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Edward Ferdinand Arn (1906-1998) —
also known as Edward F. Arn —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., May 19,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Kansas
state attorney general, 1947-49; resigned 1949; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1949-50; Governor of
Kansas, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
22, 1998 (age 91 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mission
Chapel Mausoleum, Wichita, Kan.
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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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Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) —
also known as Albert I. Beach —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., July 30,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Clarence V. Beck (1896-1984) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Smolan, Saline
County, Kan., March 2,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Lyon
County Attorney, 1931-35; Kansas
state attorney general, 1935-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1984
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John V. Beck and Hilda (Carlson) Beck; married 1919 to
Frederica Dennis; married 1937 to Judy
Lee Odell. |
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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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Thomas Felix Bolack (1918-1998) —
also known as Tom Bolack —
of Farmington, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., May 18,
1918.
Republican. Oil and gas
producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball
team; director, First State Bank,
Cuba, N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium
Co.; director, Western American Life
Insurance Co.; mayor
of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Elks;
Lions.
Died May 20,
1998 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Raymond Victor Bottomly (1885-1961) —
also known as R. V. Bottomly —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cedarville, Smith
County, Kan., July 16,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana
state attorney general, 1942-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Silver Bow
County, Mont., February
14, 1961 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Shelley Bottomly and Isabelle (Pilcher) Bottomly; married,
December
10, 1916, to Mouriel M. Heath. |
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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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Clinton P. Collier —
also known as "Pinkie" —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Shawnee, Kan., 1970-73.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1973.
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James Charles Corman (1920-2000) —
also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Reseda, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., October
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,
21st District 1975-81).
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights
Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frederick Lee Hall (1916-1970) —
also known as Fred Hall —
of Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan.
Born in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., July 24,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer; Ford
County Attorney, 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1951-55; Governor of
Kansas, 1955-57; resigned 1957; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1957; resigned 1957.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Lions; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Tau; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan., March
18, 1970 (age 53 years, 237
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kan.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Lions.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April
29, 1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Entombed at Melrose
Abbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, Calif.
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Oren Ethelbirt Long (1889-1965) —
also known as Oren E. Long —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Altoona, Wilson
County, Kan., March 4,
1889.
Democrat. Secretary
of Hawaii Territory, 1946-51; Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956-59; U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, following an attack of asthmatic
bronchitis,
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 6,
1965 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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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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Edward Herbert Rees (1886-1969) —
also known as Edward H. Rees —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born near Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., June 3,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1927-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1933-35; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1937-61.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., October
25, 1969 (age 83 years, 144
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Keith George Sebelius (1916-1982) —
also known as Keith G. Sebelius —
of Almena, Norton
County, Kan.; Norton, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Almena, Norton
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Kansas
state senate, 1962-68; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1969-81.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Norton, Norton
County, Kan., August
5, 1982 (age 65 years, 329
days).
Interment at Norton
Cemetery, Norton, Kan.
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