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Cathie Louise Adams (b. 1950) —
also known as Cathie Adams; Cathie Louise
Mingee —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born January
8, 1950.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2004,
2008,
2012;
member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 2008-09; Texas
Republican state chair, 2009-10.
Female.
Evangelical Christian.
Still living as of 2012.
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Sterling D. Bennett (b. 1888) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Pocahontas, Randolph
County, Ark., February
24, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1931-36; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1936.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Swan Bennett and Sarah J. (Pratt) Bennett; married, March 6,
1911, to Avie Shaver. |
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Kearie Lee Berry (1893-1965) —
also known as K. L. Berry —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Denton
County, Tex., July 6,
1893.
Democrat. Adjutant
General of Texas, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1948.
Christian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Shriners;
American
Legion; National Rifle
Association.
Died in April, 1965
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Interment at Fort
Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
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Robert Randolph Casey (1915-1986) —
also known as Bob Casey —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., July 27,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1948-49; county judge in Texas,
1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1959-76.
Christian.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., April
17, 1986 (age 70 years, 264
days).
Interment at Memorial
Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Barzillai J. Chambers (1817-1895) —
of Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ky., December
5, 1817.
Surveyor;
lawyer;
Greenback candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1880.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died September
16, 1895 (age 77 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cleburne
Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Walker Chambers and Talitha Cumi (Mothershead) Chambers; married
1852 to
Susan Wood; married 1854 to Emma
Montgomery; married 1861 to
Harriet A. Killough. |
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Jeb Hensarling (b. 1957) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Stephenville, Erath
County, Tex., May 29,
1957.
Republican. Lawyer;
staff, U.S. Sen. Phil
Gramm, 1985-89; business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 2003-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Billy Robert Hext (1939-2001) —
also known as Bill Hext —
of Odessa, Ector
County, Tex.
Born in Pampa, Gray
County, Tex., August
25, 1939.
Mayor
of Odessa, Tex., 2000.
Christian.
Died June 20,
2001 (age 61 years, 299
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Odessa, Tex.
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Wilmer David Mizell (1930-1999) —
also known as Wilmer D. Mizell; "Vinegar
Bend" —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Vinegar Bend, Washington
County, Ala., August
13, 1930.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1969-75;
defeated, 1974.
Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Professional baseball
player; pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New
York Mets.
Died in Kerrville, Kerr
County, Tex., February
21, 1999 (age 68 years, 192
days).
Interment at Faith
Missionary Alliance Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890-1969) —
also known as W. Lee O'Daniel; Pappy
O'Daniel —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio, March
11, 1890.
Democrat. Governor of
Texas, 1939-41; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1941-49.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., May 11,
1969 (age 79 years, 61
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Alvin Mansfield Owsley (1888-1967) —
of Denton, Denton
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Denton, Denton
County, Tex., June 11,
1888.
Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1912-14; Denton
County District Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1933-35; Ireland, 1935-37; Denmark, 1937-39.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Lions; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1967
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Theron Eads Roberts (1907-1968) —
also known as Theron E. Roberts; Tex
Roberts —
of Diamond, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Wheeler, Wheeler
County, Tex., March
22, 1907.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Newton County, 1935-38;
member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Died November
12, 1968 (age 61 years, 235
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Ben Shepperd (1915-1990) —
of Odessa, Ector
County, Tex.
Born in Gladewater, Gregg
County, Tex., October
19, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Gregg
County Commissioner, 1946; secretary
of state of Texas, 1950-52; appointed 1950; Texas
state attorney general, 1953-57; general counsel, Odessa Natural Gas
Company; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1964.
Christian. Member, Jaycees.
Died in Gladewater, Gregg
County, Tex., March 8,
1990 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gregg County, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Fulton Shepperd and Berthal (Phillips) Shepperd; married 1938 to Mamie
Strieber. |
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Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) —
also known as R. G. Storey —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., December
4, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, Southwestern
Bell
Telephone Company; director and counsel of life
insurance companies.
Christian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from pneumonia
and heart
disease, while suffering from senile
dementia, in a nursing
home at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
16, 1981 (age 87 years, 43
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married, July 26,
1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel Hope
Watson. |
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memorial |
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1954 |
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Henry Elbert Stubbs (1881-1937) —
also known as Henry E. Stubbs —
of Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Coleman
County, Tex., March 4,
1881.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Redmen.
Died February
28, 1937 (age 55 years, 361
days).
Interment at Santa
Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Calif.
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John Haywood Tolbert (1837-1907) —
also known as J. H. Tolbert —
of Howe, Grayson
County, Tex.; Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Jackson
County, Tenn., January
25, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1887-93, 1899-1901 (27th District
1887-93, 8th District 1899-1901).
Christian.
Died February
7, 1907 (age 70 years, 13
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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Willard Everett Townsend (1904-1985) —
also known as Willard E. Townsend —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb., April
23, 1904.
Democrat. Laundry
business; chair of
Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1936-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(delegation vice-chair); Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1956.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hidalgo
County, Tex., May 27,
1985 (age 81 years, 34
days).
Interment at Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Tex.
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