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Food Industry Politicians in Arizona
Processors, Distributors, Grocers

Chester A. Crago (1908-1994) — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., June 23, 1908. Grocer; mayor of Petoskey, Mich., 1955-59. United Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died, in Sun Grove Care Center, Peoria, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 16, 1994 (age 85 years, 327 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Archibald J. Crago and May L. (Winters) Crago; married, April 20, 1929, to Maybelle Garland.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Raymond Rodney Creed (1875-1954) — also known as R. R. Creed — of Gilbert, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif. Born in Missouri, August 9, 1875. Grocer; mayor of Gilbert, Ariz., 1925-27. Died in Stanislaus County, Calif., November 3, 1954 (age 79 years, 86 days). Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Creed and Mary Ellen (Lindsay) Creed; married 1897 to Cora Etta Lord.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record 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.   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   Walter Hastings McKinney (1889-1952) — also known as Walter H. McKinney — of Michigan. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., September 6, 1889. Wholesale grocery manager; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1923-25; Vigo, as of 1927-29; Yarmouth, as of 1932; Barcelona, as of 1943; U.S. Vice Consul in Vigo, 1925-26; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, as of 1945-49. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., April 13, 1952 (age 62 years, 220 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Peter T. McKinney and Jessie Lavinia (Bellows) McKinney; married to Julia Walker.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Della Tovrea Stuart (1888-1969) — also known as Della Gillespie; Della Tovrea; Mrs. E. A. Tovrea; Mrs. William P. Stuart — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in Blanco, Blanco County, Tex., October 8, 1888. Democrat. Auditor; director and vice-president, Tovrea Packing Co., 1919-46; president, Central Arizona Broadcasting Co., 1937-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1936; member of Arizona Democratic State Central Committee, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Arizona, 1940-56. Female. Quaker. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died January 17, 1969 (age 80 years, 101 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of James Steele Gillespie and Irene (Anderson) Gillespie; married, December 18, 1906, to Edward A. Tovrea; married, November 16, 1936, to William P. Stuart.

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