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Homer Martin Adkins (1890-1964) —
also known as Homer M. Adkins —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
15, 1890.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pulaski
County Sheriff, 1923-26; insurance
business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Arkansas,
1933-40; Governor of
Arkansas, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Ku Klux Klan.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in a hospital
at Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., February
26, 1964 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Vollie Alexander Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Dale Alford (1916-2000) —
also known as Dale Alford —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in New Hope, Pike
County, Ark., January
28, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; opthamologist;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1959-63; defeated in
primary, 1984; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1962, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion.
Died, of complications of congestive
heart failure, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
25, 2000 (age 83 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
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memorial |
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Thomas Harry Barton (1881-1960) —
also known as Thomas H. Barton; T. H.
Barton —
of El Dorado, Union
County, Ark.
Born in Marlin, Falls
County, Tex., September
20, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; one of the
founders of the Natural Gas and
Fuel Corporation; president and director of Lion Oil
Company; owner of radio and
television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1940;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died December
24, 1960 (age 79 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
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Maurice L. Britt (1919-1995) —
also known as Footsie Britt —
of Arkansas.
Born in Carlisle, Lonoke
County, Ark., June 29,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Professional football
player for the Detroit Lions. Wounded during World War II and lost his
right arm. Received the Medal
of Honor for action at Mignano, Italy, in November 1943.
Died November
26, 1995 (age 76 years, 150
days).
Interment at Little
Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Francis Adams Cherry (1908-1965) —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., September
5, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died July 15,
1965 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Orval Eugene Faubus (1910-1994) —
also known as Orval Faubus —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ark.
Born in Combs, Madison
County, Ark., January
7, 1910.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Arkansas, 1955-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1956;
National States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Baptist.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Died of prostate
cancer, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., December
14, 1994 (age 84 years, 341
days).
Interment at Combs
Cemetery, Combs, Ark.
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John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922-2015) —
also known as John P. Hammerschmidt —
of Harrison, Boone
County, Ark.
Born in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., May 4,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lumber
business; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1964,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1967-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Springdale, Washington
County, Ark., April 1,
2015 (age 92 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Rude Harris (b. 1912) —
also known as James R. Harris —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., August
20, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Amvets;
American Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert James Huber (1922-2001) —
also known as Robert J. Huber —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Michigan Chrome and Chemical
Inc.; mayor of
Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
American Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of cancer,
in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
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Barak Thomas Mattingly (1901-1957) —
also known as Barak T. Mattingly —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March
15, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1937-39; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1940-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Legion.
Died July 18,
1957 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Clement McGugin (1893-1946) —
also known as Harold McGugin —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born near Liberty, Montgomery
County, Kan., November
22, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1927; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1931-35; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, Odd
Fellows; American Legion.
While in military service in France during World
War II, contracted an incurable
disease; died in the Army and Navy Hospital,
Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March 7,
1946 (age 52 years, 105
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Lake, Mississippi
County, Ark., February
27, 1908.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse
business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Pratt Cates Remmel (1915-1991) —
also known as Pratt C. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
26, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960
(alternate); mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1952-55; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Amvets;
American Legion.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 14,
1991 (age 75 years, 200
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Boyd Anderson Tackett (1911-1985) —
also known as Boyd Tackett —
of Nashville, Howard
County, Ark.
Born near Black Springs, Montgomery
County, Ark., May 9,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1949-53; candidate for
Governor
of Arkansas, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Rotary.
Died in Nashville, Howard
County, Ark., February
23, 1985 (age 73 years, 290
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Nashville, Ark.
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James William Trimble (1894-1972) —
also known as James W. Trimble —
of Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Osage, Carroll
County, Ark., February
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge
in Arkansas, 1938; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1945-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March
10, 1972 (age 78 years, 36
days).
Interment at Berryville
Memorial Park, Berryville, Ark.
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James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Boydell, Ashley
County, Ark., November
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th
District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th
District 1984-92); resigned 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Navy
League; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Nature
Conservancy.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Interment at Beaufort
National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
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George Clifton Wade (b. 1910) —
also known as Clifton Wade —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Arkansas City, Desha
County, Ark., January
25, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1947-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1955-67.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Amvets;
American Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. Lynn Wade and Sallie Tyler (Clifton) Wade; married, December
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