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Carl Bert Albert (1908-2000) —
also known as Carl Albert; "The Little Giant from
Little Dixie" —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., May 10,
1908.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1947-77; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1971-77; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1952,
1964
(chair, Resolutions
and Platform Committee), 1968,
1976,
1992,
1996.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died, at McAlester Regional Health
Center, McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., February
4, 2000 (age 91 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, McAlester, Okla.
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Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
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Wilburn Cartwright (1892-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Acacia;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
14, 1979 (age 87 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Burnett Hayden Crawford (b. 1922) —
also known as B. Hayden Crawford —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 29,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1954-58;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1960, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
Navy
League; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson) Crawford;
married, June 5,
1946, to Alyn Carolyn McCann. |
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Mack Easley (1916-2006) —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Akins, Sequoyah
County, Okla., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1959-60; chair of
Lea County Democratic Party, 1955-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Died March 1,
2006 (age 89 years, 138
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Ed Edmondson (1919-1990) —
also known as Edmond Augustus Edmondson —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., April 7,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
correspondent; lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1953-73; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1972, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., December
8, 1990 (age 71 years, 245
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Patrick Jay Hurley (1883-1963) —
also known as Patrick J. Hurley —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Oklahoma, January
8, 1883.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929-33; general in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S. Minister to New Zealand, 1942; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1944-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1946, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Mexico, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died July 30,
1963 (age 80 years, 203
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Jed Joseph Johnson (1888-1963) —
also known as Jed Johnson —
of Anadarko, Caddo
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., July 31,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mail
carrier; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1920-27, 1925-26 (17th District 1920-27, 15th
District 1925-26); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1927-47; federal
judge, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions.
Died May 8,
1963 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla.
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Tony Knowles (b. 1943) —
also known as Anthony Carroll Knowles —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., January
1, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1982-87; Governor of
Alaska, 1994-2002; defeated, 1990, 2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2004.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) —
also known as Josh Lee —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1956
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi Mu
Alpha; Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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John W. Raley Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born May 23,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ponca City, Okla., 1980-83; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1990-97.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Raley and Helen Thames Raley. |
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Joe Taylor (b. 1907) —
of Noel, McDonald
County, Mo.; South West City, McDonald
County, Mo.; Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., August
21, 1907.
Republican. Writer; newspaper
editor; printing
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1935-38, 1953-58, 1963-64
(McDonald County 1935-38, Newton County 1953-58, 1963-64); defeated,
1938; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940 to Isabel
Puryear. |
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Francis Eugene Worley (1908-1974) —
also known as Eugene Worley —
of Shamrock, Wheeler
County, Tex.
Born in Lone Wolf, Kiowa
County, Okla., October
10, 1908.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1935-40; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1941-50; resigned 1950;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1950-59.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., December
17, 1974 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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