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James A. Hedrick James A. Hedrick (1886-1952) — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Athens, Menard County, Ill., January 29, 1886. Automobile dealer; gasoline retailer; real estate business; mayor of Decatur, Ill., 1943-51. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Elks. Died in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., September 7, 1952 (age 66 years, 222 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas H. Hedrick and Anna Marie (Casey) Hedrick; married, October 8, 1909, to Aurelia M. 'Rilla' Martin.
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  Image source: Decatur (Ill.) Daily Review, April 16, 1947
  Irma L. Igo (b. 1905) — also known as Irma L. Heusler — of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill. Born in Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, Ill., August 22, 1905. Democrat. Owner and manager, Igo Tire Sales and Service; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1948-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1964. Female. Lutheran. Member, Rebekah. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Bruno Fred Heusler and Margaret (Falke) Heusler; married, February 11, 1922, to Aubrey E. Igo.
  Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) — also known as Robert E. O'Brian — of Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange County, Calif. Born in Bryant, Fulton County, Ill., July 22, 1895. Democrat. Locomotive fireman; automobile mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president, Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938; president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Kappa; Alpha Pi Zeta; Freemasons; Rotary. Killed when he was hit by a car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange County, Calif., October 25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel Day.
  Andrew F. Warga (b. 1919) — of Phillips, Price County, Wis. Born in Thayer, Sangamon County, Ill., February 12, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; garage business; farm implement dealer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Price and Taylor counties; elected 1958. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Charles H. Weber — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Real estate business; vice-president and director, National Air Lines; vice-president, National Amusements, Inc.; secretary-treasurer, Mark Time Parking Meter Corp.; owner of gasoline service station; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1932; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District; elected 1934, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952, 1956. Burial location unknown.

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