The Political Graveyard: Gilmer County, W.Va.

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Gilmer County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Gilmer County

Index to Locations

Glenville Unknown location

Glenville Stalnaker Cemetery

Stumptown Collins Community Cemetery

Unknown Location
Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia

Politicians buried here:

Emmett J. Bush (1897-1970) — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Gilmer County, W.Va., October 25, 1897. Son of J. Woodford Bush and Cora Lee (Bartlett) Bush. Democrat. School teacher; deputy sheriff; automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County, 1937-38, 1941-42. Baptist. Member, Rotary; American Legion. Died in 1970 (age about 72 years). Interment somewhere.

Relatives: Married, August 5, 1919, to Zelma May Hall.

Stalnaker Cemetery
Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia

Politicians buried here:

Edward Gay Rohrbough (1874-1956) — also known as Edward G. Rohrbough — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, 1874. Republican. U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49; defeated, 1944, 1948. Died in 1956 (age about 82 years). Interment at Stalnaker Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Collins Community Cemetery
Stumptown, Gilmer County, West Virginia

Politicians buried here:

Jack Vincent Stalnaker (1922-2008) — also known as Jack V. Stalnaker — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Hardman, Gilmer County, W.Va., December 6, 1922. Son of Delbert Stalnaker (1881-1965) and Edna (Chrisman) Stalnaker (1887-1971). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Farm Bureau. Died in Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va., July 27, 2008 (age 85 years, 234 days). Interment at Collins Community Cemetery.

Relatives: Married, November 6, 1948, to Ann Carpenter (1923-2007).

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