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Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) —
also known as S. John Abbott —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., March
23, 1852.
Republican. Fruit
grower;
organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Company department
store; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died, from chronic
nephritis and uremia,
in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
24, 1923 (age 71 years, 154
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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William Franklin Allen (1883-1946) —
also known as William F. Allen; "Lovebird
Allen" —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1883.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; fruit
and produce dealer; real estate
business; oil
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1920;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1937-39; Liberal
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., June 14,
1946 (age 63 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, Del.
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Eugene Donald Bookhammer (1918-2013) —
also known as Eugene D. Bookhammer —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Lingo Landing, Sussex
County, Del., June 14,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lumber mill
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); member of Delaware
state senate, 1963-68 (Sussex County 5th District 1963-64, 18th
District 1965-68); Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1969-77.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., February
23, 2013 (age 94 years, 254
days).
Interment at Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hayes Bookhammer and Winifred Hopkins (Jenkins)
Bookhammer; married 1942 to Mary
Catherine 'Kitty' Williams. |
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memorial |
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David Penrose Buckson (b. 1920) —
also known as David P. Buckson —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Townsend, New Castle
County, Del., July 25,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1956; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1957-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1960-61; defeated, 1964; Delaware
state attorney general, 1963-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Sigma
Nu.
Still living as of 2014.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; Grange;
Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Elisha Dukes (b. 1913) —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., February
28, 1913.
Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1961-69.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Evans (1873-1950) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Joanna Heights, Berks
County, Pa., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Railway
freight agent; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1927-28, 1935-38; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; died
in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
24, 1950 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Joseph Allen Frear Jr. (1903-1993) —
also known as J. Allen Frear, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Rising Sun, Kent
County, Del., March 7,
1903.
Democrat. Banker;
president, Kent General Hospital,
1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1949-61; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1961-63; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Rotary;
Sigma
Nu.
Died January
15, 1993 (age 89 years, 314
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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Ralph S. Keenan (1903-1982) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 13,
1903.
Republican. Painting
contractor; police
officer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1943-48, 1961-64; member of Delaware
state senate 4th District, 1967-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners.
Died, in the Delaware Division hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 23,
1982 (age 79 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
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Isaac James MacCollum (b. 1889) —
also known as Isaac J. MacCollum —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Fenwick Island, Sussex
County, Del., August
18, 1889.
Democrat. Physician;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1944.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; American Medical
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Nutter David Marvel, Sr. (1902-1988) —
also known as Nutter D. Marvel —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., June 30,
1902.
Democrat. Oil supply
business; owner of
gas stations; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District,
1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960;
member, Delaware Public Service Commission, 1961-73.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners.
Famed for his collection of horsedrawn carriages, which participated
in parades and were displayed in his private museum.
Died, following a stroke,
in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., July 22,
1988 (age 86 years, 22
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Marvel and Martha Rebecca (Hopkins) Marvel; married to
Willie F. Barr. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) —
also known as Harry E. Mayhew —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
16, 1906.
Democrat. Trucking
business; coal and
ice dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,
1955-58; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member of
Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners; Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack while he and his wife were driving
home from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 21,
1972 (age 66 years, 96
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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William A. Simonton (1871-1951) —
also known as "Cap" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
28, 1871.
Republican. Executive at Du Pont chemical
company; director of Delaware Maryland Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
9, 1951 (age 80 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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David Wilmer Steele (1899-1940) —
also known as David W. Steele —
of Ocean View, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., 1899.
Republican. Poultry
raiser; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1937-40; died in
office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
While fishing
off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, he and his wife were killed in
an explosion
and fire aboard their cruiser,
the Lure, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, October
7, 1940 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ocean View,
Del.
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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John James Williams (1904-1988) —
also known as John J. Williams —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., May 17,
1904.
Republican. Feed
business; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1947-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
11, 1988 (age 83 years, 239
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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