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Arvil Vernell Adams (1913-1999) —
also known as Arvil V. Adams —
of Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Pemiscot
County, Mo., January
18, 1913.
Merchant;
mayor
of Portageville, Mo., 1981-91.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
failure, in Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo., August
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 206
days).
Interment at Portageville Cemetery, Portageville, Mo.
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Orland Kay Armstrong (1893-1987) —
also known as Orland K. Armstrong; O. K.
Armstrong —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., October
2, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; newspaper
correspondent; author;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 3rd District,
1933-36, 1943-44; defeated, 1936, 1940; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1944; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1951-53.
Baptist. Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
15, 1987 (age 93 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
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Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) —
also known as Frank Ely Atwood —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Carrollton, Mo., 1914-15; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 8th District,
1922-23; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35; defeated, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital,
Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., March 5,
1943 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Lloyd J. Baker (b. 1931) —
also known as L. J. Baker —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Jacksonville, Randolph
County, Mo., September
6, 1931.
Democrat. Randolph
County Surveyor, 1961-64; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-81.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives: Son
of Ed Baker; married 1952 to Bonnie
Janet Sarbaum. |
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Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) —
also known as Parke M. Banta —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Berryman, Crawford
County, Mo., November
21, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1925-27; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1926-28; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1940, 1948, 1950; general counsel, U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, 1953-61.
Methodist
or Baptist. Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., May 12,
1970 (age 78 years, 172
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Ira Benjamin Barber (1883-1946) —
also known as Ben Barber —
of Millcreek, Madison
County, Mo.; Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo.
Born in Wayne
County, Mo., February
19, 1883.
Democrat. Farmer; minister;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Madison County, 1925-26,
1935-38.
Missionary Baptist.
Died in Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo., October
9, 1946 (age 63 years, 232
days).
Interment at Barber-Whitener Cemetery, Zion, Mo.
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Robert Wilson Barrow (1900-1968) —
also known as R. Wilson Barrow —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., February
21, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; Macon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; chair of
Macon County Democratic Party, 1934-42; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack, and later died, in Samaritan Hospital,
Macon, Macon
County, Mo., May 15,
1968 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
also known as William E. Barton —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens
County, S.C., April
11, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1935-46; defeated, 1928, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Matthew Roy Blunt (b. 1970) —
also known as Matt Blunt —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., November
20, 1970.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives 139th District, 1999-2000; secretary
of state of Missouri, 2001-05; Governor of
Missouri, 2005-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 2008.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Roy D. Blunt (b. 1950) —
also known as Roy Blunt —
of Strafford, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Niangua, Webster
County, Mo., January
10, 1950.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Missouri, 1985-93; President,
Southwest Baptist University, 1993-96.; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1997-.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,
February
7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
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Richard Ray Brattin (b. 1980) —
also known as Rick Brattin —
of Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Greenwood, Jackson
County, Mo., July 22,
1980.
Republican. Construction
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives 55th District, 2011-.
Baptist. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2018.
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Bower Slack Broaddus (1888-1949) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., May 30,
1888.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
10, 1949 (age 61 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Thomas A. Brown (b. 1876) —
also known as Tom A. Brown —
of Melbourne, Harrison
County, Mo.; Gilman City, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Grundy
County, Mo., March
18, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
merchant;
farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Harrison County, 1919-20,
1935-44, 1949-50; Assistant State Dairy Commissioner, 1920-33.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Doc Richard Brydon (1881-1951) —
also known as Doc Brydon —
of Essex, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Thackeray, Hamilton
County, Ill., February
22, 1881.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1911-14.
Baptist.
Died in Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo., September
18, 1951 (age 70 years, 208
days).
Interment at North Antioch Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) —
also known as William D. Burlison; Bill
Burlison —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Advance, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
15, 1933.
Democrat. Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated,
1980; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Toastmasters;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
17, 2019 (age 86 years, 2
days).
Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bell City, Mo.
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Luna Ermal Butler (1904-1970) —
also known as Luna E. Butler —
of Albany, Gentry
County, Mo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., December
13, 1904.
Democrat. Grocer; gasoline
station business; farmer; Gentry
County Collector and Treasurer, 1937-44; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Gentry County, 1945-52,
1955-60, 1963-66.
Baptist. Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in the University of Missouri Hospital,
Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., June 9,
1970 (age 65 years, 178
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Albany, Mo.
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Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897-1968) —
also known as A. S. J. Carnahan —
of Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo.
Born near Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1945-47, 1949-61;
defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1961-63.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Mayo
Clinic hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
24, 1968 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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Melvin Eugene Carnahan (1934-2000) —
also known as Mel Carnahan —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo., February
11, 1934.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Missouri, 1951-52; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1963-67;
Democratic candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1966, 1968 (primary); Missouri
state treasurer, 1981-85; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1989-93; Governor of
Missouri, 1993-2000; defeated in primary, 1984; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri; elected 2000.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Order of
the Coif.
Died, in a plane
crash while running
for U.S. Senator, near Goldman, Jefferson
County, Mo., October
16, 2000 (age 66 years, 248
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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Robin Carnahan (b. 1961) —
of Phelps
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born August
4, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; secretary
of state of Missouri, 2005-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 2008.
Female.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Dorr Howard Carroll (1874-1956) —
also known as Dorr H. Carroll —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Village Creek, Allamakee
County, Iowa, November
25, 1874.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 8th District,
1945-48, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Died in Jackson
County, Mo., October
7, 1956 (age 81 years, 317
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Nicholas Thurman Cave (1885-1961) —
also known as Nick T. Cave —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.; Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in New Bloomfield, Callaway
County, Mo., March 9,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Callaway
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Callaway County, 1917-20;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1923-30; Judge, Missouri Kansas City
Court of Appeals, 1940-60.
Baptist.
Died, from leukemia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
4, 1961 (age 76 years, 179
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Mo.
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William Columbus Christeson (1883-1957) —
also known as W. C. Christeson —
of Pulaski
County, Mo.
Born near Dixon, Pulaski
County, Mo., January
9, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pulaski County, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 9,
1957 (age 74 years, 120
days).
Interment at Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Mo.
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Cardiss Collins (1931-2013) —
also known as Cardiss Hortense Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 2013 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roscoe P. Conkling (b. 1889) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., May 3,
1889.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1947.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Virgil M. Conkling and Alpha (Powers) Conkling; married, November
24, 1914, to Mildred Scott. |
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Frederick Barney Conrath (1900-1965) —
also known as F. B. Conrath;
"Fritz" —
of Ewing, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in La Grange, Lewis
County, Mo., October
3, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; mayor
of Ewing, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1939-42.
Baptist.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., July 21,
1965 (age 64 years, 291
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, La Grange, Mo.
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Emmett Felts Cook (1872-1941) —
also known as Emmett F. Cook —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., August
5, 1872.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,
1939-41; died in office 1941.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 22,
1941 (age 68 years, 351
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Wallace Crossley (1874-1943) —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Bellair, Cooper
County, Mo., October
4, 1874.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1905-10;
member of Missouri
state senate 17th District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1917-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,
1922-23.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died December
13, 1943 (age 69 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. W. Crossley and Elberta (Givens) Crossley; married, December
30, 1902, to Erma Cheatham. |
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Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945) —
also known as Dwight F. Davis —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 5,
1879.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1925-29; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1929-32.
Baptist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Founder of the Davis Cup tennis tournament.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1945 (age 66 years, 146
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ilus Winfield Davis (1917-1996) —
also known as Ilus W. Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April
22, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1963-71; director of several banks.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
4, 1996 (age 79 years, 135
days).
Cremated.
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Rutherford Losey Decker (1904-1972) —
also known as Rutherford L. Decker —
of Missouri.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 27,
1904.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Baptist.
Died September
21, 1972 (age 68 years, 117
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Wellsburg, N.Y.
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Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) —
also known as R. Budd Dwyer —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., November
21, 1939.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1965-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987.
Baptist. Member, National
Education Association; Eagles;
Theta
Chi; Jaycees.
Convicted
in December 1986 of bribery
and conspiracy in federal court.
About to be sentenced,
and widely expected to resign from office, he called a press
conference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras,
he insisted he was not guilty, and then shot and
killed
himself, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., January
22, 1987 (age 47 years, 62
days).
Interment at Blooming
Valley Cemetery, Blooming Valley, Pa.
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William Price Elmer (1871-1956) —
also known as William P. Elmer —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Robertsville, Franklin
County, Mo., March 2,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Dent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-96; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1903-04,
1921-22, 1929-32; defeated, 1922, 1926, 1934, 1936; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908
(alternate), 1912,
1920;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 24th District, 1938; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1940; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1924 (16th District), 1944 (8th District); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1946.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Dent
County, Mo., May 11,
1956 (age 85 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mo.
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J. S. N. Farquhar (b. 1881) —
of Madison
County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Madison
County, Mo., April 6,
1881.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1921-22, 1945-50 (Madison County
1921-22, Cape Girardeau County 1945-50).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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John D. Fels (b. 1889) —
of Maplewood, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
16, 1889.
Republican. Mayor
of Maplewood, Mo., 1933-37; member of Missouri
state senate 12th District, 1947-50.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Howard Ford (1819-1905) —
of Kentucky.
Born in London, England,
February
19, 1819.
Delegate
from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Baptist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 5,
1905 (age 86 years, 136
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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E. H. Foster (1840-1919) —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., December
11, 1840.
Minister;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1919; died in
office 1919.
Baptist.
Died October
22, 1919 (age 78 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Andrew Gephardt (b. 1941) —
also known as Richard A. Gephardt; Dick
Gephardt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1977-2005; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) —
also known as Rosemary L. Ginn; Rosemary Bewick Lucas;
Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., August
28, 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(alternate), 1968,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1976-77.
Female.
Baptist. Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Delta
Delta Delta; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Osage Beach Health
Care Center, Osage Beach, Camden
County, Mo., January
3, 2003 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Samuel B. Graves Jr. (b. 1963) —
also known as Sam Graves —
of Tarkio, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born in Fairfax, Atchison
County, Mo., November
7, 1963.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1992-94; member of Missouri
state senate, 1994-2001; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 2001-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2008,
2016.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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Luther D. Greene (1867-1959) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Raytown, Jackson
County, Mo., July 18,
1867.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ray County, 1945-50.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Shotwell
Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) —
also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr.
No" —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., September
14, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surgeon;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964.
Baptist. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., March
15, 2001 (age 90 years, 182
days). His body was donated
to an Oregon teaching hospital.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Jack Ragan Hamlin (b. 1921) —
also known as Jack R. Hamlin —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
15, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1951-52; candidate for Missouri
state senate 30th District, 1962, 1966.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Nu; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Dewey Love Hankins (1898-1976) —
also known as Dewey L. Hankins —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Barry
County, Mo., May 6,
1898.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1956-.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died March
11, 1976 (age 77 years, 310
days).
Interment at Antioch
Cemetery, Near Cassville, Barry County, Mo.
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Warren E. Hearnes (1923-2009) —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Born July 24,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Mississippi County, 1951-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956;
secretary
of state of Missouri, 1961-65; Governor of
Missouri, 1965-73; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1976.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
16, 2009 (age 86 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Delton L. Houtchens (b. 1918) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Deepwater, Henry
County, Mo., January
14, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1949-52;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) —
also known as Richard H. Ichord; Dick
Ichord —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., June 27,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; college
instructor; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Texas County, 1953-60; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Eta Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died one week later, in a hospital
at Houston, Texas
County, Mo., December
25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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John Thomas Morris Johnston Jr. (1856-1930) —
also known as John T. M. Johnston —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ashland, Boone
County, Mo., March
17, 1856.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
minister;
pastor, First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo., 1887-97; chaplain
of Missouri Senate and Missouri State Prison; pastor, Delmar Avenue
Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1897-1907; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904 ; college
professor; president, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,
1910-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Baptist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., September
9, 1930 (age 74 years, 176
days).
Interment at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Mo.
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Frank Kelley (1923-1988) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Missouri, 1923.
Republican. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1977-84.
Baptist.
Died in 1988
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roger Elmer Kirchner (1890-1984) —
also known as Roger E. Kirchner —
of Otterville, Cooper
County, Mo.; Syracuse, Morgan
County, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., July 15,
1890.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1925-30, 1935-36, 1955-64 (Cooper
County 1925-28, Morgan County 1929-30, 1935-36, 1955-64); delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District,
1943-44.
Baptist. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons.
Died February
2, 1984 (age 93 years, 202
days).
Interment at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Mo.
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William Carr Lane (1789-1863) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., December
1, 1789.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician;
surgeon;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1823-29, 1837-40; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1826-30; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1852-53; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1853.
Episcopalian;
later Baptist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
6, 1863 (age 73 years, 36
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Isom P. Langley (1851-1930) —
of Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Clark
County, Ark., September
2, 1851.
Preacher;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1886 (Labor, 4th District), 1890
(Populist, 2nd District), 1890 (Republican, 2nd District); member of
Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1919-20.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Labor.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 13,
1930 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Ambrose Haydon Livingston (1850-1913) —
also known as Ambrose H. Livingston —
Born in Clinton
County, Ky., December
24, 1850.
School
teacher; lawyer;
People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1894, 1896.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in West Plains, Howell
County, Mo., May 26,
1913 (age 62 years, 153
days).
Interment at Hutton Valley Cemetery, Willow Springs, Mo.
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Edward Vaughn Long (1908-1972) —
also known as Edward V. Long —
of Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo.; Clarksville, Pike
County, Mo.
Born near Whiteside, Lincoln
County, Mo., July 18,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-41; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-56 (11th District 1945-48, 21st District
1949-56); Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1960-68; appointed 1960; resigned 1968.
Baptist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died near Eolia, Pike
County, Mo., November
6, 1972 (age 64 years, 111
days).
Interment at Grandview
Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
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Moses C. Martin (c.1811-1868) —
of Missouri.
Born in Kentucky, about 1811.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1866-68; died in office 1868.
Baptist.
Died of pneumonia,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
15, 1868 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William S. McCall —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Laclede
County, Mo.
Republican. Farmer; stockman;
Laclede
County Circuit Clerk, 1935-42; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1943-44.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy McKittrick (1888-1961) —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born in Guthridge Mills, Chariton
County, Mo., August
24, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1931-32; Missouri
state attorney general, 1933-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1944; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Missouri, 1948.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
22, 1961 (age 72 years, 151
days).
Interment at Salisbury
City Cemetery, Salisbury, Mo.
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Ben S. Meeks (1902-1995) —
of Thayer, Oregon
County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 11,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; railroad
worker; mail
carrier; Baptist
minister; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1937-38,
1945-56, 1961-64.
Baptist.
Died July 18,
1995 (age 93 years, 68
days).
Interment at Thayer Cemetery, Thayer, Mo.; cenotaph at Rose Hill Cemetery, Thayer, Mo.
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Joseph Fife Messenbaugh (1873-1928) —
also known as J. F. Messenbaugh —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Kingston, Caldwell
County, Mo., January
10, 1873.
Physician;
mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1905-07.
Baptist.
Died, from peritonitis,
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 19,
1928 (age 55 years, 161
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John Messenbaugh and Susan (McGavran) Messenbaugh; married to
Laura M. Whisler. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of Oklahoma
City |
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John W. Milhoan (1883-1971) —
of Winigan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Murraysville, Jackson
County, W.Va., April
14, 1883.
Democrat. Farmer; school
teacher; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1947-52;
defeated, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., August
4, 1971 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Price Cemetery, Linn County, Mo.
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George H. Miller (b. 1884) —
of near Gatewood, Oregon
County, Mo.
Born in Gatewood, Ripley
County, Mo., November
13, 1884.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1921-24,
1943-44.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Miller (b. 1907) —
of Hermitage, Hickory
County, Mo.; Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Polk
County, Mo., June 11,
1907.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Hickory
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40; member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1941-44; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1956.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joyce Lynn. |
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Joe H. Miller (b. 1900) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Mo., February
8, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-33; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Carroll County, 1937-50;
candidate for circuit judge in Missouri 40th Circuit, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
also known as Ray Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1988
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives: Son
of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta
Blackwell. |
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James McKinley Neal (1899-1982) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., March 8,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 4th District,
1947-64.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Omega
Psi Phi; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
11, 1982 (age 83 years, 248
days).
Interment at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
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William Lester Nelson (1875-1946) —
also known as William L. Nelson; Will L.
Nelson —
of Bunceton, Cooper
County, Mo.; Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born near Bunceton, Cooper
County, Mo., August
4, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
writer; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1901-02,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1919-21, 1925-33, 1935-43 (8th
District 1919-21, 1925-33, 2nd District 1935-43); defeated, 1920 (8th
District), 1942 (2nd District), 1946 (2nd District); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Baptist. Member, Gamma
Sigma Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Kiwanis.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., December
31, 1946 (age 71 years, 149
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Robert Randolph Neugebauer (b. 1949) —
also known as Randy Neugebauer —
of Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
24, 1949.
Republican. Member, Lubbock city council, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from Texas 19th District, 2003-17.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2017.
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Ellis Simmons Outlaw (1883-1982) —
also known as Ellis S. Outlaw —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Oktibbeha
County, Miss., November
15, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1944.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Johnson Hansford Outlaw and Jennie (Gandy) Outlaw; married to
Angelina Villasenor; married, August
3, 1932, to Hazel Selvey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Fred V. Pace (1919-1995) —
of Versailles, Morgan
County, Mo.
Born in Gravois Mills, Morgan
County, Mo., April 6,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Morgan County; elected 1964.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1995 (age 76 years, 126
days).
Interment at Versailles
Cemetery, Versailles, Mo.
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Albert T. Parrish (1883-1958) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Lead Hill, Boone
County, Ark., August
13, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; livestock
breeder; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1955-56 (Greene County
2nd District 1939-42, Greene County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated,
1944, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
22, 1958 (age 74 years, 193
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
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James Floyd Patterson (1907-1989) —
also known as J. F. Pat Patterson —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo., September
7, 1907.
Democrat. Engineer;
member of Missouri
state senate 25th District, 1951-72.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died, in Missouri Delta Medical
Center, Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo., May 5,
1989 (age 81 years, 240
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Jessica Kinnison Payne (b. 1899) —
also known as Jessica Payne; Jessie Payne; Mrs. E.
Wyatt Payne; "Mrs. G.O.P." —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo., February
26, 1899.
Republican. School
teacher; secretary of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1949-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Female.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) —
also known as James M. Perkins —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo., January
8, 1863.
Physician;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1913-15.
Baptist. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins; married, June 8,
1892, to Hattie F. Montague. |
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John J. Peyton (1811-1878) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., June 16,
1811.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855.
Baptist.
Died in Gentry
County, Mo., October
21, 1878 (age 67 years, 127
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edde Ben Pope (1915-1995) —
also known as Edde B. Pope —
of Preston, Hickory
County, Mo.; Hermitage, Hickory
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Preston, Hickory
County, Mo., September
30, 1915.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1945-50;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died October
5, 1995 (age 80 years, 5
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Tom Procter (1885-1966) —
of Wild Cat Township, Elk
County, Kan.; Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.
Born in Dade
County, Mo., 1885.
Republican. Farmer; minister;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dade County, 1929-32, 1945-50.
Baptist.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Mo.
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Charles Hardin Pulis (1889-1963) —
also known as Charles H. Pulis —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Thompson, Audrain
County, Mo., November
12, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postal
worker; tire
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1949-60.
Baptist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., July, 1963
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Mexico, Mo.
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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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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Albert Lee Reeves Jr. (1906-1987) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., May 31,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., April
15, 1987 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Francis Church, Pauma Valley, Calif.
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Milton Andrew Romjue (1874-1968) —
also known as Milton A. Romjue —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Love Lake, Macon
County, Mo., December
5, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1907-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1917-21, 1923-43 (1st District
1917-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-43); defeated,
1920, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., January
23, 1968 (age 93 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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John Russell (b. 1931) —
of Missouri.
Born in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., September
22, 1931.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1962-74; member of Missouri
state senate 33rd District, 1977-2000.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2001.
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George Harvey Simmons (1889-1978) —
also known as G. H. Simmons —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.
Born in Louisburg, Dallas
County, Mo., June 2,
1889.
Republican. Farmer; auctioneer;
livestock
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dallas County, 1955-57.
Baptist.
Died December
10, 1978 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Mo.
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Robert Charles Smith (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert C. Smith —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo., August
16, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Boone County; mayor
of Columbia, Mo., 1961-63; chair of
Boone County Democratic Party, 1967.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Marion Spradling Jr. (1920-2004) —
also known as Albert M. Spradling, Jr. —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., March
13, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
special agent; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1952-76; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Kiwanis.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 221
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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C. Eugene Stephens (b. 1889) —
of Maplewood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Adair
County, Mo., December
20, 1889.
Republican. Missouri
state treasurer, 1925-29.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Mortimer Stephens and Ella (Deaton) Stephens; married, December
29, 1911, to Mary Ann Wilson. |
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Louise Boston Thurmond (b. 1905) —
also known as Louise Thurmond —
of Piedmont, Wayne
County, Mo.
Born in Ellington, Reynolds
County, Mo., April
12, 1905.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Curtis J. Tindel (b. 1906) —
of Cabool, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Koshkonong, Oregon
County, Mo., September
26, 1906.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Texas County, 1941-46;
defeated, 1946; candidate for Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1960.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928 to Nell
Catherine Johnson. |
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Walter H. Toberman (1879-1960) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ill., April
19, 1879.
Democrat. Founder and president, Toberman Grain
Company; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1949-60; died in office 1960.
Baptist.
Died at Memorial Community Hospital,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
13, 1960 (age 80 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Missouri Official Manual 1957 |
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Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., November
1, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
manager; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962
(21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 38th District, 1968; mayor
of Romulus, Mich., 1973-75.
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1994 (age 74 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; American
Legion; Eagles;
Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital
and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married, June 28,
1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace and Elizabeth
Virginia Wallace (granddaughter of Benjamin
Franklin Wallace); grandnephew of James
C. Chiles. |
| | | Political family: Truman-Wallace
family of Independence, Missouri. |
| | | Cross-reference: Andrew
J. May — Milton
Lipson — Samuel
I. Rosenman — Stephen
J. Spingarn — James
M. Curley — George
E. Allen — George
E. Allen — Jonathan
Daniels |
| | | Truman State
University, Kirksville,
Missouri, is named for
him. — Truman College,
Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — Harry S. Truman High
School, in Levittown,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: H.
Truman Chafin
— Harry
Truman Moore
|
| | | Personal motto: "The Buck Stops
Here." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Harry S. Truman: The
Autobiography of Harry S. Truman |
| | | Books about Harry S. Truman: David
McCullough, Truman —
Alonzo L. Hamby, Man
of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.
Savage, Truman
and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working
With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House
Years — Alan Axelrod, When
the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on
Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The
Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William Lee
Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —
Matthew Algeo, Harry
Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road
Trip — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in United
States Politics (1950) |
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Robert Franklin Walker (1850-1930) —
of Morgan
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Florence, Morgan
County, Mo., November
29, 1850.
Democrat. Missouri
state attorney general, 1893-97; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1913-30; died in office 1930; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1927.
Baptist.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., November
19, 1930 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Cloy E. Whitney (1910-1979) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born in Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo., November
15, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1963-66.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in 1979
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Anne
M. Wood. |
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John Thomas Williams (b. 1847) —
also known as J. T. Williams —
of Versailles, Morgan
County, Mo.
Born in Simpson
County, Ky., March
25, 1847.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Morgan County, 1923-28.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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John Archibald Woodson (b. 1843) —
of Meagher
County, Mont.; Washington
County, Miss.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., May 28,
1843.
Democrat. Meagher
County Sheriff; member of Montana state legislature, 1890.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Marcus Daniel Yount (1892-1988) —
also known as M. D. Yount —
of Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.; Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Good Water, Iron
County, Mo., October
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; livestock
dealer; Iron
County Clerk, 1923-33; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1947-54; chair of
Iron County Democratic Party, 1949.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion.
Died in North Carolina, January
22, 1988 (age 95 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Mo.
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