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Omer H. Avery (1900-1988) —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., June 15,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1926-30; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34, 1940-42, 1946-48; major in
the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lincoln County; elected 1950;
member of Missouri
state senate 21st District; elected unopposed 1956, 1960; elected
1964, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., September
3, 1988 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
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Thomas Payne Bedford (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas P. Bedford —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., January
26, 1885.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1927-30.
Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1992) —
also known as Hilary A. Bush —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 21,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1961-65; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 20,
1992 (age 86 years, 334
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Aubrey Charles Bush and Claire Emmons (Grantham) Bush; married, July 16,
1932, to Frances Kromberg. |
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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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Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) —
also known as Roscoe C. Patterson —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., September
15, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; Republican Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1925;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Charles Earnest Rendlen Jr. (1919-2006) —
also known as Charles E. Rendlen, Jr. —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., August
9, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; real estate
business; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Sigma Nu.
Died, in Hannibal Regional Hospital,
Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., May 6,
2006 (age 86 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
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Gordon S. Summers (b. 1926) —
of Bourbon, Crawford
County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., April
29, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; school
teacher; clothing
merchant; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1955-56;
defeated, 1956.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Sigma Nu.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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