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James Arden Barnett (b. 1924) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
4, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1960;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1964-68; member of Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1968-71; chancery judge in
Mississippi, 1971-73.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arden Barnett and Vera (Turner) Barnett; married, March 4,
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Paul Burney Johnson Jr. (1916-1985) —
also known as Paul B. Johnson, Jr. —
of Mississippi.
Born in Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss., January
23, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64; Governor of
Mississippi, 1964-68.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died October
14, 1985 (age 69 years, 264
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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Steven McCarty Palazzo (b. 1970) —
also known as Steven Palazzo —
of Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., February
21, 1970.
Republican. Accountant;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 2006-10; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 2011-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2012.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) —
also known as Floyd Spence —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair), 1988;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7th
District 1969-70); resigned 1970; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died
in office 2001.
Lutheran.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot
from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
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