| William Lowe Waller  AKA William Lowe Waller, Sr.
Born: 21-Oct-1926
Birthplace: Lafayette County, MS
Died: 29-Nov-2011
Location of death: Jackson, MS [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Mississippi, 1972-76 Military service: US Army (intelligence officer, Korean War)
[1] St. Dominic Hospital, Jackson, MS.
Father: Percey A. Waller
Mother: Myrtle Gatewood
Wife: Ava Carroll Overton (until his death, four sons, one daughter)
Son: William L. Waller, Jr. (Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, b. circa 1952)
Daughter: Joy
Son: Robert O. Waller ("Bob")
Son: Edward C. Waller ("Eddie")
Son: Donald E. Waller ("Don")
High School: Oxford High School
University: BS, Memphis State University
Law School: LLB, University of Mississippi
Governor of Mississippi (18-Jan-1972 to 20-Jan-1976)
Mississippi State Official Hinds County District Attorney (1959-67)
Author of books:
Straight Ahead: The Memoirs of a Mississippi Governor (2007, memoir)
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