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James Matthew Armstrong (1893-1965) —
also known as James M. Armstrong —
of Belmont, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Belmont, Gaston
County, N.C., June 22,
1893.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; postmaster at Belmont,
N.C., 1954-60 (acting, 1954-55).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died June 14,
1965 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont, N.C.
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Kappa
Delta Pi; Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Cass Ballenger (1926-2015) —
also known as Cass Ballenger —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., December
6, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1975-76; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1977-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1986-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., February
18, 2015 (age 88 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) —
also known as Luther E. Barnhardt —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., November
29, 1903.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1945-56; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died June 1,
1980 (age 76 years, 185
days).
Interment at Carolina
Memorial Park, Concord, N.C.
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Samuel Murphey Bason (1894-1986) —
also known as Sam M. Bason —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Swepsonville, Alamance
County, N.C., December
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Bank of
Yanceyville; owner, Caswell Insurance
and Realty
Company; director, North Carolina Railroad;
member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in January, 1986
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Bason and Flora Green (Murphey) Bason; married 1921 to Martha
E. Hatchett. |
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Gilson Grant Blake Jr. (1893-1970) —
also known as Gilson G. Blake, Jr. —
of Maryland; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
7, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Newcastle, 1920-21, 1921; Adelaide, 1921; Melbourne, 1921-22; Ottawa, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1925-27; Geneva, 1927-36; Rome, 1936-42; Valparaiso, 1946-47; U.S. Consul General in Valparaiso, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in December, 1970
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gilson Grant Blake and Alice Louise (Swan) Blake; married, August
23, 1922, to Margaret Cross Slingluff. |
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Harlan Edward Boyles (b. 1929) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Vale, Lincoln
County, N.C., May 6,
1929.
Democrat. Accountant;
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1977-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Eugene Clyde Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., December
3, 1871.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1921.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Myrtle Sapp. |
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Maurice Gwinn Burnside (1902-1991) —
also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
23, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57;
defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose;
Rotary.
Died in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., February
2, 1991 (age 88 years, 163
days).
Cremated.
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John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Algernon Lee Butler (1905-1978) —
also known as Algernon L. Butler —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., August
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1948;
Sampson
County Attorney, 1938-51; member of North
Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-59; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1959-75; took senior status 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died May 5,
1978 (age 72 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James William Copeland (b. 1914) —
also known as J. William Copeland —
of Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C., June 16,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland; married 1941 to Nancy
Hall Sawyer. |
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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Archie Kimbrough Davis (b. 1911) —
also known as Archie K. Davis —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Chairman of the board, Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company; member of North
Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1959.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Thomas W. Davis and Frances (Conrad) Davis. |
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Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) —
also known as Garland S. Garriss —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Margarettsville, Northampton
County, N.C., February
23, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Died, of pneumonia
and colon
cancer, in Moore Regional Hospital,
Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., July 21,
1968 (age 60 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glendon
Christian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C.
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton
mills.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Lloyd Eldon Griffin (b. 1893) —
also known as L. E. Griffin —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Belvidere, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1935; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. N. Griffin and Mary (Perry) Griffin; married 1922 to Belle
Walters. |
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John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) —
also known as J. O. Gunn —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Pelham, Caswell
County, N.C., December
27, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; Caswell
County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of
Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67;
secretary, Royal Hosiery
Mills.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary; Junior
Order.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Danville,
Va., February
18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53
days).
Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
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David McKee Hall (1918-1960) —
of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., May 16,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; died
in office 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Paraplegic.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., January
29, 1960 (age 41 years, 258
days).
Interment at Webster
Methodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C.
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Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. (1894-1969) —
also known as Frank Hancock, Jr. —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
1, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1924; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1926-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1930-39;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Rotary.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., January
23, 1969 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Jesse Alexander Helms (1921-2008) —
also known as Jesse Helms —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., October
18, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Young
Americans for Freedom; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, in a nursing
home at Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 4,
2008 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) —
also known as Luther H. Hodges —
of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., March 9,
1898.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; Governor of
North Carolina, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956
(delegation chair), 1964;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died October
6, 1974 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Overlook
Cemetery, Eden, N.C.
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October
16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. |
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Rivers Dunn Johnson (1885-1958) —
also known as Rivers D. Johnson —
of Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., December
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1912-13, 1915-16, 1923-24,
1927-28, 1931-32, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1916,
1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
13, 1958 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Seymour Anderson Johnson and Anne Eliza (Clarke) Johnson; married
1921 to
Olivia R. Best. |
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Charles Raper Jonas (1904-1988) —
also known as Charles R. Jonas —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., December
9, 1904.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1953-73 (10th District
1953-63, 8th District 1963-69, 9th District 1969-73).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1988
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; Moose; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Everett Jordan (1896-1974) —
also known as B. Everett Jordan —
of Saxapahaw, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Ramseur, Randolph
County, N.C., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1949-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1954-58; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1958-73.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died March
15, 1974 (age 77 years, 188
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Burlington, N.C.
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Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) —
also known as Fred R. Keith —
of St. Pauls, Robeson
County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
25, 1900.
Republican. Realtor;
farmer;
hardware
store owner; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith; married, November
24, 1927, to Grace Butler. |
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John M. Kennette (1869-1946) —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., January
25, 1869.
Democrat. Cotton mill
superintendent; postmaster at Mooresville,
N.C., 1934-46 (acting, 1934-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, in Lowrance Hospital,
Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., June 23,
1946 (age 77 years, 149
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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Alvin Paul Kitchin (1908-1983) —
also known as A. Paul Kitchin —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., September
13, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1957-63.
Southern
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., October
22, 1983 (age 75 years, 39
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) —
also known as Edwin S. Lanier —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Metter, Candler
County, Ga., July 19,
1901.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-55; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier; married 1934 to Nancy
Thelma Herndon. |
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William Medford (b. 1909) —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C., January
29, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1961-69.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. T. Medford and Verna (Welch) Medford; married 1940 to Martha
Mock. |
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Robert Burren Morgan (1925-2016) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died July 16,
2016 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth
Norment Moore. |
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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Ernest William Ross (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest W. Ross —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Marion, McDowell
County, N.C., September
5, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha Joseph Ross and Mary Etta (Cannon) Ross. |
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J. Carlyle Rutledge (b. 1909) —
of Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Stanley, Gaston
County, N.C., December
28, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Graham Rutledge and Frances Virginia (Moore) Rutledge;
married to Judith Rea Kukendal. |
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Thomas H. Steele (b. 1887) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, August
26, 1887.
Democrat. Writer; accountant;
lecturer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Steele and Julia (Hensley) Steele; married to Grace Vawter
Bates. |
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Oliver Alexander Swaringen (b. 1895) —
also known as O. A. Swaringen —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., October
10, 1895.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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W. Joe Trogdon —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Asheboro, N.C., 1983-2001.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., October
10, 1921.
Physician;
mayor
of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died, in Rowan Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at City
Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
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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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Adam Jackson Whitley Jr. (b. 1894) —
also known as Adam J. Whitley, Jr. —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., April
14, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1949-59; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Junior
Order; American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Jackson Whitley and Abigail (Casey) Whitley; married 1923 to
Florence Elizabeth Lassiter. |
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Peggy Wilson (b. 1945) —
of North Carolina; Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, September
8, 1945.
Republican. Registered
nurse; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1980; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 2nd District, 2001-.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2001.
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