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Elias Milton Ammons (1860-1925) —
of Douglas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., July 28,
1860.
Democrat. Rancher;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-94; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1893-94; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1898-1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1904, 1906; Governor of
Colorado, 1913-15.
Member, Lions.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 20,
1925 (age 64 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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J. E. Bass (b. 1877) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Cunningham, Person
County, N.C., September
14, 1877.
Democrat. Insurance
business; president, Lewisburg Ice Cream
Company; secretary-treasurer, General Lewis Hotel,
Lewisburg; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1941-44; mayor
of Lewisburg, W.Va., 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. B. Bass and Martha (Sydnor) Bass; married to Huldah
Hambrick. |
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Henry Lee Bridges (1907-2002) —
also known as Henry L. Bridges —
of Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., June 10,
1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died April 6,
2002 (age 94 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions; Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Lee Canipe (b. 1916) —
also known as Albert Canipe —
of Spruce Pine, Mitchell
County, N.C.
Born in Toecane, Mitchell
County, N.C., January
22, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Woodmen.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Burns M. Canipe and Verda (Patrick) Canipe. |
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Paul M. Cox (1914-2001) —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Newport
News, Va., July 14,
1914.
Mayor
of New Bern, N.C., 1982.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died October
31, 2001 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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James Colly Farthing (1913-1967) —
also known as James C. Farthing; Jim
Farthing —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., January
12, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Solicitor, 16th Solicitorial District, 1947-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1956;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1957-67; Judge, North
Carolina Court of Appeals, 1967; died in office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died December
6, 1967 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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William Frank Forsyth (b. 1915) —
also known as W. Frank Forsyth —
of Murphy, Cherokee
County, N.C.
Born July 21,
1915.
Democrat. Executive vice-president Citizens Bank &
Trust Company of Murphy, Andrews, Hayesville and Robbinsville;
member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Thomas Forsyth and Xena (Bristol) Forsyth; married 1938 to Ruth
Lail. |
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Clyde Ray Greene (b. 1898) —
also known as Clyde R. Greene —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Meat Camp, Watauga
County, N.C., January
31, 1898.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1946, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President); candidate for North
Carolina state treasurer, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated,
1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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David Newton Henderson (1921-2004) —
also known as David N. Henderson —
of Wallace, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born near Hubert, Onslow
County, N.C., April
16, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; state
court judge in North Carolina, 1958-60; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1961-77.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
13, 2004 (age 82 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace, N.C.
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Wilbur Morton Jolly (b. 1916) —
also known as Wilbur M. Jolly —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Ayden, Pitt
County, N.C., January
16, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1957-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O. Jolly and Cornelia (Mumford) Jolly. |
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John Richard Jordan Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Winton, Hertford
County, N.C., January
16, 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan; married 1949 to
Patricia Exum Weaver. |
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William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) —
also known as W. Ray Lackey —
of Stony Point, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., December
20, 1925.
Democrat. Alexander
County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County
Hospital; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., February
23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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Jacob Elmer Long (1880-1955) —
also known as J. Elmer Long —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.; Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., July 31,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Rep. Charles
M. Stedman; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1911-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1917-22; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944.
Presbyterian;
later Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; Sphinx.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., April
28, 1955 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Hugh Gordon Mitchell (b. 1902) —
also known as Hugh G. Mitchell —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., October
5, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
third vice-president, Alexander Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1943-46.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Page Mitchell and Amelia (Leinster)
Mitchell. |
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9,
1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley. |
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Howard I. Olsen (c.1917-2001) —
of Palatine, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1917.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; worked in management at
the Wrigley chewing
gum company; village
president of Palatine, Illinois, 1957-61.
Member, Lions.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Cary, Wake
County, N.C., November
20, 2001 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April
25, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-66; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond A. Plank (1916-1977) —
also known as Ray Plank —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich., January
4, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; owner of radio
stations; candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., September
17, 1977 (age 61 years, 256
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Herbert Horton Rountree (1921-1998) —
also known as H. Horton Rountree —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 5,
1921.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-80; district judge
in North Carolina, 1980-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., March
14, 1998 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March
10, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) —
also known as Roy A. Taylor —
of Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Vader, Lewis
County, Wash., January
31, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District
1960-63, 11th District 1963-77).
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
28, 1995 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Black Mountain, N.C.
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Joe Max Thomas (1915-1993) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
15, 1993 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Marshville Cemetery, Marshville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn; married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
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Itimous Thaddeus Valentine Jr. (1926-2015) —
also known as Tim Valentine —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., March
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-60; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1983-95.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions; Jaycees.
Died in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., November
10, 2015 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose;
Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
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James L. Whitt (1916-2007) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, May 10,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; life
insurance business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1949-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; American
Legion.
Died April
20, 2007 (age 90 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Whitt and Ara Belle (Brown) Whitt; married, September
11, 1942, to Edna Nuttall. |
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1951 |
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Staton Pender Williams (born c.1909) —
also known as Staton P. Williams —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Born in Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C., about 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lawrence Williams and Hattie Leary (Pender) Williams; married
1933 to
Margaret Louisa Moyer. |
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