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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Elias Milton Ammons (1860-1925) —
of Douglas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., July 28,
1860.
Democrat. Rancher;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-94; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1893-94; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1898-1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1904, 1906; Governor of
Colorado, 1913-15.
Member, Lions.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 20,
1925 (age 64 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April
19, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Lions.
Died in January, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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Arthur Atwood Ballantine Jr. (1914-1975) —
also known as Art Ballantine —
of Durango, La Plata
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
12, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
14, 1975 (age 61 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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William Erb Bledsoe (b. 1919) —
also known as William E. Bledsoe —
of Hugo, Lincoln
County, Colo.
Born in Aroya, Cheyenne
County, Colo., July 27,
1919.
Republican. Rancher;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1958; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1960,
1964.
Member, Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Damon Henry Clark (1873-1947) —
also known as Damon H. Clark —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
11, 1873.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1913-36 (48th District
1913-18, 46th District 1919-36).
English
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died in Perris, Riverside
County, Calif., December
9, 1947 (age 74 years, 120
days).
Interment at Perris
Valley Cemetery, Perris, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Clay Clark and Kate (Horst) Clark; married 1901 to
Katherine M. 'Kate' Pohlzon. |
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Frank Herbert Hall (1890-1964) —
also known as Frank H. Hall —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Braceville, Grundy
County, Ill., August
14, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1957-64; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks;
Lions.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 74 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry W. Hansen (b. 1884) —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Carbon, Carbon
County, Wyo., January
12, 1884.
Republican. Mayor of Craig, Colo., 1920-21; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1928;
member of Colorado
state senate 13th District, 1929-32.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jens Hansen and Anna E. (Arnold) Hansen; married, November
20, 1919, to Maye Tiger. |
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Donald Hardy (b. 1912) —
also known as Don Hardy —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo., February
16, 1912.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy Urban Hardy and Jessie Marion (Mack) Hardy; married, September
21, 1938, to Martha Eugenia Sidebottom. |
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Carl Jacobson (b. 1916) —
of Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March
26, 1916.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Adams County Republican Party, 1945-50.
Protestant.
Member, Grange;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Jacobson and Hilma (Fredrickson) Jacobson; married to Grace
Chatfield Speer. |
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Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) —
of Las Animas, Bent
County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Mercerville, Gallia
County, Ohio, August
15, 1888.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Bartlett Lee (1912-1988) —
also known as Robert B. Lee —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
16, 1912.
Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 18th District, 1960-69; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1969-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks;
Lions.
Died June 16,
1988 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence Eugene Lee and Mary Lillian (Jennings) Lee; married, September
27, 1941, to Ruth Elisabeth Wade. |
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Polito Martinez Jr. (1906-1993) —
of Fort Garland, Costilla
County, Colo.; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Garland, Costilla
County, Colo., February
18, 1906.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1956.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, National
Education Association; Lions.
Died July 18,
1993 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hipolito Martinez and Maria (Medina) Martinez. |
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John R. Petrus (1923-1983) —
of Highland, Iowa
County, Wis.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., October
23, 1923.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Iowa County, 1953-54; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Vernon
W. Thomson, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., October
2, 1983 (age 59 years, 344
days).
Interment at Highland Public Cemetery, Highland, Wis.
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Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) —
also known as Byron G. Rogers —
of Bent
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., August
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado
state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital
in Denver,
Colo., December
31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
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Hubert Mayer Safran (b. 1930) —
of Colorado.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
25, 1930.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1965.
Jewish.
Member, Lions; Jaycees;
B'nai
B'rith; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1967.
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