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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Son of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha Gamma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) —
also known as Earl L. Butz —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., July 3,
1909.
Son of Herman Lee Butz and Ada Tillie (Lower) Butz.
Economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.
Member, Alpha Gamma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis.
Resigned
in 1976 following a furor
over a racist
joke. In 1981, he pleaded
guilty to income
tax evasion; sentenced
to five years in prison
(served 30 days) and fined
$10,000.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
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Don Fuqua (b. 1933) —
of Altha, Calhoun
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
20, 1933.
Son of J. D. Fuqua and Lucille (Langford) Fuqua.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Florida
state house of representatives, 1959-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-87 (9th District 1963-67, 2nd
District 1967-87).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jaycees;
Woodmen;
Alpha Gamma Rho; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Blaine McLaughlin (b. 1884) —
also known as J. B. McLaughlin —
of Big Chimney, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Glendon, Braxton
County, W.Va., March 25,
1884.
Son of James Buckhannon McLaughlin and Mary McLaughlin.
Democrat. Farmer; West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Alpha Gamma Rho.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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