Pusser's daughter Dwana released a book in 2009 entitled Walking On, which is also an account of his life. The Buford Pusser Home and Museum (which has suffered financial woes in recent years) houses memorabilia ranging from the grim to the mundane, and is a fascinating part of the Pusser legacy. On his first trip to the state line, a 17-year-old boy named Buford Pusser watched Hathcock beat a sailor to death with that hammer. Sorry! Later that year on September 25, 2007, Sorbo returned in Walking Tall: Lone Justice. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. He left you a legend.'. The press christened him the unkillable cop, and from that point on, he pursued the state-line mob with a thunderous vengeance, until all of the undesirables were either gone, dead, or in jail. Word has it the Shamrocks breakfasts were quite good, but not nearly as tempting, or as lucrative, as the gambling, drinking, and whoring that went on in back. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. He joined the United States Marine Corps when he graduated from high school. The windows are blown out, and the dim interiors are lit by narrow shafts of sunlight pouring through the roof, onto the dirty ceramic tiles below. Pusser never intended to be a lawman. Born December 12, 1937, in Adamsville, Pusser moved to Oklahoma during his junior year in high school. To use this feature, use a newer browser. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. His daughter Dwana was one of the first to arrive at the scene, and the girl pulled her giant father away from the burning wreck. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Spouse. When I was a little girl, I figured that if [the state-line mob] was going to get me, they were going to get me. On August 21, 1974, Pusser attended a press conference in Memphis to announce that he would be playing himself in Buford, a sequel to the loosely adapted bio-pic Walking Tall. Bertha Hill Mullins 1910 1978. Now 38, Garrison is a county commissioner and the proprietor of Pussers restaurant in Adamsville, Tennessee, where huge cartoon images of her famous father (designed by Jerry The King Lawler) adorn the walls, and entrees come in Buford-sized portions. As the sun rose on the morning of August 12, 1967, he and his wife were ambushed on New Hope Road, a short-cut between Adamsville and the state line. Wife: Pauline Pusser (5 December 1959 - 12 August 1967) ( homicide) Sibling: Not Available: Children: According to Edward Humes in Mississippi Mud: Southern Justice and the Dixie Mafia (1994), some law enforcement officials suspected Pusser of having killed both. Buford Pusser Death Car a Corvette. WebPussers wife Pauline was shot to death on August 12, 1967, at the age 35 in a driveby assassination that was intended to kill Pusser. WebUpdated September 2, 2021 When his wife was killed, Buford Pusser went from a cop hell-bent on fighting crime to a man hell-bent on avenging his wife's death. He spent eighteen days in the hospital before returning home and would need several more surgeries to restore his appearance. WebBuford's beautiful wife, Pauline, was killed in the ambush 52 years ago today. 
After the success of the 2004 film, Walking Tall: The Payback was released in 2007 direct-to-video. Buford Pusser Home & Museum Nix was sentenced to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola for the Easter Saturday 1971 murder of New Orleans grocer Frank J. Corso. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. His service ended during his United States Marine Corps Recruit Training, when he was given a medical discharge for asthma. Do you know Western State Mental Hospital in Bolivar? Louise Hathcock put a gun right to his head and it misfired. Hathcock fired on Pusser with a concealed .38 pistol. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10072660/pauline-pusser. He was on a mission to clean out the state line, and he had the higher power with him every step of the way, says Jimmie Powers, a longtime employee of the Buford Pusser Home and Museum. A Buford Pusser Festival is held each May in his hometown of Adamsville, Tennessee. The altercation started when an intoxicated Buffett climbed onto the roof of Pusser's car to try to find his rental car in a crowded parking lot. Having been called to a disturbance early that morning, Pussers wife Pauline decided to ride with him as he Pusser is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining, prostitution, gambling, and other vices along the MississippiTennessee state line. The car caught fire and burned. During his tenure as sheriff, he jailed more than 7,500 criminals, and he dismantled 85 illegal stills in 1965 alone. He was re-elected as constable of Adamsville by a majority of voters who wrote in his name on their ballots. [1] [2] He was a suspect in the assassination attempt on Sheriff Buford Pusser and in the death of Pusser promptly began trying to eliminate the Dixie Mafia and the State Line Mob. If you have seen the original Walking Tall movie, then you have seen an exact portrayal of the He ultimately rid the area of its criminal infestation, but it cost him dearly. WebBuford Hayes Pusser was born near Finger, Tennessee on December 12, 1937. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The 1973 movie Walking Tall was based on Pusser's story. WebMini Bio (1) Buford Pusser was elected sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, on a platform of cleaning up the county, which was regarded as the most corrupt, crime-ridden Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 August 21, 1974) was the Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1970. There were a lot of people who really didnt like Daddy.. From Pats Kountry Kitchen, where folks reminisce over bottomless 50-cent cups of joe about how Buford used to hand out $100 bills to the poor, to room 110 of the Old Home Motel, where he once lived, Adamsville is a living museum. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. ). Pusser, in the space of his career, was stabbed seven times and shot eight. Looming above a cluster of young trees, a faded sign reads Motel in shattered white neon, and if you pull back some of the undergrowth you can see a smaller metal sign, its message long erased by the elements, in the shape of a four-leafed-clover. The name of the main character, who was portrayed by Kevin Sorbo, was changed to Nick Prescott, and the movie was set in the Dallas area. His father was the police chief of Adamsville, Tennessee. WebWhen he got home he put the bag in his garage and forgot it. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Pauline Mullins Pusser I found on Findagrave.com. Earlier in the day, Pusser contracted with Bing Crosby Productions in Memphis to portray himself in the sequel to Walking Tall. Learn more about merges. Try again. The museum is in her childhood home, with her bedroom still the same as a girl growing up for visitors to see, preserved as it was in 1974 when her The stories of his fighting crime with nothing but a big stick are largely exaggerated, though on one occasion he did use a fence-post to extract his peculiar brand of justice, and on another, he solved a domestic squabble with a good old-fashioned hickory-switching. The State Trooper who worked the accident, Paul Ervin, later became McNairy County sheriff. Those who didnt like him had a good reason. I still sleep with the television on, she continues, blinking her eyes rapidly beneath a calculated explosion of blond hair. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Doctors said he was struck by at least two, or possibly three rounds from a .30 caliber carbine on the left side of his jaw. His early education consisted of elementary schools in this area and graduation from Adamsville High School in 1956. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. In addition, Morris also created a pictorial history book of Buford called The Legacy of Buford Pusser: A Pictorial History of the "Walking Tall" Sheriff (1997). Make sure that the file is a photo. White was gunned down in front of the El Ray Motel on U.S. Highway 45 in Corinth, Mississippi on April 4, 1969; the alleged triggerman was a small-time hood named Berry Smith. Earlier in the day, Pusser had contracted with Bing Crosby Productions in Memphis to portray himself in the sequel to Walking Tall. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Nix has repeatedly refused to comment about Pusser's claims that he was one of Pauline Pusser's killers. He had suffered so much, shes on record as saying. We have set your language to Buford Pusser, Sheriff Depicted In Walking Tall Film, Is Dead. Add to your scrapbook. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. You can always change this later in your Account settings. On August 21, 1974, Buford Pusser, American sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, died at the age of 36. His efforts have inspired several books, songs, movies, and a TV series. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. She was the common-law wife of none other than Kirksey Nix. Pusser died on August 21, 1974 from injuries sustained in a one-car automobile accident. 1 (731) 632-4080. This is all that remains of the Shamrock, once a thriving den of vice, where many a hungry traveler stopped in, lured by the prospect of a 49-cent country ham breakfast, only to find himself robbed and beaten. But to me it's my family and it opens wounds like it is today." Actor Joe Don Baker, who portrayed the big sheriff in Walking Tall, was there, and even a brooding Elvis Presley lurked somberly in one of the childrens bedrooms throughout the service. Pusser continues, "It's a story to them. He served as constable for two more years (19701972). Year should not be greater than current year. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Buford Pusser was born to Helen (nee' Harris) and Carl Pusser in Finger, McNairy County, Tennessee. This is a carousel with slides. Buford Pusser, The Tragedies On August 12th, 1967, Buford received a call at 4:30 a.m. about a disturbance at the State Line. His co-conspirator, Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat, had stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from Nix and blamed it on his law partner, Judge Sherry. After chronic bouts with asthma led to his discharge from the Marines, he left Tennessee to attend morticians school in Chicago, where the 66, 250-pound Pusser worked in a box factory and took up professional wrestling to supplement his income. Shortly after they passed the New Hope Methodist Church, a car came alongside Pusser's; and the occupants opened fire, killing Pauline. He was Adamsville's police chief and constable from 1962 to 1964. 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After the success of the 2004 film, Walking Tall: The Payback was released in 2007 direct-to-video. Buford Pusser Home & Museum Nix was sentenced to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola for the Easter Saturday 1971 murder of New Orleans grocer Frank J. Corso. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. His service ended during his United States Marine Corps Recruit Training, when he was given a medical discharge for asthma. Do you know Western State Mental Hospital in Bolivar? Louise Hathcock put a gun right to his head and it misfired. Hathcock fired on Pusser with a concealed .38 pistol. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10072660/pauline-pusser. He was on a mission to clean out the state line, and he had the higher power with him every step of the way, says Jimmie Powers, a longtime employee of the Buford Pusser Home and Museum. A Buford Pusser Festival is held each May in his hometown of Adamsville, Tennessee. The altercation started when an intoxicated Buffett climbed onto the roof of Pusser's car to try to find his rental car in a crowded parking lot. Having been called to a disturbance early that morning, Pussers wife Pauline decided to ride with him as he Pusser is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining, prostitution, gambling, and other vices along the MississippiTennessee state line. The car caught fire and burned. During his tenure as sheriff, he jailed more than 7,500 criminals, and he dismantled 85 illegal stills in 1965 alone. He was re-elected as constable of Adamsville by a majority of voters who wrote in his name on their ballots. [1] [2] He was a suspect in the assassination attempt on Sheriff Buford Pusser and in the death of Pusser promptly began trying to eliminate the Dixie Mafia and the State Line Mob. If you have seen the original Walking Tall movie, then you have seen an exact portrayal of the He ultimately rid the area of its criminal infestation, but it cost him dearly. WebBuford Hayes Pusser was born near Finger, Tennessee on December 12, 1937. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The 1973 movie Walking Tall was based on Pusser's story. WebMini Bio (1) Buford Pusser was elected sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, on a platform of cleaning up the county, which was regarded as the most corrupt, crime-ridden Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 August 21, 1974) was the Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1970. There were a lot of people who really didnt like Daddy.. From Pats Kountry Kitchen, where folks reminisce over bottomless 50-cent cups of joe about how Buford used to hand out $100 bills to the poor, to room 110 of the Old Home Motel, where he once lived, Adamsville is a living museum. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. ). Pusser, in the space of his career, was stabbed seven times and shot eight. Looming above a cluster of young trees, a faded sign reads Motel in shattered white neon, and if you pull back some of the undergrowth you can see a smaller metal sign, its message long erased by the elements, in the shape of a four-leafed-clover. The name of the main character, who was portrayed by Kevin Sorbo, was changed to Nick Prescott, and the movie was set in the Dallas area. His father was the police chief of Adamsville, Tennessee. WebWhen he got home he put the bag in his garage and forgot it. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Pauline Mullins Pusser I found on Findagrave.com. Earlier in the day, Pusser contracted with Bing Crosby Productions in Memphis to portray himself in the sequel to Walking Tall. Learn more about merges. Try again. The museum is in her childhood home, with her bedroom still the same as a girl growing up for visitors to see, preserved as it was in 1974 when her The stories of his fighting crime with nothing but a big stick are largely exaggerated, though on one occasion he did use a fence-post to extract his peculiar brand of justice, and on another, he solved a domestic squabble with a good old-fashioned hickory-switching. The State Trooper who worked the accident, Paul Ervin, later became McNairy County sheriff. Those who didnt like him had a good reason. I still sleep with the television on, she continues, blinking her eyes rapidly beneath a calculated explosion of blond hair. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Doctors said he was struck by at least two, or possibly three rounds from a .30 caliber carbine on the left side of his jaw. His early education consisted of elementary schools in this area and graduation from Adamsville High School in 1956. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. In addition, Morris also created a pictorial history book of Buford called The Legacy of Buford Pusser: A Pictorial History of the "Walking Tall" Sheriff (1997). Make sure that the file is a photo. White was gunned down in front of the El Ray Motel on U.S. Highway 45 in Corinth, Mississippi on April 4, 1969; the alleged triggerman was a small-time hood named Berry Smith. Earlier in the day, Pusser had contracted with Bing Crosby Productions in Memphis to portray himself in the sequel to Walking Tall. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Nix has repeatedly refused to comment about Pusser's claims that he was one of Pauline Pusser's killers. He had suffered so much, shes on record as saying. We have set your language to Buford Pusser, Sheriff Depicted In Walking Tall Film, Is Dead. Add to your scrapbook. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. You can always change this later in your Account settings. On August 21, 1974, Buford Pusser, American sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, died at the age of 36. His efforts have inspired several books, songs, movies, and a TV series. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. She was the common-law wife of none other than Kirksey Nix. Pusser died on August 21, 1974 from injuries sustained in a one-car automobile accident. 1 (731) 632-4080. This is all that remains of the Shamrock, once a thriving den of vice, where many a hungry traveler stopped in, lured by the prospect of a 49-cent country ham breakfast, only to find himself robbed and beaten. But to me it's my family and it opens wounds like it is today." Actor Joe Don Baker, who portrayed the big sheriff in Walking Tall, was there, and even a brooding Elvis Presley lurked somberly in one of the childrens bedrooms throughout the service. Pusser continues, "It's a story to them. He served as constable for two more years (19701972). Year should not be greater than current year. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Buford Pusser was born to Helen (nee' Harris) and Carl Pusser in Finger, McNairy County, Tennessee. This is a carousel with slides. Buford Pusser, The Tragedies On August 12th, 1967, Buford received a call at 4:30 a.m. about a disturbance at the State Line. His co-conspirator, Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat, had stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from Nix and blamed it on his law partner, Judge Sherry. After chronic bouts with asthma led to his discharge from the Marines, he left Tennessee to attend morticians school in Chicago, where the 66, 250-pound Pusser worked in a box factory and took up professional wrestling to supplement his income. Shortly after they passed the New Hope Methodist Church, a car came alongside Pusser's; and the occupants opened fire, killing Pauline. He was Adamsville's police chief and constable from 1962 to 1964. 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