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Walter Ray Adams (1901-1993) —
also known as W. Ray Adams —
of Redford, Reynolds
County, Mo.
Born in Lesterville, Reynolds
County, Mo., November
1, 1901.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Reynolds County, 1945-56.
Died in Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo., March 1,
1993 (age 91 years, 120
days).
Interment at Marcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo.
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Ray N. Allmon (1918-2004) —
of Winona, Shannon
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in New Liberty, Oregon
County, Mo., December
11, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oil jobber;
contractor;
automobile dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1965.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., May 24,
2004 (age 85 years, 165
days).
Interment at Missouri
Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Robert Wendell Bailey (b. 1940) —
also known as R. Wendell Bailey —
of Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., July 30,
1940.
Republican. Automobile dealer; Mayor of Willow Springs, Mo.,
1971-72; member of Missouri
state house of representatives 152nd District, 1973-80; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1981-83; defeated,
1982; Missouri
state treasurer, 1985-93; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1992; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1996 (29th District), 2013 (8th District);
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 2000.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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Berl Berry —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Automobile dealer; candidate for mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry J. Byrne (b. 1896) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born September
5, 1896.
Democrat. Automobile broker; safety
inspector; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1951-52.
Burial location unknown.
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Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles;
Moose;
Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal
Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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Temple Forrest (1891-1960) —
of Belton, Cass
County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Forest Green, Chariton
County, Mo., August
16, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1942; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Cass
County Sheriff, 1948.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Belton
Cemetery, Belton, Mo.
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Joseph Claud Forshee (1874-1964) —
also known as Joseph C. Forshee —
of Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Washington
County, Mo., November
25, 1874.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile dealer; postmaster;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1936, 1938, 1940.
Died in Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo., March
19, 1964 (age 89 years, 115
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Mo.
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Ivan P. Goodman (1901-1950) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Rich Hill, Bates
County, Mo., September
23, 1901.
Welder
for the Burlington Railroad;
insurance
agent; used car dealer; finance
company operator; candidate in primary for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1947.
Methodist.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
11, 1950 (age 49 years, 49
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Jim W. Haley (b. 1890) —
of Grant City, Worth
County, Mo.
Born in Alabama, May 31,
1890.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; mayor of Grant City, Mo.; member
of Missouri
state house of representatives from Worth County, 1937-42;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to Mary
Bishop. |
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William Hicks (b. 1871) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., September
23, 1871.
Democrat. Truck dealer; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1909-22, 1925-34 (Jackson County
3rd District 1909-22, Jackson County 5th District 1925-34).
Burial location unknown.
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Kirk Jones —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1927-32,
1947-48; defeated, 1940, 1944; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1943-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Yewell Lawrence (1906-1951) —
of Bloomfield, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Dexter, Stoddard
County, Mo., August
25, 1906.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; automobile dealer; banker; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
member of Missouri
state senate 25th District, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Killed in a car
accident, January
2, 1951 (age 44 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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Frank E. Lowman —
of Liberty, Clay
County, Mo.
Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor
of Liberty, Mo., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Mecker (1882-1942) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Millheim, Perry
County, Mo., April
10, 1882.
Republican. Oil
business; automobile dealer; deputy
sheriff; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1919-24.
Died October
25, 1942 (age 60 years, 198
days).
Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.
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Elbert Spencer Miner (1885-1970) —
also known as Elbert S. Miner —
of Ridgeway, Harrison
County, Mo.; Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.; Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Ridgeway, Harrison
County, Mo., September
11, 1885.
Republican. Lumber
business; automobile dealer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1924;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1936.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., November
4, 1970 (age 85 years, 54
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Dewey Neely (1927-2001) —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 28,
1927.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1972,
1976,
1980.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mississippi
County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
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Joe F. Rains (b. 1914) —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., January
24, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; used car
dealer; grocery
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Anthony Riedinger (1896-1970) —
also known as Edgar Riedinger —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Sylmar, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Missouri, June 23,
1896.
Republican. Garage
owner; sales manager, motor truck company; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1925-26.
German
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
8, 1970 (age 74 years, 138
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Reidinger and Mary (Anthis) Reidinger; married to Martha
Lenora Walkenhorst. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Schendel —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Sales manager for automobile dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1945-50 (St. Louis City 2nd
District 1945-46, St. Louis City 8th District 1947-50); candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Coleman R. Smith —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Urcil Wilford Smoot (1899-1957) —
also known as Urcil W. Smoot —
of Lock Springs, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Nelsonville, Marion
County, Mo., November
7, 1899.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; farmer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Daviess County, 1942, 1944,
1948; candidate for Missouri
state senate 16th District, 1950.
Died May 28,
1957 (age 57 years, 202
days).
Interment at Jamesport Masonic Cemetery, Jamesport, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Sobeska Taylor Smoot and Lillian Mae (Samuel) Smoot; married to
Ruth Elizabeth Williams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gene Taylor (1928-1998) —
also known as "Sage of the Ozarks" —
of Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo., February
10, 1928.
Republican. Automobile dealer; chair of
Jasper County Republican Party, 1958; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1960,
1968
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1968-71; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1973-89.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died October
27, 1998 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Sarcoxie
Cemetery, Sarcoxie, Mo.
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Anthony M. Webbe (1901-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
10, 1901.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1935-36; member of Missouri
state senate, 1941-53 (30th District 1941-46, 4th District
1947-53); died in office 1953; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1948,
1952.
Died July 15,
1953 (age 52 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Verne R. Wilson (b. 1893) —
of Ava, Douglas
County, Mo.
Born in Ava, Douglas
County, Mo., February
23, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Douglas County, 1921-22.
Injured as a U.S. soldier in France during World War I, and lost his
left arm.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles S. Wright —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Democrat. Implement
dealer; automobile dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Carroll County, 1913-16.
Burial location unknown.
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