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Doris Marian Barnes (1891-1977) —
also known as Doris M. Barnes; Doris Marian Plummer;
Mrs. Frank Scott Barnes —
of Wrangell,
Alaska; Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
27, 1891.
Daughter of Oakes M. Plummer and Jessie B. (Kribs) Plummer.
Republican. Insurance
agent; mayor of Wrangell, Alaska, 1946-48, 1960-62; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1949-52;
member of Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1953-56; member of Republican
National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1955-57; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1960;
vice-chair
of Alaska Republican Party, 1960-62; Presidential Elector for
Alaska, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta Sigma Phi.
Died in April, 1977
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1912, to Frank Scott Barnes (died 1940). |
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Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush (1916-1991) —
also known as Dorothy V. Bush; Dorothy McElroy;
Dorothy Vredenburgh —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Baldwyn, Lee
County, Miss., December
8, 1916.
Daughter of Will Lee McElroy and Lany (Holland) McElroy.
Democrat. Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-89; Convention Secretary
(1948,
1964),
speaker (1948),
member, Arrangements Committee (1964),
, Democratic National Convention.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Beta Sigma Phi.
Died December
21, 1991 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Entombed at Naples
Memorial Gardens, Naples Park, Fla.
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Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) —
also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt;
Mrs. Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1892.
Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt.
Republican. Psychologist;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Zonta;
Beta Sigma Phi; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died May 26,
1990 (age 97 years, 255
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Joanne Pownell Powell (b. 1930) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., July 28,
1930.
Daughter of Paul G. Pownell.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1972-75; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1976.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Association of University Women; Beta Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Byrd Fanita Sawyer (b. 1895) —
also known as Byrd Fanita Wall; Mrs. Harry W.
Sawyer —
of Fallon, Churchill
County, Nev.; Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., May 5,
1895.
Daughter of Henry J. Wall and Burd (McIlvaine) Wall.
Democrat. School
teacher; librarian;
Presidential Elector for Nevada, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta Sigma Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Katharine Elkus White (b. 1906) —
also known as Katharine E. White; Katharine
Elkus —
of Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
25, 1906.
Daughter of Abram
Isaac Elkus and Gertrude (Hess) Elkus.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1940; mayor of
Red Bank, N.J., 1951-57; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1954; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1964-68.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Beta Sigma Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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