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Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911-1989) —
of Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born near Glendon, Moore
County, N.C., August
7, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1953-63;
defeated, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees.
Died September
17, 1989 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) —
also known as W. Lunsford Crew —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., October
29, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and
attorney for First Federal Savings &
Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley)
Crew. |
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Harold John Daub Jr. (b. 1941) —
also known as Hal Daub, Jr. —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., April
23, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1981-89; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1990; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1992,
2004,
2008,
2012;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1995-2001; defeated, 2001, 2009; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Urban
League; NAACP; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards; Dan
Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan;
American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married, December
24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin. |
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Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior
court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
23, 1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
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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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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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John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) —
also known as John H. Hougen —
of Fisher, Polk
County, Minn.; Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., July 14,
1978 (age 89 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (1924-2009) —
also known as Horace R. Kornegay —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., March
12, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
21, 2009 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Du Brutz Cutlar Moore (b. 1895) —
also known as Cutlar Moore —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C., August
6, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1934-36; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1953-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore; married 1922 to Ruth
Robeson Norment. |
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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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Robert Hunt Parker (1892-1969) —
also known as R. Hunt Parker —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., February
15, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; superior court
judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1932-52; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1952-66; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1966-69; died in
office 1969.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1969 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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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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Robert Walter Scott (1929-2009) —
also known as Robert Scott —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C., June 13,
1929.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of
North Carolina, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Jaycees;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Alpha
Zeta.
Died January
23, 2009 (age 79 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married
1944 to
Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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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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Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) —
also known as Basil Whitener —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., May 14,
1915.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District
1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
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