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Charles D. Arnett (b. 1879) —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.; Owsley
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hendricks, Magoffin
County, Ky., March 9,
1879.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1914-17; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1936-39; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Moose; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Arnett and Elizabeth Miranda (McQuinn) Arnett; married, April
18, 1898, to Amanda Helen Mann. |
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Emile B. Beatty (1892-1982) —
also known as Emil Beatty —
of Beattyville, Lee
County, Ky.
Born in Beattyville, Lee
County, Ky., October
11, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1936,
1940;
circuit judge in Kentucky 23rd District, 1946-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in 1982
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Beatty and Josephine (Blount) Beatty; married, January
20, 1951, to Genevieve Spurrier. |
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50,
1953-56.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Leslie Chelf (1907-1982) —
also known as Frank L. Chelf —
of Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky., September
22, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1945-67; defeated,
1966.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky., September
1, 1982 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Ryder
Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
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Eugene H. Clark (b. 1920) —
of Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky.; Manchester, Clay
County, Ky.
Born in Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky., May 27,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 19th District, 1952-55.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. C. Clark and Mattie (Sparks) Clark; married, June 3,
1950, to Glada Hounchell. |
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George Irick Cline (b. 1915) —
also known as George I. Cline —
of Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky.
Born in Enterprise, Carter
County, Ky., January
16, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 70th District, 1948-49; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1963-70.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George T. Cline and Elsie M. (Adams) Cline; married, May 31,
1941, to Mary Katherine Stidham. |
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John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) —
also known as John E. Hopley —
of Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., August
25, 1850.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen
R. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1898-1903; Montevideo, 1903-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Ohio; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Elks.
As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped the
pipe, his clothes caught
fire, and he was badly burned; his burns became infected,
leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, July 10,
1927 (age 76 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
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Joseph Martin (b. 1892) —
of Edmonton, Metcalfe
County, Ky.
Born near Edmonton, Metcalfe
County, Ky., September
14, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1926-30; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky; county judge in Kentucky, 1934-38;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1940;
candidate for Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Martin and Rintha Jane (Howell) Martin; married, February
5, 1920, to Lasca Beauchamp. |
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Frances Brawner Weedon (1885-1963) —
also known as Frances B. Weedon; Daisy Weedon;
Frances Taylor Brawner; Mrs. Robert L.
Weedon —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
9, 1885.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1952,
1956;
member, Arizona State Parks Board, 1957-63.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Died, of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
12, 1963 (age 77 years, 185
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Gladys Christine Williams (b. 1921) —
also known as Gladys Williams —
of Taylorsville, Spencer
County, Ky.
Born in Spencer
County, Ky., June 30,
1921.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1944.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Amos S. Williams and Edith Scott (Snider)
Williams. |
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