| Politicians who have
monuments here: |
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Cecil Harland Underwood (1922-2008) —
also known as Cecil H. Underwood —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Josephs Mills, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
5, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; minister;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1945-56; Governor of
West Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-2001; defeated, 1964, 1976, 2000;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960
(Temporary
Chair), 1972,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1960; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Pi
Kappa Delta; Farm
Bureau.
He was both the youngest (in 1957) and the oldest (in 2001) governor
in West Virginia history.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Memorial Hospital
of the Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
24, 2008 (age 86 years, 19
days). His body was
donated to the School of Medicine at Marshall University.
Cenotaph at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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| Politicians buried
here: |
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A. Emerson Doak (1876-1960) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Tyler
County, W.Va., February
21, 1876.
Son of Robert Doak and Ingabe I. (Bee) Doak.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1941-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1960
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Son of Luster F. Buck and Katherine (Marshall) Buck.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Russell U. Adams (1888-1957) —
also known as Russ U. Adams —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in 1888.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1946; chair of
Tyler County Democratic Party, 1949-55.
Died in 1957
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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