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Mabel Aeschliman (1891-1980) —
also known as Mabel Zela Crump —
of Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.
Born in San Juan
County, N.M., December
24, 1891.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Schuyler County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1946.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in 1980
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Arni Memorial Cemetery, Lancaster, Mo.
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Robert Bays (1904-1977) —
of Caledonia, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Munger, Reynolds
County, Mo., April
11, 1904.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1935-36,
1941-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died January
28, 1977 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Caledonia Methodist Cemetery, Caledonia, Mo.
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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Robert Nelson Chaffin (b. 1905) —
also known as Robert N. Chaffin —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Avalon, Livingston
County, Mo., July 13,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Wyoming, 1948-60; member of Wyoming
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-57; Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1955; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1961-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin; married, November
24, 1932, to Hester Mae Wiltse. |
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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.
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Cullen Steger Duncan (1889-1964) —
also known as Cullen S. Duncan —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.; New Franklin, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., March
22, 1889.
Democrat. Funeral
director; mayor of New Franklin, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1937-38;
member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District,
1943-44; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., July 5,
1964 (age 75 years, 105
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
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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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Martha Wright Griffiths (1912-2003) —
also known as Martha W. Griffiths; Martha Edna
Wright —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Armada, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Pierce City, Lawrence
County, Mo., January
29, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1955-74; defeated,
1952; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1953; appointed 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1968,
1984,
1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1983-90.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American
Association of University Women.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993.
Died in Armada, Macomb
County, Mich., April
22, 2003 (age 91 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Everett Harris (b. 1906) —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., January
9, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1952-54; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Lolita Hilliard (1908-1997) —
also known as Lolita Ruth Collett; Mrs. M. E.
Hilliard —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.; Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; St. Peters, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in West Virginia, September
15, 1908.
Democrat. Nurse; chair of
Tucker County Democratic Party, 1949-62.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died, in Claywest House nursing
home, St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Parsons Cemetery, Parsons, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Maurie Jay Collett and Hazel (Ferguson) Collett; married
1926 to
Milliard Earl Hilliard. |
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Lewis Hoerr (b. 1907) —
of Wheeling, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born October
17, 1907.
Democrat. Farmer; farm
implement business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Clare Magee (1899-1969) —
of Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo.
Born near Livonia, Putnam
County, Mo., March
31, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 4th District, 1934; postmaster at Unionville, Mo.,
1935-41; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1949-53.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary.
Died in Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo., August
7, 1969 (age 70 years, 129
days).
Interment at Unionville
Cemetery, Unionville, Mo.
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Charles Douglas Mahnkey (1902-2004) —
also known as Douglas Mahnkey —
of Forsyth, Taney
County, Mo.
Born near Forsyth, Taney
County, Mo., June 18,
1902.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Taney County, 1935-36,
1945-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died November
2, 2004 (age 102 years,
137 days).
Interment at Snapp Cemetery, Forsyth, Mo.
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Mrs. Katherine M. Martin (1871-1934) —
also known as Katherine Mavity; Mrs. W. W.
Martin —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., November
20, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1920;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Female.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
26, 1934 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Hugh Maxwell McCauley (1879-1949) —
also known as Hugh M. McCauley —
of Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Brook, Buchanan
County, Mo., January
14, 1879.
Democrat. Banker; Buchanan
County Recorder of Deeds, 1923-31; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1945-48; defeated in primary, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
1, 1949 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Halleck Cemetery, Buchanan County, Mo.
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Lewis Eddy Merrill (1883-1960) —
also known as L. E. Merrill —
of Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
5, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Chariton County, 1947-50.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo., May 9,
1960 (age 76 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Charles Edward Prettyman (1852-1928) —
also known as C. E. Prettyman —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
13, 1852.
Railway
station agent; mayor of
Neosho, Mo., 1924-26; defeated, 1922, 1926.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., June 23,
1928 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) —
also known as John E. Ramer —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo., October
27, 1869.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1921-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening to
bring in the U.S. Marines.
Died, of heart
disease, in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1926 (age 56 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Clarence A. Roberts (b. 1900) —
of Rea, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in Rea, Andrew
County, Mo., March 3,
1900.
Democrat. Farmer; mail
carrier; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County; elected 1958,
1960, 1962.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Randolph H. Weber (b. 1909) —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Butler
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1939-40; chair of
Butler County Republican Party, 1938-42; circuit judge in
Missouri 33rd Circuit, 1943-49.
Christian.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Grotto;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry P. Weber and Lillian (Boelling) Weber; married, September
8, 1934, to Lila Everts. |
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Harry Clifton Yates (1878-1953) —
also known as Harry C. Yates —
of Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
12, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1909-12, 1923-26; Buchanan
County Recorder of Deeds, 1915-23; Buchanan
County Judge, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died, from coronary
occlusion, kidney
disease, diverticulitis,
and intestinal
hemorrhage, in Missouri Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
5, 1953 (age 75 years, 54
days).
Interment at Yates Cemetery, Faucett, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah Jane 'Sallie' (Williams) Yates and Henry R. Yates; married
to Lora Jane Means and Edith M. Arnold; married, March
18, 1915, to Waunetta Bruce. |
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