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Edwin Ross Adair (1907-1983) —
also known as E. Ross Adair —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., December
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1951-71; defeated,
1970; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1971-74.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Amvets;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, following multiple heart
bypass surgery, in Lutheran Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 5,
1983 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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William C. Bates (1898-1973) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., September
10, 1898.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in March, 1973
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adam Benjamin Jr. (1935-1982) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., August
6, 1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office
1982.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from heart
disease, in Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1982 (age 47 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calumet
Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind.
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Otis Ray Bowen (1918-2013) —
also known as Otis R. Bowen —
of Bremen, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., February
26, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1957-58, 1961; defeated, 1958; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1967-72; Governor of
Indiana, 1973-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985-89.
Lutheran.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Died May 4,
2013 (age 95 years, 67
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Gilmer Bray (1903-1979) —
also known as William G. Bray —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.
Born near Mooresville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 17,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Morgan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-31; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1951-75 (7th District 1951-67, 6th
District 1967-75).
Quaker.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Tau
Kappa Alpha; Acacia.
Died in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 4,
1979 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at White
Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Ind.
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Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, July 29,
1917.
Democrat. Mayor
of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Amvets;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel C. Cleland (b. 1892) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., August
6, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1930-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (1896-1971) —
also known as Winfield K. Denton —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Vanderburgh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1949-53, 1955-67 (8th District
1949-53, 1955-63, 1st District 1963-65, 8th District 1965-67);
defeated, 1946, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
2, 1971 (age 75 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Ralph Fesler Gates (1893-1978) —
also known as Ralph F. Gates —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., February
24, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Indiana
Republican state chair, 1941-44; Governor of
Indiana, 1945-49; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1946-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died July 28,
1978 (age 85 years, 154
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Frank Harangody (b. 1919) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1968-76; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1968.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Elwood Haynes Hillis (b. 1926) —
also known as Elwood Hillis —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., March 6,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) —
also known as John H. Hoeppel —
of Arcadia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Tell City, Perry
County, Ind., February
10, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated
(Prohibition), 1946.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Convicted
in 1936 of conspiring to sell
an appointment to West Point; sentenced
to prison.
Died at Huntington Care
Center, Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
21, 1976 (age 95 years, 224
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Austin R. Killian (b. 1887) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry, Greene
County, Ind., December
17, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
chair
of Tippecanoe County Republican Party, 1936-38; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1939-44.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Knight (1929-2004) —
also known as Pete Knight —
of Palmdale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., November
18, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor of
Palmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member of California
state assembly, 1993-96; member of California
state senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks.
Air Force test
pilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mph
flying the Bell X-15.
Died, from acute
myelogenous leukemia, in City of Hope Hospital,
May
7, 2004 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Desert
Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif.
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Charles Marion LaFollette (1898-1974) —
also known as Charles M. LaFollette —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., February
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927; general
counsel, Central Labor Union (AFL) of Evansville, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1943-47.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 27,
1974 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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O. Otto Moore (b. 1896) —
of Colorado.
Born in Floyds Knobs, Floyd
County, Ind., June 14,
1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1949-69; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1957-58.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John James O'Grady (1889-1971) —
also known as Jack J. O'Grady —
of Indiana.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., July 6,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; band and
orchestra leader; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927, 1939-41; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-53; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1948.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Lions.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., June 4,
1971 (age 81 years, 333
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) —
also known as Richard L. Roudebush —
of Indiana.
Born near Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
18, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th
District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1970.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., January
28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Theodore Fulton Stevens (1923-2010) —
also known as Ted Stevens —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Girdwood, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1954-56;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-68; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009; defeated, 1962; appointed 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Indicted
in July 2008 on federal charges
of failing
to report gifts
from VECO Corporation and its CEO; tried
and convicted
in October 2008; his conviction was later vacated due to
prosecutorial misconduct.
Killed in a plane
crash, in Bristol Bay
Borough, Alaska, August
9, 2010 (age 86 years, 264
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Joseph Twyman (1897-1976) —
also known as Robert J. Twyman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 18,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., June 28,
1976 (age 79 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
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Roger Herschel Zion (1921-2019) —
also known as Roger H. Zion —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
17, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
24, 2019 (age 98 years, 7
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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