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• Ned H. Ragland (b. 1909) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., August 18, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1957-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Nick Joe Rahall II (b. 1949) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., May 20, 1949. Democrat. Staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, 1972-74; director of Rahall Communications, family business, owning radio and TV stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2004; U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1977-2004 (4th District 1977-93, 3rd District 1993-2004); arrested in California for drunk driving, 1988. Presbyterian. Lebanese ancestry. Member, NAACP; National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• A. L. Reed (b. 1898) — of Newburg, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Fellowsville, Preston County, W.Va., October 6, 1898. Son of J. Q. Reed and Virginia (Ridgeway) Reed; married, June 15, 1919, to Madge Marie Morrow. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1941-44; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1945-60. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Ray Reed (b. 1891) — also known as E. Ray Reed — of Clay, Clay County, W.Va. Born in Clay, Clay County, W.Va., March 15, 1891. Son of James Reed and Carrie (Wheeler) Reed; married 1917 to Lula R. Wilson. Republican. Banker; coal business; oil and gas operator; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1933-36; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1941-44, 1951-54; candidate for West Virginia state auditor, 1956; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1967. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) — also known as Stuart F. Reed — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born near Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va., January 8, 1866. Son of Milton D. Reed and Margaret (Stuart) Reed; married, June 16, 1898, to Bonnie Belle Smith. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1909-17; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died July 4, 1935. Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Stanley J. Rexrode (b. 1883) — of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, W.Va. Born in Newhampden (unknown county), Va., August 5, 1883. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County; elected 1934. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Bunker Reynolds (b. 1873) — also known as E. Bunker Reynolds — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va., July 18, 1873. Republican. Member of West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1923-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edgar Elwood Righter (b. 1867) — also known as Edgar E. Righter — of Shinnston, Harrison County, W.Va. Born near Saltwell, Harrison County, W.Va., February 18, 1867. Son of John Bigler Righter and Emily Atkinson Righter; married, May 2, 1899, to Rose E. Louther. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1923-24, 1931-42; defeated, 1942. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ray E. Ritchie (b. 1890) — of Ravenswood, Jackson County, W.Va. Born July 30, 1890. Son of A. C. Ritchie and Laura V. Ritchie; married, May 8, 1911, to Pearl Huey. Republican. Contractor; banker; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ford Franklin Roberts (b. 1912) — also known as Ford F. Roberts — of Milton, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Milton, Cabell County, W.Va., March 7, 1912. Democrat. Merchant; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1949-52. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Moose. Still living as of 1952.
  
  
• William W. Roberts (b. 1901) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Christianburg, Shelby County, Ky., March 20, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known as A. Willis Robertson — of Lexington, Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., May 27, 1887. Son of Franklin P. Robertson and Josephine Ragland (Willis) Robertson; married, October 19, 1920, to Gladys Churchill Willis; father of Marion Gordon Robertson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-46); U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948, 1952. Baptist. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Lexington, Va., November 1, 1971. Interment at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Grover C. Robertson (b. 1885) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Kettle, Roane County, W.Va., August 8, 1885. Son of George W. Robertson and Deliah (Milton) Robertson; married, May 24, 1908, to Hattie Mae Litton. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1941-45. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sidney Hampton Robertson (b. 1877) — also known as Sidney H. Robertson; Sid Robertson — of Clendenin, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Kettle, Roane County, W.Va., July 3, 1877. Son of George W. Robertson and Delilah E. (Melton) Robertson; married, December 26, 1900, to Gladys M. Grubb. Democrat. Banker; merchant; oil and gas business; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1937-42; appointed 1937; defeated, 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• French Robinson (d. 1987) — of Elizabeth, Wirt County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Wirt County Democratic Party, 1940. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1987. Interment at Owl Hill Methodist Cemetery, Wirt County, W.Va.
  
  
• Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) — also known as Walter V. Ross — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Henry, Franklin County, Va., September 7, 1896. Son of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to Katherine McClung. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48, 1963-64. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Gamma Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gordon W. Sammons (1896-1974) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Aleppo, Greene County, Pa., July 3, 1896. Republican. Civil engineer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54, 1963-64. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lee J. Sandridge (b. 1870) — of Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va. Born February 3, 1870. Son of John Frederick Sandridge and Elmanza (Layman) Sandridge. Democrat. Contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1933-36. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Burr Saville (1891-1972) — also known as J. Burr Saville — of Romney, Hampshire County, W.Va. Born in Augusta, Hampshire County, W.Va., March 21, 1891. Democrat. Automobile dealer; auctioneer; sheriff; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1935-36; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; chair of Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1945. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Moose. Died in 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lloyd E. Sayres (1907-1992) — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va. Born in Taylor County, W.Va., December 19, 1907. Republican. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died January 21, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Fred H. Scanes, Jr. (1906-1974) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Salem, Harrison County, W.Va., March 10, 1906. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1949-56. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) — also known as A. C. Schiffler — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., August 10, 1889. Republican. U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45; defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., March 27, 1970. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George H. Seibert, Jr. (b. 1913) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., February 27, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74, 3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1980. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Everett R. Shafer (b. 1911) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Esty, Greenbrier County, W.Va., October 3, 1911. Democrat. Baptist minister; school teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52, 1955-58. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Junior Order; Moose; Woodmen. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• J. C. Shanklin (b. 1884) — also known as Jim Shanklin — of Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Willow Bend, Monroe County, W.Va., August 6, 1884. Son of A. M. Shanklin and Elvira (Clark) Shanklin; married, March 21, 1921, to Georgia Alice Beard. Democrat. Manager of hotel and movie theaters; postmaster; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944, 1952. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William R. Sharpe, Jr. (b. 1928) — also known as William R. Sharpe; Bill Sharpe — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., October 28, 1928. Son of William R. Sharpe and Helen (Whitwam) Sharpe; married, July 3, 1953, to Pauline Lester. Democrat. Electrical engineer; electrical contractor; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1961-80, 1985-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2000. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• Allen Simmons (b. 1891) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Somerset, Bristol County, Mass., August 8, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil engineer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1935-36. Member, National Rifle Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Kiwanis; Tau Beta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• E. L. Simpson (b. 1895) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Mt. Clare, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Pendleton County, W.Va., September 9, 1895. Son of Joseph L. Simpson and Cora D. (Keister) Simpson; married, August 28, 1921, to Lela A. Sommerville. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1939-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Church of Christ. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va., December 19, 1904. Republican. FBI agent; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Mark Slack, Jr. (1915-1980) — also known as John M. Slack, Jr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 18, 1915. Democrat. U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63, 3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Alexandria, Va., March 17, 1980. Interment at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Hulett Carlson Smith (b. 1918) — also known as Hulett C. Smith — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., October 21, 1918. Son of Joseph Luther Smith. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1956-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960 (alternate), 1972, 2000; Governor of West Virginia, 1965-69; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1969; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1992; defeated, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Jaycees; Moose; Rotary; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Theta. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. Father of Hulett Carlson Smith. Democrat. 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. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lewis E. Smith — of Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va. Born near Gandeeville, Roane County, W.Va. Son of Joseph B. Smith and Emma (Cottrell) Smith; married, November 23, 1925, to Thelma Hardman. Democrat. Farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1941-42, 1947-50. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• Lyle A. Smith (b. 1904) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Lavalette, Wayne County, W.Va., April 6, 1904. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1955-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sprigg Smith (b. 1903) — of Sistersville, Tyler County, W.Va. Born in Middlebourne, Tyler County, W.Va., December 18, 1903. Republican. Farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1957-60. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas P. Snelson (b. 1920) — of Huttonsville, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Huttonsville, Randolph County, W.Va., January 19, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1947-49. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1949.
  
  
• L. B. Snyder (1893-1964) — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va. Born in Glovers Gap, Marion County, W.Va., October 24, 1893. Democrat. Wetzel County Sheriff, 1929-32; business executive; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., January 16, 1964. Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
  
  
• Charles Lee Spillers (b. 1901) — also known as C. Lee Spillers — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Russellville, Pope County, Ark., August 6, 1901. Son of Dr. Henry Franklin Spillers and Lula (Shinn) Spillers; married, December 2, 1933, to Elizabeth Reymann. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1935-36; resigned 1936; Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1947-51; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Interment somewhere in Wheeling, W.Va.
  
  
• James M. Sprouse (b. 1923) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., December 3, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1965-67; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1968; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1973-75; resigned 1975; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1979-92. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1992.
  
  
• Ted T. Stacy (b. 1923) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Grundy, Buchanan County, Va., March 10, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-79 (Raleigh County 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-74, 18th District 1975-79); resigned 1979; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1983-86. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1986.
  
  
• Jack V. Stalnaker (b. 1922) — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Hardman, Gilmer County, W.Va., December 6, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected 1952. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Rotary. Still living as of 1953.
  
  
• Edwin M. Starcher (b. 1865) — of Charles Mix County, S.Dak.; Fairfax, Gregory County, S.Dak. Born in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., December 25, 1865. Son of Jacob L. Starcher and Marian Lyn (Webb) Starcher; married to Marion B. Helenbolt. Democrat. Charles Mix County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1912. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born near Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky., November 26, 1872. Son of Leander Cox Stewart and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married, October 1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. Coal mine superintendent; mayor of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died, from asthma and a heart condition, in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., June 12, 1945. Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
  
  
• Loutellus M. Stout (b. 1924) — of New Milton, Doddridge County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., January 28, 1924. Republican. Farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1957-60. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• Junius Morrison Strouss (b. 1880) — also known as Junius M. Strouss — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Harshaville, Beaver County, Pa., May 29, 1880. Democrat. Mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., 1933; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1933-40; appointed 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in High Point, Guilford County, N.C., April 8, 1930. Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman; married, December 29, 1952, to Sally Matz. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., September 8, 1865. Son of John Webster Sutherland. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S. Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924, 1932, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Died March 12, 1950. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Claude V. Swann (b. 1887) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Salt Rock, Cabell County, W.Va., July 30, 1887. Democrat. Plumber; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40, 1945-46; mayor of Huntington, W.Va., 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andy Swearingen (b. 1898) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Walker, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Eatons, Wood County, W.Va., March 5, 1898. Republican. Member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1951-57; resigned 1957; postmaster. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers; Woodmen. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• J. Lynn Swiger (b. 1903) — of Hinton, Summers County, W.Va. Born in Wilsonburg, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 30, 1903. Democrat. Automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1951-54. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard Edward Talbott — also known as Richard E. Talbott — of Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va. Born near Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va. Son of Richard T. Talbott and Margaret (Weber) Talbott; married to Etta Strickler. Democrat. Banker; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1915-18; West Virginia state treasurer, 1933-. Baptist. Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Glenn Taylor (1904-1982) — of Matewan, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Jacksonburg, Wetzel County, W.Va., December 21, 1904. Son of Homer Taylor and Alice (Bland) Taylor; married, September 6, 1929, to Leila Robey. Democrat. School teacher; athletic coach; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1937-44; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1946-62; appointed 1946. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1982. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• J. Alfred Taylor, Jr. (b. 1903) — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Greenbrier County, W.Va., April 13, 1903. Son of James Alfred Taylor. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1943-44; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1949-56. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) — also known as J. Alfred Taylor — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born near Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, September 25, 1878. Father of J. Alfred Taylor, Jr.. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18, 1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27; defeated, 1926; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1928; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Junior Order; Moose; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., June 9, 1956. Interment at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Randall Alford Taylor (b. 1928) — also known as Randall A. Taylor; Doc Taylor — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., October 17, 1928. Son of Thomas H. Taylor and Betty Elizabeth (Roby) Taylor; married, October 17, 1952, to Reba Jane Ellis. Democrat. Chiropractor; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1965-68; defeated, 1968, 1970, 1984. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1984.
  
  
• Luke E. Terry (b. 1916) — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Oneida, Scott County, Tenn., August 21, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76); defeated, 1958. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; United Commercial Travelers. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• James Kay Thomas (b. 1902) — also known as James K. Thomas — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 23, 1902. Son of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas; married, June 16, 1934, to Julia Lewis Roseberry. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-42; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1937-40. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) — also known as A. Garnett Thompson — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Lawson, Ray County, Mo., August 11, 1892. Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November 6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Bank of Dunbar; director, radio station WTIP; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960; chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-69. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• L. E. Thompson (b. 1906) — also known as "Duck" — of Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Sweetland, Lincoln County, W.Va., August 22, 1906. Democrat. Accountant; automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County; elected 1952, 1954. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Still living as of 1954.
  
  
• John W. Thornburg (1834-1888) — of Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Cabell County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 7, 1834. Half-first cousin by marriage of Patrick H. McCullough. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1875. Member, Freemasons. Died February 3, 1888. Interment at Thornburg Burial Place, Barboursville, W.Va.
  
  
• Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Elkhorn, McDowell County, W.Va., January 12, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan state attorney general, 1935; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948. German and Welsh ancestry. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Curtis B. Trent, Jr. (b. 1919) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Monclo, Logan County, W.Va., July 1, 1919. Democrat. School teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County; elected 1948; parliamentarian of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Kappa Delta Pi. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• George Cleveland Trumbo (b. 1886) — also known as George C. Trumbo — of Milam, Hardy County, W.Va. Born in Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, W.Va., October 9, 1886. Father of George Cleveland Trumbo, Jr.. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1943-48. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Cleveland Trumbo, Jr. (b. 1913) — also known as George C. Trumbo — of Milam, Hardy County, W.Va. Born in Milam, Hardy County, W.Va., March 15, 1913. Son of George Cleveland Trumbo. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1949-50. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• H. T. Tucker (b. 1894) — also known as Tom Tucker — of Huntington, Wayne County, W.Va. Born in Fort Gay, Wayne County, W.Va., September 7, 1894. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1933, 1947-56; resigned 1933. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank W. Tuckwiller (1884-1976) — also known as F. W. Tuckwiller — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born April 5, 1884. Son of David Tuckwiller and Lucy Rachel (Watts) Tuckwiller; married, November 5, 1908, to Mary Wilson Dotson. Democrat. Farmer; automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1935-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1976. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Cecil Harland Underwood (b. 1922) — also known as Cecil H. Underwood — of Sistersville, Tyler County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Joseph's Mills, Tyler County, W.Va., November 5, 1922. Married, July 25, 1948, to Hovah Hall (1919-2004); father of Cecilia Underwood. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1945-56; Governor of West Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-; defeated, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960, 1972, 2000; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1968. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Moose; Pi Kappa Delta. In 1957, was youngest governor in West Virginia history. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• Leonard I. Underwood (c.1917-1999) — of St. Albans, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1979-87; defeated, 1986. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died April 9, 1999. Interment at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
  
  
• Donald Van Camp (b. 1912) — of Middlebourne, Tyler County, W.Va. Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va., April 5, 1912. Republican. Insurance business; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1947-50. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• J. Wamsley Vandall (b. 1901) — of Creston, Wirt County, W.Va. Born in Creston, Wirt County, W.Va., November 28, 1901. Republican. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Loudoun County, Va., August 23, 1875. Married, March 6, 1901, to Mary Austin Harris. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in office 1945. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died February 17, 1945. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., August 16, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; farmer; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936 (12th District), 1964 (13th District). Episcopalian. Member, American Dental Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arnold M. Vickers (b. 1908) — of Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., August 8, 1908. Son of Charles M. Vickers and Helen (Montgomery) Vickers; married, December 22, 1932, to Nettie Margaret Hess. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1941-48; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1945. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1948.
  
  
• Glen B. Wade (b. 1898) — of Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va. Born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va., February 27, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; merchant; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1935-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David E. Wallace (b. 1936) — of Madison, Boone County, W.Va. Born in Van, Boone County, W.Va., January 5, 1936. Son of H. M. Wallace and Bonnie (Bowman) Wallace; married, July 6, 1956, to Charlotte Miller. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1971-74; resigned 1974. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees; Rotary; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) — also known as George S. Wallace — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va., September 6, 1871. Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married, October 4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson. Democrat. Telegraph operator; manager, telegraph office; train dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936; appointed 1936; president, Union Bank & Trust Co., Huntington. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Phi Sigma Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Merle Watkins (b. 1881) — also known as W. Merle Watkins — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va., December 21, 1881. Son of William Watkins and Grace Marie (Deppen) Watkins; married, October 1, 1924, to Elsie Wheeler Thayer. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Grafton, W.Va., 1914; Taylor County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1929-32; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit; elected 1946. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) — also known as Clarence W. Watson — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 8, 1864. Son of James Otis Watson and Matilda (Lamb) Watson; married, October 10, 1894, to Minnie Lee Owings. Democrat. Coal mining business; trustee or director of railroads and banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1908, 1920; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1940. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lester W. Watts (b. 1903) — also known as "Doc" — of East Rainelle, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Richlands, Greenbrier County, W.Va., February 5, 1903. Democrat. Automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1951-54. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Homer Roy Waugh (1879-1945) — also known as H. Roy Waugh — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va. Born in Upshur County, W.Va., January 4, 1879. Son of Homer M. Waugh and Malissa (Jane) Waugh; married, October 17, 1905, to Eliza P. Newlon. Republican. Lawyer; Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1909-10; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1910-14; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1938, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Died in 1945. Original interment at Old Baptist Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.; reinterment in 1979 at Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
  
  
• Thomas E. Welch (b. 1930) — of McMechen, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in McMechen, Marshall County, W.Va., January 2, 1930. Republican. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1955-58; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Ralph P. Welton (b. 1909) — of Petersburg, Grant County, W.Va. Born in Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va., April 9, 1909. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Grant County; elected 1944, 1946; elected unopposed 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1953.
  
  
• George H. Whaley (b. 1919) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., April 30, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1955-58; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) — also known as Albert B. White — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 22, 1856. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker; vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance Company; Governor of West Virginia, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died July 3, 1941. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Everett Edison White (b. 1881) — also known as Everett E. White — of Madison, Boone County, W.Va. Born in Gordon, Boone County, W.Va., September 28, 1881. Democrat. Banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1929-33, 1936-39, 1947-58; appointed 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sam White (b. 1927) — of St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va. Born in Mercer County, W.Va., May 21, 1927. Son of Dr. S. Ray White and Ora (Ward) White; married, April 18, 1954, to Dottie Harper. Republican. Lawyer; Pleasants County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1977-80; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1981-85; resigned 1985. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1985.
  
  
• Ralph D. Williams (b. 1928) — of Rainelle, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Trout, Greenbrier County, W.Va., February 16, 1928. Son of John D. Williams and Susan (Viers) Williams; married, September 15, 1956, to Evelyn M. Rookstool. Democrat. Accountant; insurance agent; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1971-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1986.
  
  
• Emmett O. Wiseman (1903-1989) — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va., April 9, 1903. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36; member of West Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (9th District 1937-38, 11th District 1939-40). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., September 21, 1989. Interment at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
  
  
• Perry N. Wiseman (b. 1869) — of Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., July 18, 1869. Son of Nicholas Wiseman and Nancy (McCutchon) Wiseman; married, November 4, 1886, to Mary M. Hedges. Member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1929-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dallas Wolfe (b. 1895) — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va.; Rowlesburg, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Colebank, Preston County, W.Va., September 1, 1895. Son of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe; married, October 2, 1928, to Virginia Jones; married, June 28, 1971, to Gladys McDaniel. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher; farmer; millwright; lumber business; service station operator; restaurant owner; motel owner; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1935-36; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1961-72. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions; Ruritan. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George K. W. Woo (b. 1910) — of South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Kwangtung, China, November 6, 1910. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1965-68; appointed 1965. Presbyterian. Chinese ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Paul W. Workman (b. 1894) — also known as Pop Workman — of Clendenin, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Lavalette, Wayne County, W.Va., February 21, 1894. Son of Jefferson Bowen Workman and Grace (Wellman) Workman; married, September 1, 1920, to Violet Christene Snow. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; athletic coach; tire dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1963. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• H. Dennis Wright (b. 1897) — of Montcalm, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Rock, Mercer County, W.Va., November 25, 1897. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1935-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stuart Alton Wright (b. 1904) — also known as Stuart A. Wright — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Berkeley County, W.Va., August 27, 1904. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1949-56. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ward Wylie (b. 1900) — of Mullens, Wyoming County, W.Va. Born in Gap Mills, Monroe County, W.Va., March 30, 1900. Son of Andrew Pierce Wylie and Maggie (Leach) Wylie; married, March 19, 1929, to Anilee Hall. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1935-36; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1939-42, 1945-64; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William S. Wysong (1876-1963) — of Webster Springs, Webster County, W.Va. Born in Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va., February 13, 1876. Son of William M. Wysong and Bettie Mayo (Holt) Wysong; married, April 18, 1900, to Mattie L. Wysong. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1911-14, 1929-30, 1935-36, 1951-52; chair of Webster County Democratic Party, 1940-42; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1963. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Don Yoak (b. 1921) — of Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va. Born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 19, 1921. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1953-54. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Still living as of 1954.
  
  
• A. F. Young (b. 1882) — of Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va. Born in Lynn Camp, Marshall County, W.Va., August 29, 1882. Democrat. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1949-50. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank A. Young (b. 1889) — of Sistersville,