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  Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1919-1994) — also known as Thomas J. Anderson — of Southgate, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., November 21, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; engineer; supervisor of publications and automotive assembly problem control, Ford Motor Company; director, Southgate Bank; mayor of Southgate, Mich., 1958-61; member of Michigan state house of representatives 28th District, 1965-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 18, 1994 (age 74 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Raymond J. Apley Jr. (1925-2002) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford County, Mich. Born in Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., September 22, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District, 1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1964. Protestant. Member, Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died January 15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115 days). Burial location unknown.
  Leroy George Augenstein (1928-1969) — also known as Leroy G. Augenstein — of Holt, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., March 6, 1928. Republican. Biophysicist; university professor; member of Michigan state board of education, 1967-69; died in office 1969. Protestant. Member, Sigma Xi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Killed when his twin-engine plane crashed during the landing approach to Beech Airport, near Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., November 8, 1969 (age 41 years, 247 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Roy H. Augenstein; married 1950 to Elizabeth Schmalfuss.
  Books by Leroy G. Augenstein: Come, let us play God
  Raymond L. Baker (1906-1999) — of Berkley, Oakland County, Mich.; Farmington, Oakland County, Mich.; Largo, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Lake Orion, Oakland County, Mich., September 10, 1906. Republican. Pharmacist; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-74 (Oakland County 4th District 1961-64, 64th District 1965-74). Protestant. Member, Elks; Exchange Club. Died January 6, 1999 (age 92 years, 118 days). Burial location unknown.
  Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) — also known as Otto W. Bishop — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., December 17, 1875. Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.; coal dealer; insurance business; banker; candidate for mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1916; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1950. Protestant. Member, Exchange Club; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles. Died November 22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September 18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop.
  Robert Heinz Blandford (b. 1919) — also known as Robert H. Blandford — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 20, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for Michigan state senate 16th District, 1954; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st District, 1961-62. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Glen Blandford and Millie (Heinz) Blandford; married to Shirley Lou Martin.
  Richard Fyfe Boyce (b. 1896) — also known as Richard F. Boyce — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 24, 1896. U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, 1920-22; Nassau, 1922-23; U.S. Consul in Nassau, 1923-24; Hamilton, 1924-27; Nuevo Laredo, 1928-30; Barcelona, 1931-32; Yokohama, 1933-38; U.S. Consul General in Melbourne, as of 1947. Protestant. Member, Alpha Sigma Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Burton Boyce and Grace (Miles) Boyce; married, August 24, 1921, to Katherine Randall.
  Harold B. Clark (b. 1927) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Saskatchewan, May 5, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 73rd District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Protestant. Member, Elks; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1972.
  Roger E. Craig (b. 1933) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Blairsville, Indiana County, Pa., April 23, 1933. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970. Protestant. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action. Still living as of 1970.
  Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., December 10, 1931. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District 1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984. Protestant. Member, Lions; National Education Association; American Federation of Teachers; American Legion. Still living as of 1984.
  Relatives: Married 1953 to Lila F. Vogel.
  James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) — of Otsego, Allegan County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich., June 29, 1907. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64, 55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary, 1974. Protestant. Member, Rotary; Elks; Farm Bureau. Died in Florida, June 26, 2003 (age 95 years, 362 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth; married to Margery Meyle.
  James N. Folks (1897-2001) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Hanover, Jackson County, Mich., October 19, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis. Died at Tender Care nursing home, Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., January 20, 2001 (age 103 years, 93 days). Interment at Horton Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Jennie Strait.
  Donald H. Gilmer (b. 1945) — of Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., November 29, 1945. Republican. Fruit farmer; Kalamazoo County Commissioner, 1973-74; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1977-97 (55th District 1977-82, 48th District 1983-92, 63rd District 1993-97); defeated in primary, 1974. Protestant. Member, Farm Bureau; Jaycees; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1997.
  Donald M. Habermehl (1919-1971) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Herron, Alpena County, Mich., January 20, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1952-58; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1952; candidate for Michigan state senate 29th District, 1954; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 29th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Protestant. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died June 17, 1971 (age 52 years, 148 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lawrence A. Habermehl and Vernie E. (Smith) Habermehl; married to Jean May.
  Bill S. Huffman (b. 1924) — of Madison Heights, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Estelle, Walker County, Ga., December 27, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sales representative; mayor of Madison Heights, Mich., 1961-63; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Oakland County 6th District 1963-64, 66th District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1956; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1975-82; resigned 1982; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  James Hussein Karoub (1929-1994) — also known as James H. Karoub; Jimmy Karoub — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich., June 16, 1929. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-64, 1965-68 (Wayne County 15th District 1963-64, 2nd District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1964, 1968. Muslim or Protestant. Lebanese ancestry. Member, Fraternal Order of Police. Died in Northville, Wayne County, Mich., July 23, 1994 (age 65 years, 37 days). Interment at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Hussein Karoub and Mary Karoub.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband Father Giddo."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jean Ledwith King (1924-2021) — also known as Jean Ledwith — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 16, 1924. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984 (member, Credentials Committee), 2004 (alternate). Female. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; Phi Kappa Phi; National Organization for Women; American Association of University Women. Died October 9, 2021 (age 97 years, 207 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington) Ledwith; married 1943 to John Culver King.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Poteau, Le Flore County, Okla., January 12, 1906. Democrat. Grocer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary), 1972. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto. Died in 1987 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Howard C. Lawrence (b. 1890) — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Sebewa Township, Ionia County, Mich., August 14, 1890. Republican. Banker; business partner and executive secretary to Gov. Fred W. Green; Michigan Republican state chair, 1929-36; Michigan state treasurer, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1940. Protestant. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret (Neidhardt) Lawrence; married, May 1, 1913, to Clara Louise Luther.
  Everitt F. Lincoln (1918-1995) — also known as Abe Lincoln — of near Albion, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson County, Mich., November 7, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; dairy farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 49th District, 1978-82; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1982. Protestant. Member, Lions. Died in 1995 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
Chris H. Magnusson Christian H. Magnusson (1905-1990) — also known as Chris H. Magnusson — of Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb County, Mich.; Bradenton, Manatee County, Fla. Born in Ideal, Manitoba, October 25, 1905. Democrat. Carpenter; business representative, Carpenters Union local; member of Michigan state board of education; elected 1957. Protestant. Icelandic ancestry. Member, Carpenters Union; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Manatee County, Fla., December 12, 1990 (age 85 years, 48 days). Interment at Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1927, to Lila Eva Leach.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Blanche Martin (b. 1937) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Georgia, January 16, 1937. Democrat. Dentist; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1969-84. Protestant. African ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; American Dental Association. Still living as of 1984.
  John Howard McLean (1860-1933) — also known as John H. McLean — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Neenah, Winnebago County, Wis., June 6, 1860. Republican. Mining and railroad executive; founder of Iron Mountain Press newspaper; Dickinson County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Catholic; later Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of a stroke, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 6, 1933 (age 72 years, 334 days). Interment at Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
  Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Nelson W. Fisk.
Reinhold Niebuhr Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) — also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Wright City, Warren County, Mo., June 21, 1892. Pastor; professor, Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1932; Socialist candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1958. Protestant. German ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., June 1, 1971 (age 78 years, 345 days). Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Gustave Niebuhr and Lydia (Hosto) Niebuhr; married 1931 to Ursula Mary Keppel-Compton.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Time Magazine, March 8, 1948
  George Keyes Page (1896-1972) — also known as G. Keyes Page — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Perry, Wyoming County, N.Y., November 10, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County 1st District, 1961-62. Protestant. Member, Rotary; Elks. Died in 1972 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Keeney Page and Adella (Keyes) Page; married to Frances Marie Adams.
  Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich., September 18, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; real estate broker; partner, Hollywood Theater, Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County 1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., July 17, 1992 (age 92 years, 303 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Frederick Pears and Lura Grace (Rose) Pears; married, February 18, 1931, to Gladys Seidlitz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dovie Theodosia Pickett (1921-2007) — also known as Dovie T. Pickett; Dovie Theodosia Carter — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hinze, Winston County, Miss., November 22, 1921. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972, 1988, 1992 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1978. Female. Protestant. African ancestry. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Died April 17, 2007 (age 85 years, 146 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Thomas Carter and Mary Lee (Carter) Carter; married, July 26, 1943, to James Mason.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Berlin, Germany, August 9, 1877. President, Peoples Bank of Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes freighter; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44. Protestant. German ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died October 16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn; married 1922 to Ruby J. Chapel.
  Sarah Goddard Power (1935-1987) — also known as Sarah Goddard — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 19, 1935. Democrat. Member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1975-87; died in office 1987; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976. Female. Protestant. Died by suicide, from jumping to her death from the eighth floor of Burton Tower, on the University of Michigan campus, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 24, 1987 (age 51 years, 278 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of Wendell Converse Goddard and Katherine Shearer Russel Goddard; married 1971 to Philip H. Power (son of Eugene Barnum Power).
  Political family: Power family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  Carl Duane Pursell (1932-2009) — also known as Carl D. Pursell — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Imlay City, Lapeer County, Mich., December 19, 1932. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1971-77; defeated in primary, 1966; resigned 1977; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1977-93; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988. Protestant. Died in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., June 11, 2009 (age 76 years, 174 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Margaret Ann Riecker (1933-2014) — also known as Ranny Riecker; Margaret Ann Towsley; Mrs. John Riecker — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 9, 1933. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984; vice-chair of Michigan Republican Party, 1969-78; chair of Midland County Republican Party, 1970-78; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1971-81. Female. Protestant. Died April 7, 2014 (age 80 years, 149 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Harry A. Towsley and Margaret Towsley; married 1955 to John E. Riecker; niece of Ruth Alden Dow (who married Leland Ira Doan); granddaughter of Herbert Henry Dow; first cousin of Ruth Elizabeth Hale (who married Wiley Thomas Buchanan Jr.).
  Political family: Dow-Towsley-Hale-Buchanan family of Ann Arbor and Midland, Michigan.
  Lynn Nancy Rivers (b. 1956) — also known as Lynn N. Rivers — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Au Gres, Arenac County, Mich., December 19, 1956. Democrat. Caterer and chef; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 53rd District, 1993-94; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1995-2003; defeated in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996, 2000. Female. Protestant. Still living as of 2021.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Allan R. Sorenson (b. 1919) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., December 12, 1919. Democrat. Chemical engineer; member of University of Michigan board of regents; elected 1961. Protestant. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; NAACP; Audubon Society. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lee M. Thurston (b. 1895) — of Perry, Shiawassee County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Central Lake, Antrim County, Mich. Born in Central Lake, Antrim County, Mich., August 7, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school teacher; superintendent of schools; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1949-53. Protestant. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Paul Harold Todd Jr. (1921-2008) — also known as Paul H. Todd, Jr. — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., September 22, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; founded and led Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co. (now Kalsec); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1961; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated, 1962, 1966, 1974. Protestant. Member, American Economic Association; American Chemical Society. Died November 18, 2008 (age 87 years, 57 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Paul H. Todd; nephew of Albert J. Todd; grandson of Albert May Todd.
  Political family: Todd family of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Robert Speer Tubbs (1897-1982) — also known as Robert S. Tubbs — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., January 23, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st District, 1961-62. Protestant. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., December 11, 1982 (age 85 years, 322 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Tubbs and Myrtle (Speer) Tubbs; married to Lorraine Joyce Burgess.
  Frederick Stephen Upton (b. 1953) — also known as Fred Upton — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., April 23, 1953. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1987-2003 (4th District 1987-93, 6th District 1993-2003). Protestant. Member, Alpha Delta Phi. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Edward Upton and Elizabeth B. (Vial) Upton; nephew of David Frederick Upton; grandson of Frederick Stanley Upton.
  Political family: Upton family of St. Joseph, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  John A. Welborn (b. 1932) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., December 20, 1932. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 47th District, 1973-74; resigned 1974; member of Michigan state senate, 1974-82, 1985-94 (21st District 1974-82, 13th District 1985-94); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1982. Protestant. Still living as of 1994.
  Relatives: Brother of Robert A. Welborn.
  Donald M. Wismer Jr. (b. 1934) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., May 6, 1934. Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair District, 1963-64; defeated in primary, 1966; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1964. Protestant. Member, Lions; National Education Association; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 1966.
  Relatives: Married, June 25, 1960, to Barbara Jean Duncanson.
  Laura Velma Wood (1904-1993) — also known as Velma Wood; Laura Velma Storey; Mrs. Claude L. Wood — of Brown City, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Brown City, Sanilac County, Mich., May 15, 1904. Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952 (alternate), 1956; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1957. Female. Protestant. Died in Mayfield, Lapeer County, Mich., September 9, 1993 (age 89 years, 117 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of C. H. Storey and Ethel (Horne) Storey; married to Claude L. Wood.
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