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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.
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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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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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Howard Lee Bickley (b. 1871) —
also known as Howard L. Bickley —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., May 3,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips. |
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James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis; Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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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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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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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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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Julius H. Conrath (b. 1863) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., March
19, 1863.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908;
postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1911-15; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 27th District,
1922-23.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) —
also known as S. Ben Dunlap —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles
County, Mo., February
22, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1940;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap; married,
October
12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford. |
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Clyne Ward Durst Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.; married to
Jean M. Luethjohan. |
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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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North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) —
also known as North T. Gentry —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., March 2,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1914, 1916, 1918; Missouri
state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President); justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., September
18, 1944 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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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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Joe Grandhomme (b. 1893) —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Desloge, St.
Francois County, Mo., October
9, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Injured in a fall at
his home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dowe Jefferson Lance (1916-2002) —
also known as D. Jeff Lance —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 25,
1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
legal secretary to Gov. Forrest
Smith, 1950-52; attorney, legal department, Southwestern Bell Telephone,
1952-56; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Kiwanis.
Died August
2, 2002 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Luther Lance and Attie (Jenkins) Lance; married, July 26,
1943, to Marguerite Coffman. |
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Francis Lewis McCluer (1896-1979) —
also known as Franc L. McCluer;
"Bullet" —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo., March
27, 1896.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; president,
Westminster College, 1933-47, and Lindenwood College, 1947-66; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 10th District,
1943-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died March
30, 1979 (age 83 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence Eugene McCluer and Martha Virginia (Savage) McCluer;
married, September
2, 1920, to Ida Belle Richmond. |
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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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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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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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George H. Pace (1916-2005) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Died, in Beth Haven Nursing
Home, Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., September
6, 2005 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Grandview
Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
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Wallace M. Pearson (b. 1895) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., July 12,
1895.
Republican. Chemist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; banker; osteophatic
physician; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1947-56;
defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles;
Kiwanis; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Scantlin (b. 1894) —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born near St. James, Phelps
County, Mo., August
11, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Newton
County Superintendent of Schools, 1927-43; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Phi
Delta Kappa; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924 to Leah
Neal. |
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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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James Medford Willis (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Willis —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Orrick, Ray
County, Mo., January
19, 1881.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis; married, August
20, 1902, to Ethelyn M. Keaton. |
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James Merrill Woods (b. 1906) —
also known as J. Merrill Woods —
of Monett, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., September
9, 1906.
Republican. Realtor;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1941-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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