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William Henry Avery (1911-2009) —
also known as William H. Avery —
of Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan.
Born in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., August
11, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1955-65 (1st District 1955-63, 2nd
District 1963-65); Governor of
Kansas, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., November
4, 2009 (age 98 years, 85
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wakefield, Kan.
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Maurice E. Baringer (1921-2011) —
also known as Mo Baringer —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 25,
2011 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Baringer and Ada Maude (Shilling) Baringer; married
1948 to
Dorothy Mae Schlensig. |
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memorial |
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James Floyd Breeding (1901-1977) —
also known as J. Floyd Breeding —
of Rolla, Morton
County, Kan.
Born near Robinson, Brown
County, Kan., September
28, 1901.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-49; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1950; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1957-63; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Farm Bureau.
Died in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., October
17, 1977 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Kan.
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Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., March 5,
1887.
Republican. Dentist;
farm
owner; banker;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected
1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Member, Psi
Omega; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Farm Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Summa
Grenova. |
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Frank Carlson (1893-1987) —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Born near Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., January
23, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1929-33; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1932-34; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1935-47; Governor of
Kansas, 1947-50; resigned 1950; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1950-69; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., May 30,
1987 (age 94 years, 127
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Kan.
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William Silas Hill (1886-1972) —
also known as William S. Hill —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Corning, Nemaha
County, Kan., January
20, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; merchant;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1920; secretary to Gov. Ralph
Carr; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., August
28, 1972 (age 86 years, 221
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) —
also known as William M. Jardine —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
16, 1879.
College
professor; agronomist;
president,
Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1930; Kansas
state treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Beta
Theta Pi; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Forestry Association; Farm Bureau.
Died January
17, 1955 (age 76 years, 1
days).
Interment at Logan
City Cemetery, Logan, Utah.
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Chester Louis Mize Jr. (1917-1994) —
also known as Chester L. Mize —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., December
25, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1965-71.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau; Elks.
Died January
11, 1994 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Henry Evan Pomroy (1892-1961) —
also known as H. E. Pomroy —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan., February
14, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; police
officer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1949-52;
defeated, 1952, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions;
Farm Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 331
days).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Allison Pomroy and Emma Neher (Ballard) Pomroy; married, November
4, 1924, to Vivian Ruth Roberts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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