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Homer E. Abele (1916-2000) —
also known as Pete Abele —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, November
21, 1916.
Republican. Played professional baseball
for a minor league team in Nashville, Tenn., 1938; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1958,
1964; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1967-91.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huston's Nursing
Home, Hamden, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 12,
2000 (age 83 years, 173
days).
Cremated.
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John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) —
also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul
Revere" —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, September
21, 1928.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office
1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks;
Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a massive
gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial
Hospital,
Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
24, 1982 (age 53 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Poplar
Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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William E. Baker (b. 1902) —
of Mesick, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo, Morrow
County, Ohio, December
20, 1902.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1955; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1956.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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John Bennett (1912-1998) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.; Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piney Fork, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 15,
1912.
Democrat. Accountant;
Redford Township Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Lions.
Died March
29, 1998 (age 85 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Bezz (1922-2003) —
also known as Walter Bezruchka —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 14,
1922.
Democrat. Tool and die
maker; real estate
broker; mayor
of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., November
27, 2003 (age 81 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henderson Haverfield Carson (1893-1971) —
also known as Henderson H. Carson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, October
25, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1943-45, 1947-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, October
5, 1971 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Bernard Lee Case (1872-1969) —
also known as Bernie L. Case —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Lorain
County, Ohio, February
23, 1872.
Republican. Gratiot
County Clerk, 1915-22; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1923-26; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Died in a convalescent
home at St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., June 20,
1969 (age 97 years, 117
days).
Interment at Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, Mich.
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John G. Christy (1897-1978) —
of Festus, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Marathon, Clermont
County, Ohio, June 9,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1935-40; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1939; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1940; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1963-73.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
Died April
18, 1978 (age 80 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose; Carpenters
Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Bartlett S. Fleming (b. 1942) —
also known as Bart Fleming —
of Chandler, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in a hospital
at Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, November
16, 1942.
Republican. Arizona
state treasurer, 1973-78; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona, 1976.
Anglican.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Lions.
Still living as of 2006.
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Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) —
of Las Animas, Bent
County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Mercerville, Gallia
County, Ohio, August
15, 1888.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions; Phi Mu
Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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George Mark Plummer (b. 1949) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, May 20,
1949.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 96th District, 1978-82; defeated,
1981; Lewis
County Judge Executive, 1994-2003; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Kentucky.
Christian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2006.
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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March
25, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Henry Evan Pomroy (1892-1961) —
also known as H. E. Pomroy —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan., February
14, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; police
officer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1949-52;
defeated, 1952, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 331
days).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Allison Pomroy and Emma Neher (Ballard) Pomroy; married, November
4, 1924, to Vivian Ruth Roberts. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1948; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; Eagles;
Elks; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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Eugene Peter Ruehlmann (b. 1925) —
also known as Eugene P. Ruehlmann —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-71; resigned 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude Vilas Swann (1887-1959) —
also known as Claude V. Swann —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 30,
1887.
Democrat. Plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,
1945-46; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1940-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Lions.
Died in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, July 3,
1959 (age 71 years, 338
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Swann and Bulah Ann (Perry) Swann; married to Grace
May Cornell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist.
German
and Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer,
in a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March
25, 1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Herbert Arthur Wolcott (1862-1930) —
also known as H. A. Wolcott —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, May 27,
1862.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mining
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1923-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Lions.
Died, from complications of heart
disease, in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., December
4, 1930 (age 68 years, 191
days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
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