He was originally taken to the Kilby Correctional Facility in Montgomery County, Alabama for intake. He was later moved to Holman Correctional Facility in Escambia County, Alabama. On Wednesday October 13, 2004, Cherry was transferred from Holman Prison to Atmore Community Hospital in Atmore. During the same day, an ambulance transported him from the Atmore hospital to a hospital in Montgomery. Cherry died in the Kilby prison's hospital unit, on November 18, 2004, at the age of 74. He is buried in Payne Springs Cemetery in Henderson County, Texas. Media portrayal Cherry was portrayed by Richard Jenkins in the 2002 television film Sins of the Father. See also Robert Edward Chambliss Herman Frank Cash African-American history Civil Rights Movement Birmingham campaign Mass racial violence in the United States Sins of the Father (TV film) References Further reading External links Bobby Frank Cherry's website (Website closed before 5/10) 1930 births 2004 deaths American mass murderers 1963 murders in the United States Former Ku Klux Klan members People from Clanton, Alabama American murderers of children American people convicted of murder American people who died in prison custody American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment People convicted of murder by Alabama Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Alabama Prisoners who died in Alabama detention History of Birmingham, Alabama Military personnel from Alabama