mae Farr (1927 - 1985)

Thena Mae Farr (December 16, 1927 – October 23, 1985), is a 1985 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

11/11/2022

Dax S. Cowart (1947 - 2019)

"Dax S. Cowart"

Dax S. Cowart, Texas trial lawyer and patient’s rights advocate, originally named Donald Herbert Cowart, was born to Thomas Ray Cowart and Ada Bernice (Triplett) Cowart on December 16, 1947, in Harling...

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Dax S. Cowart (1947 - 2019)

"Dax S. Cowart"

Dax S. Cowart, Texas trial lawyer and patient’s rights advocate, originally named Donald Herbert Cowart, was born to Thomas Ray Cowart and Ada Bernice (Triplett) Cowart on December 16, 1947, in Harling...

3/13/2022

John Ellison Carroll (1862 - 1942)

John Ellison Carroll, champion steer roper and rodeo pioneer, son of J. E. and Mary Carroll, was born in San Patricio County, Texas, on September 14, 1862. As a young man he began working as a cowboy a...

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John Ellison Carroll (1862 - 1942)

John Ellison Carroll, champion steer roper and rodeo pioneer, son of J. E. and Mary Carroll, was born in San Patricio County, Texas, on September 14, 1862. As a young man he began working as a cowboy a...

2/16/2022

Chester Byers (1892 - 1945)

Chester (Chet) Byers, rodeo trick roping star, son of Jesse and Eliza J. (Gray) Byers, was born at Knoxville, Illinois, on January 18, 1892. He moved to Mulhall, Oklahoma, in 1895 and soon dreamed of b...

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Chester Byers (1892 - 1945)

Chester (Chet) Byers, rodeo trick roping star, son of Jesse and Eliza J. (Gray) Byers, was born at Knoxville, Illinois, on January 18, 1892. He moved to Mulhall, Oklahoma, in 1895 and soon dreamed of b...

2/7/2022

Stanley Bush (1930 - 2012)

In 1957 Stanley Bush married Wanda Harper in Mason County, Texas. Stanley was a cutting horse trainer and later world cutting champion. The couple competed in rodeos as well as bred and trained horses,...

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Stanley Bush (1930 - 2012)

In 1957 Stanley Bush married Wanda Harper in Mason County, Texas. Stanley was a cutting horse trainer and later world cutting champion. The couple competed in rodeos as well as bred and trained horses,...

2/6/2022

Wanda Harper Bush (1931 - 2015)

Wanda Harper Bush, the most decorated cowgirl in the history of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), was born to Alvin and Gussie (Martin) Harper on October 6, 1931, in Mason County, Texa...

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Wanda Harper Bush (1931 - 2015)

Wanda Harper Bush, the most decorated cowgirl in the history of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), was born to Alvin and Gussie (Martin) Harper on October 6, 1931, in Mason County, Texa...

2/6/2022

Cowboy Charlie Irwin MP (1875 - 1934)

"Cowboy Charlie"

Find a Grave Birth: Aug. 14, 1875 Chillicothe Livingston County Missouri, USADeath: Mar. 23, 1934 Laramie County Wyoming, USACharles Burton Irwin was one of the Wild West's best showmen, ever. He was...

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9/26/2021
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Cowboy Charlie Irwin MP (1875 - 1934)

"Cowboy Charlie"

Find a Grave Birth: Aug. 14, 1875 Chillicothe Livingston County Missouri, USADeath: Mar. 23, 1934 Laramie County Wyoming, USACharles Burton Irwin was one of the Wild West's best showmen, ever. He was...

9/26/2021

Mona Bell (1890 - 1981)

Find a Grave American Rodeo Rider, Newspaper Reporter, Rodeo Singer, "Larger then Life" personality, and the mistress of entrepreneur Samuel Hill.Edith "Mona" Bell was the oldest of three children. Her...

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10/12/2020
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Mona Bell (1890 - 1981)

Find a Grave American Rodeo Rider, Newspaper Reporter, Rodeo Singer, "Larger then Life" personality, and the mistress of entrepreneur Samuel Hill.Edith "Mona" Bell was the oldest of three children. Her...

10/12/2020

Martin Thadeus "Thad" Sowder (1874-1931) was a son of Daniel E. Sowder & Martha Jane Sowder.Thad was a World Championship Bronco Winner in 1901 and 1902. He & his wife, Anna Ferrell (1882-1917) toured ...

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Martin Thadeus "Thad" Sowder (1874-1931) was a son of Daniel E. Sowder & Martha Jane Sowder.Thad was a World Championship Bronco Winner in 1901 and 1902. He & his wife, Anna Ferrell (1882-1917) toured ...

6/25/2020

Casey Tibbs MP (1929 - 1990)

"Floating Horses - The Life of Casey Tibbs" movie from PBS is based on the book of the same name. The Casey Tibbs story on the South Dakota Public Broadcasting website - - motto on Casey Tibb's gravest...

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7/9/2019
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Casey Tibbs MP (1929 - 1990)

"Floating Horses - The Life of Casey Tibbs" movie from PBS is based on the book of the same name. The Casey Tibbs story on the South Dakota Public Broadcasting website - - motto on Casey Tibb's gravest...

7/9/2019