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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Son of Hulett A. Smith and Angeline (McMillion) Smith.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper
publisher; banker; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a heart and
circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital,
Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Erland Harold Hedrick (1894-1954) —
also known as E. H. Hedrick —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., August 9,
1894.
Son of Clowney Spotts Hedrick and Sallie (Thompson) Hedrick.
Democrat. Physician;
real
estate business; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1945-53;
candidate in primary for Governor of
West Virginia, 1952.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Moose.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
20, 1954 (age 60 years, 42
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Robert Johnson Ashworth (1909-2008) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., May 8,
1909.
Son of Dr. Robert A. Ashworth and Darthula (Johnson) Ashworth.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Raleigh County Republican Party, 1949-50; president and part
owner, Richmond Cleaners and
Laundry; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
2, 2008 (age 99 years, 147
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Robert A. Ashworth and Darthula (Johnson) Ashworth; married to
Virginia Isabel Hill (died 1986) and Blanche Woods. |
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