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James L. Arnold (1927-1989) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April 4,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks;
Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died December
21, 1989 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walton Howard Bachrach (1904-1989) —
also known as Walton H. Bachrach —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1960-67.
Jewish.
Member, Moose; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a stroke,
in a nursing
home at Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
17, 1989 (age 84 years, 360
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Paul Jones Fannin (1907-2002) —
also known as Paul J. Fannin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Chemical
and petroleum
business; Governor of
Arizona, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1965-77.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from a stroke,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
13, 2002 (age 94 years, 349
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Richard F. Hensley (b. 1941) —
also known as Dick Hensley —
of Peoria, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Albany, Gentry
County, Mo., February
23, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1959-63; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2000 (3rd District), 2004 (2nd
District).
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Elks;
Moose.
Still living as of 2005.
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Renz L. Jennings (1899-1983) —
also known as Lorenzo Jennings —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Taylor, Navajo
County, Ariz., August
5, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1931-32; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1933-34; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1934, 1964; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1942; superior court judge in
Arizona, 1949-60; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1960,
1968
(alternate).
Mormon.
Member, Eagles;
Moose; Woodmen of
the World.
Suffered a heart
attack in his swimming
pool, and drowned,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
11, 1983 (age 83 years, 190
days).
Interment at Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, 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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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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Marlin T. Phelps (b. 1880) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Dunlap, Sequatchie
County, Tenn., October
9, 1880.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1923-49; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1949-61; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1954-55, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Moose; John
Birch Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Phelps and Rebecca (Johnson) Phelps; married, September
14, 1910, to Margaret Louise Nelson. |
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John Jacob Rhodes (1916-2003) —
also known as John J. Rhodes —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan., September
18, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952
(alternate; speaker),
1964,
1972
(chair, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1953-83.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died August
24, 2003 (age 86 years, 340
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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