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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles;
Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) —
also known as Charles Brown —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Coweta, Wagoner
County, Okla., October
22, 1920.
Democrat. Radio station
program director; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; defeated,
1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960;
oil
executive.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Lions.
Died in Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., June 10,
2003 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) —
also known as Howard W. Cannon —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, January
26, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Lions; Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 6,
2002 (age 90 years, 39
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) —
also known as F. Grant Sawyer —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, December
14, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko
County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1956;
Governor
of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
American
Legion; Lions; Eagles.
Died, of complications from a stroke,
in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., February
19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Palm
Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Charles Edward Wiggins (1927-2000) —
also known as Charles E. Wiggins —
of El Monte, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
3, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of El Monte, Calif., 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from California, 1967-79 (25th District 1967-75,
39th District 1975-79); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died, of complications from diabetes
and heart
disease, at Sunrise Hospital
and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 2,
2000 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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