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Submitted: 2/15/12 • Approved: 2/15/12 • Last Updated: 7/29/12 • R649328-G649326-S3
Opal
Jan 21,1919-June 29,1977
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Son of Arthue and Ovelene Catlett James
Mary
Mar 31,1930-Aug 8,1999
Daughter of Ray and Lillian D Oden Cook Lynch
Opal Lee James, a Park Ranger for the US Army Corps of Engineers was murdered in the line of duty by two Oklahoma prison escapees, Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton who went on a two week murder spree...
Paul Ruiz & Earl Van Denton were given the death sentence by the State of Arkansas & were both put to death by lethal injection on January 9, 1997
Contributed on 2/15/12 by bill060
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