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Ben Shouse Adams (b. 1914) —
also known as Ben S. Adams —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., April 7,
1914.
Democrat. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Kentucky
state senate 6th District, 1950-51; Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-55.
Christian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Farm Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Adams and Vyra E. (Shouse) Adams; married, September
5, 1934, to Mildred Keller Stone. |
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Harold Bryan Barton (b. 1926) —
also known as Harold B. Barton —
of Corbin, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
1, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate).
Christian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees;
Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Leon Enoch Browder (1893-1953) —
also known as Leon Browder —
of Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky.
Born in Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky., September
25, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; officer in oil
drilling companies; partner, Browder Milling Co.;
director, City National Bank of
Fulton, Ky.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Farm Bureau.
Died September
26, 1953 (age 60 years, 1
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Fulton, Ky.
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Ward Watkins Burnette (1941-2000) —
also known as Ward Burnette; Butch
Burnette —
of Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky.
Born in Fulton
County, Ky., April 9,
1941.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 1st District, 1976-83; Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1988-91; defeated in primary, 1983.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., December
11, 2000 (age 59 years, 246
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Fulton, Ky.
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Cassius M. Clay (1895-1959) —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., March 2,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; farmer;
general solicitor, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1941-45; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 67th District, 1954-55; member of
Kentucky
state senate 28th District, 1958-59; died in office 1959.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died November
26, 1959 (age 64 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence E. Creek (b. 1906) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April
10, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer; feed and
farm supply dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1959-62;
defeated, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions;
Farm Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas D. Creek and Frances S. (Hale) Creek; married, December
28, 1929, to Edith Patrick. |
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Ernie Harris (b. 1947) —
Born December
23, 1947.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 26th District, 1995-.
Baptist.
Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2004.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Farm Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9,
1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley. |
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Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988) —
of Clinton, Hickman
County, Ky.
Born in Calloway
County, Ky., January
19, 1911.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1938-47, 1950-51; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1944-46; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947, 1959 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1956,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1955-59, 1963-67; secretary of
Kentucky Democratic Party, 1956-60.
Christian.
Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1988
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) —
also known as Marvin L. Worthington; Pete
Worthington —
of Washington, Mason
County, Ky.
Born December
5, 1940.
Engineer;
farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau; Odd
Fellows.
Charged
with drunken
driving
and speeding
in Fayette County, Ky., in 1992; pleaded
guilty to a reduced charge
of reckless
driving.
Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the center
line and collided
with another car; both he and the other driver (Sherri Commodore
Chambers) were killed, near Mayslick, Mason
County, Ky., October
12, 2000 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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