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Food Industry Politicians in Missouri
Processors, Distributors, Grocers

  Emery Earl Airy (1884-1979) — also known as Emery E. Airy — of Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. Born in Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo., February 17, 1884. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Maryville, Mo., 1945. Presbyterian. Member, Lions. Died, in a hospital at Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo., October, 1979 (age 95 years, 0 days). Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Airy and Mary Ann (Wachtel) Airy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert H. Betts (1811-1889) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in London, England, February, 1811. Democrat. Foundry business; wholesale grocer; real estate business; Vice-Consul for Spain in St. Louis, Mo., 1864-89. Catholic. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 8, 1889 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Ann Mary Adamson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George David Butler and Martha Matilda (Hunter) Butler; married, April 28, 1929, to Margaret Pauline Whittington.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Russell Corn (1903-1973) — also known as Russell Corn; William Russell Corn — of Willow Springs, Howell County, Mo. Born in Willow Springs, Howell County, Mo., November 11, 1903. Republican. Farmer; grocer; mayor of Willow Springs, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howell County, 1947-62. Assembly of God. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Died in Willow Springs, Howell County, Mo., September 20, 1973 (age 69 years, 313 days). Interment at Willow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Phillip Hildred Corn and Nancy Margaret (Watson) Corn; married, November 11, 1933, to Ora Herndon; father of Warren R. Corn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond Rodney Creed (1875-1954) — also known as R. R. Creed — of Gilbert, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif. Born in Missouri, August 9, 1875. Grocer; mayor of Gilbert, Ariz., 1925-27. Died in Stanislaus County, Calif., November 3, 1954 (age 79 years, 86 days). Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Creed and Mary Ellen (Lindsay) Creed; married 1897 to Cora Etta Lord.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record
  Elbert H. Fliegle (1909-1981) — also known as Bert Fliegle — of Morrisonville, Christian County, Ill.; Alton, Madison County, Ill.; Warrenton, Warren County, Mo. Born in Illinois, March 12, 1909. Democrat. Supermarket manager; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Warren County, 1945. Died in 1981 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Patrick Francis Gill (1868-1923) — also known as Patrick F. Gill — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., August 16, 1868. Democrat. Grocer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1909-11, 1912-13; defeated, 1910. Died in St. Louis, Mo., May 21, 1923 (age 54 years, 278 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  J. O. Hays (b. 1882) — of Phillipsburg, Laclede County, Mo. Born January 30, 1882. Republican. Blacksmith; grocer; hardware merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1947-48. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Meda Rector.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 29, 1928, to Pearl White.
  Daniel Francis McNamara (b. 1904) — also known as Daniel F. McNamara — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., November 6, 1904. Democrat. Grocer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1943-46. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Pentland (1908-1975) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowhill, Scotland, February 7, 1908. Democrat. Coal miner; grocery clerk; warehouse worker; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; business representative, Teamsters Local 688; member of Missouri state senate 1st District, 1949-72. Presbyterian. Member, Teamsters Union. Died June 7, 1975 (age 67 years, 120 days). Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, April 25, 1935, to Irma Seaman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, February 7, 1946, to Yvonne W. Crouch.
  W. R. Walker (b. 1900) — also known as Fred Walker — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born in Carroll County, Mo., March 13, 1900. Republican. Grocer; meat dealer; office equipment salesman; member of Missouri state senate, 1943-54 (8th District 1943-46, 16th District 1947-54); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Carroll County, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 9, 1920, to Eunice Bricken.
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