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Gus Arzberger (b. 1921) —
of Willcox, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Willcox, Cochise
County, Ariz., October
29, 1921.
Democrat. Rancher; member of Arizona
state house of representatives 8th District, 1985-88; member of
Arizona
state senate 8th District, 1989-2000.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John George Babbitt (1908-1993) —
also known as John G. Babbitt —
of Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Born in Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz., May 19,
1908.
Rancher; director, Valley National Bank;
member of Arizona
state senate, 1945-48.
Died August
5, 1993 (age 85 years, 78
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Flagstaff, Ariz.
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William R. Bourdon (1894-1973) —
also known as Bill Bourdon —
of Navajo
County, Ariz.
Born November
14, 1894.
Republican. Rancher; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1937-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arizona, 1940
(alternate), 1948;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1948; member of Arizona
state senate, 1955-58; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arizona.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died August
15, 1973 (age 78 years, 274
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Bruce Douglas Brockett (1897-1971) —
also known as Bruce D. Brockett —
of Arizona.
Born in Alliance, Box Butte
County, Neb., October
25, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
rancher; candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1946, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1950.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Rimrock, Yavapai
County, Ariz., February
4, 1971 (age 73 years, 102
days).
Interment at Middle Verde Cemetery, Camp Verde, Ariz.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) —
also known as César Estrada Chávez —
of Delano, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz., March
31, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farm
worker; co-founded
the National Farm Workers Association, which became the United Farm
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1968.
Catholic.
Mexican
ancestry.
Awarded posthumously the Medal
of Freedom, in 1994.
Died in San Luis, Yuma
County, Ariz., April
23, 1993 (age 66 years, 23
days).
Interment at Cesar Chavez National Monument, Keene, Calif.
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Charles Calvin Coffey (1876-1945) —
also known as Charles Coffey —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.; near Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz.
Born in Hanford, Kings
County, Calif., August
15, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona, 1932.
Died, from coronary
occlusion, in Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz., April
28, 1945 (age 68 years, 256
days).
Interment at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Yuma, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of James Coffey and Ellen (Graves) Coffey; married to Margaret A.
Coffey. |
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memorial |
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Stephen A. Davis (b. 1946) —
also known as Stephen Davis —
of Tumacacori, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
28, 1946.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; airline
pilot; member of Arizona
state senate 9th District, 1975-76; Commodore's Staff Aide to
Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard; Libertarian candidate
for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1984; horse
trainer; ranch manager; in his writings, he argues that
HIV "cannot" cause AIDS, that AIDS is not contagious, that people
tested as positive are perfectly healthy, and that the epidemic was
caused by drug companies.
Scientologist.
Still living as of 2012.
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Harry Stillman Dole (1908-1984) —
also known as Harry S. Dole —
of Almena, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., March
20, 1908.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
8, 1984 (age 76 years, 233
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Shepherd of the Hills Memorial Garden, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Tory Dole and Grace (Lovejoy) Dole; married to Nadine
Keckley. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Otto Glen Fifield (1885-1963) —
also known as Otto G. Fifield —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.
Born near Hebron, Lake
County, Ind., November
9, 1885.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1919-21; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1928-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1944; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956,
1960.
Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
7, 1963 (age 77 years, 59
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
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Fred Joe Fritz (1895-1985) —
also known as Fred J. Fritz —
of Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz.
Born in Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz., July 8,
1895.
Democrat. Cattle raiser; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1927-46; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Arizona
state senate, 1947-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred J. Fritz and Katie Fritz; married 1924 to
Kathleen Anderson. |
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Isabella Selmes Greenway (1886-1953) —
also known as Isabella S. Greenway; Isabella Selmes;
Isabella Ferguson; Mrs. John C. Greenway; Mrs. Harry
Orland King —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., March
22, 1886.
Democrat. Innkeeper;
rancher; owner, Gilpin Air
Lines; manager of copper mining
interests; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1928-34; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1933-37.
Female.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
18, 1953 (age 67 years, 271
days).
Interment at Dinsmore
Homestead Cemetery, Near Burlington, Boone County, Ky.
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George Wylie Paul Hunt (1859-1934) —
also known as George W. P. Hunt —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Huntsville, Randolph
County, Mo., November
1, 1859.
Democrat. Rancher; merchant;
member of Arizona
territorial legislature, 1892-1900, 1904-10; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1900;
delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; Governor of
Arizona, 1912-17, 1917-19, 1923-29, 1931-33; defeated in primary,
1932, 1934; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1920-21.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1934 (age 75 years, 53
days).
Interment at Papago
Park, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; test
pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett. |
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Charles Edgar Leafdale (1906-1991) —
also known as C. Edgar Leafdale —
of Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb.; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb., November
1, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1948; wholesale
grocer.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Farmers
Union; Lions.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 2,
1991 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthoney Morris Leafdale and Flora (Johnson) Leafdale; married, August
19, 1934, to Inez Lorraine Davis. |
| | | Image source: Chadron (Neb.) Record,
March 19, 1948 |
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
also known as Myron H. McCord —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.; Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lumberman;
farmer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1896;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
27, 1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Memorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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James Minotto (1891-1980) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
February
17, 1891.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; banker;
rancher; member of Arizona
state senate, 1933-34, 1938-40, 1943-44; candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1934; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1956.
German
and Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Moose.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August
15, 1980 (age 89 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Skull Valley Cemetery, Skull Valley, Ariz.
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Jim Smith —
of Graham
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Rancher; candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1948, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Stump (1927-2003) —
also known as Bob Stump —
of Tolleson, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 4,
1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; member of
Arizona
state house of representatives, 1959-67; member of Arizona
state senate 6th District, 1967-76; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 3rd District, 1977-2003.
Seventh-Day
Adventist.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 20,
2003 (age 76 years, 77
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Marion Lee Thomas (1877-1956) —
also known as Marion L. Thomas —
of Crown Point, Essex
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler Township, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 10,
1877.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1929, 1933; chair of
Essex County Democratic Party, 1932-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 17,
1956 (age 78 years, 312
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Stanton Thomas and Laura (Ingram) Thomas; married, December
10, 1924, to Doris Ilione Miller. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1916) |
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Jean Westwood (1923-1997) —
also known as Jean Miles —
of West Jordan, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, November
22, 1923.
Democrat. Mink raiser; writer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. David
S. King, 1965-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1972;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1972; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1996.
Female.
Died, of pituitary
cancer, in American Fork Hospital,
American Fork, Utah
County, Utah, August
18, 1997 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Francis Marion Miles and Nettie (Potter) Miles; married
1941 to
Richard E. Westwood. |
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Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) —
also known as Everett R. Wilbur —
of Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Iowa, July 7,
1883.
Farmer; automobile
mechanic; welder; machinist;
banker;
mayor
of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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