{
  "title": "Berrydale fire people index — Identification work and legislative participants",
  "as_of": "2026-10-14",
  "people": [
    {
      "name": "Charles L. Billingsley",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "charles-l-billingsley"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kermit Adkins",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "kermit-adkins"
    },
    {
      "name": "John B. Coker",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "john-b-coker"
    },
    {
      "name": "Clarence O. Shows",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "clarence-o-shows"
    },
    {
      "name": "Phillip A. Payne",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "phillip-a-payne"
    },
    {
      "name": "C. J. Adkins",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "c-j-adkins"
    },
    {
      "name": "Frank Greskovick",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "frank-greskovick"
    },
    {
      "name": "Eugene Parks",
      "role": "Prisoner assisting identification work",
      "facts": "One of five prisoners brought from the Niceville camp to assist the autopsy and dental teams. The report recommends recognition of their assistance.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Not listed among the 51 prisoners confined at Jay at the time of the fire; keep the two groups distinct.",
      "id": "eugene-parks"
    },
    {
      "name": "John Gafford",
      "role": "Prisoner assisting identification work",
      "facts": "One of five prisoners brought from the Niceville camp to assist the autopsy and dental teams. The report recommends recognition of their assistance.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Not listed among the 51 prisoners confined at Jay at the time of the fire; keep the two groups distinct.",
      "id": "john-gafford"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kenneth Gillis",
      "role": "Prisoner assisting identification work",
      "facts": "One of five prisoners brought from the Niceville camp to assist the autopsy and dental teams. The report recommends recognition of their assistance.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Not listed among the 51 prisoners confined at Jay at the time of the fire; keep the two groups distinct.",
      "id": "kenneth-gillis"
    },
    {
      "name": "Phillip DeLaney",
      "role": "Prisoner assisting identification work",
      "facts": "One of five prisoners brought from the Niceville camp to assist the autopsy and dental teams. The report recommends recognition of their assistance.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Not listed among the 51 prisoners confined at Jay at the time of the fire; keep the two groups distinct.",
      "id": "phillip-delaney"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jack Lewis",
      "role": "Prisoner assisting identification work",
      "facts": "One of five prisoners brought from the Niceville camp to assist the autopsy and dental teams. The report recommends recognition of their assistance.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Not listed among the 51 prisoners confined at Jay at the time of the fire; keep the two groups distinct.",
      "id": "jack-lewis"
    },
    {
      "name": "Joe Morris",
      "role": "Funeral-service assistance",
      "facts": "The report credits the mortician of Joe Morris Funeral Home, Pensacola, with voluntary assistance.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "No further individual biography established in the reviewed material.",
      "id": "joe-morris"
    },
    {
      "name": "John Reed",
      "role": "Funeral-service assistance",
      "facts": "The report credits him, of Benboe Funeral Home, Pensacola, with voluntary assistance.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "No further individual biography established in the reviewed material.",
      "id": "john-reed"
    },
    {
      "name": "Representative Fortune",
      "role": "Legislative record",
      "facts": "Listed as a sponsor of HCR 1954.",
      "source": "House",
      "pages": "PDF 1, 3–5",
      "limits": "Initials/full identity not expanded beyond the document; incidental legislators on unrelated votes are excluded.",
      "id": "representative-fortune"
    },
    {
      "name": "Representative Elmore",
      "role": "Legislative record",
      "facts": "Listed as a sponsor of HCR 1954.",
      "source": "House",
      "pages": "PDF 1, 3–5",
      "limits": "Initials/full identity not expanded beyond the document; incidental legislators on unrelated votes are excluded.",
      "id": "representative-elmore"
    },
    {
      "name": "Representative Melvin",
      "role": "Legislative record",
      "facts": "Listed as a sponsor of HCR 1954; moved its adoption May 15.",
      "source": "House",
      "pages": "PDF 1, 3–5",
      "limits": "Initials/full identity not expanded beyond the document; incidental legislators on unrelated votes are excluded.",
      "id": "representative-melvin"
    },
    {
      "name": "Allen Morris",
      "role": "Legislative record",
      "facts": "Clerk whose May 22 enrolling report records HCR 1954 as enrolled, signed and presented to the governor.",
      "source": "House",
      "pages": "PDF 1, 3–5",
      "limits": "Initials/full identity not expanded beyond the document; incidental legislators on unrelated votes are excluded.",
      "id": "allen-morris"
    },
    {
      "name": "Edwin G. Fraser",
      "role": "Legislative record",
      "facts": "Secretary of the Senate whose message of concurrence is printed in the House journal May 19.",
      "source": "House",
      "pages": "PDF 1, 3–5",
      "limits": "Initials/full identity not expanded beyond the document; incidental legislators on unrelated votes are excluded.",
      "id": "edwin-g-fraser"
    }
  ]
}