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Cherry County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cherry County

Index to Locations Valentine Mt. Hope Cemetery Mt. Hope Cemetery Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska Founded 1902 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   James Cloyd Quigley (1887-1960) — also known as James C. Quigley — of Valentine, Cherry County, Neb. Born in Valentine, Cherry County, Neb., March 6, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Nebraska, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1928 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1934-40; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1936-49. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1960 (age about 73 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Henry Quigley and Mary Margaret (McDowell) Quigley; married, September 28, 1910, to Sylvia Killian.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Simone Reece (1871-1953) — also known as Charles S. Reece — of Simeon, Cherry County, Neb. Born in Andrew County, Mo., March 12, 1871. Republican. Rancher; Cherry County Clerk, 1902; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died May 11, 1953 (age 82 years, 60 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Alvis Franklin Reece and Hulda (Mackie) Reece; married, September 7, 1902, to Harriet Thackery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Ralph A. Baker (1895-1978) — of Valentine, Cherry County, Neb. Born in Gordon, Sheridan County, Neb., October 2, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; chair of Cherry County Republican Party, 1956-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1960, 1964. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Farm Bureau. Died October 8, 1978 (age 83 years, 6 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Lee R. Baker and Adelina Celestenia Baker; married, August 30, 1919, to Mary Cole.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Bryan Quigley (1899-1995) — also known as Bill Quigley — of Valentine, Cherry County, Neb. Born in Valentine, Cherry County, Neb., January 29, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1956 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1964 (alternate). Died in Valentine, Cherry County, Neb., November 14, 1995 (age 96 years, 289 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Taylor Knapp Quigley and Celestia Saraphine (Stonecypher) Quigley; married 1937 to Bertha Gertrude Weeth; married 1973 to Betty Ruth (Yeast) Fischer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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