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James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) —
also known as James F. Battin —
of Montana.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., February
13, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
27, 1996 (age 71 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Carol A. Beier (b. 1958) —
of Kansas.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
27, 1958.
Clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge James
K. Logan, 1985; lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 2000-.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) —
also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob
Bennett —
of Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-75; Governor of
Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died, of lung
cancer, at St. Joseph's Health
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Corinth
Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
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Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) —
also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M.
Bistline —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Ransom, Ness
County, Kan., March
25, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and
died from a heart
attack, in the courtroom
at the Bingham County
Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham
County, Idaho, January
20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Harold R. Fatzer (b. 1910) —
of Kinsley, Edwards
County, Kan.
Born in Fellsburg, Edwards
County, Kan., August
3, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Kansas
state attorney general, 1949-56; appointed 1949; resigned 1956;
justice
of Kansas state supreme court, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Fatzer and Rella (Shannon) Fatzer; married 1936 to
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David S. Knudson (b. 1941) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Goodland, Sherman
County, Kan., August
22, 1941.
Lawyer;
district judge in Kansas, 1981-95; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1995-.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. (1916-2013) —
also known as Robert H. McWilliams —
of Colorado.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., April
27, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal judge in
Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado, 1952-60; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1970-84; took
senior status 1984; senior judge, 1984-2013.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April
10, 2013 (age 96 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dale Emerson Saffels (1921-2002) —
also known as Dale E. Saffels —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Moline, Elk
County, Kan., August
13, 1921.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Finney
County Attorney, 1951-55; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1955-63; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1962; member, Kansas Corporation Commission, 1967-75; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1979-90; took senior status 1990;
senior judge, 1990-2002.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., November
14, 2002 (age 81 years, 93
days).
Interment at Moline Cemetery, Moline, Kan.
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Fred N. Six (b. 1929) —
of Kansas.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., April
20, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1987-88; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1988-.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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