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Pennington County
South Dakota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pennington County

Index to Locations Rapid City Mountain View Cemetery Rapid City Pine Lawn Memorial Park Rochford Bell Park Cemetery Mountain View Cemetery Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) — also known as Francis Case — of Custer, Custer County, S.Dak. Born in Everly, Clay County, Iowa, December 9, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper editor and publisher; rancher; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Pi Kappa Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Acacia; Elks; Rotary. Died, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 22, 1962 (age 65 years, 195 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Herbert Llywellen Case and Mary Ellen (Grannis) Case; married, August 19, 1926, to Myrle Lucille Graves.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) — also known as E. Y. Berry — of McLaughlin, Corson County, S.Dak. Born in Larchwood, Lyon County, Iowa, October 6, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; member of South Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; Republican Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1944; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Theta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Died in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., April 1, 1999 (age 96 years, 177 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William S. Berry and Kitty (Teghtmeyer) Berry; married, March 4, 1928, to Rose Hartinger.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Harry Luther Gandy (1881-1957) — also known as Harry L. Gandy — of Wasta, Pennington County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Churubusco, Whitley County, Ind., August 13, 1881. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South Dakota state senate 40th District, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1915-21; defeated, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 15, 1957 (age 76 years, 2 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, October 30, 1909, to Frances Keiser.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Abram Boland (1884-1958) — also known as John A. Boland — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., May 2, 1884. Republican. Implement dealer; mayor of Rapid City, S.Dak., 1924; member of South Dakota state senate 40th District, 1929-36; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932 (alternate), 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Died in October, 1958 (age 74 years, 0 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Abram C. Boland and Catherine (Green) Boland; married to Nona Ethel Winne.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George P. Bennett (1864-1932) — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born April 12, 1864. Republican. Merchant; member of South Dakota state senate, 1901-02, 1919-24 (39th District 1901-02, 40th District 1919-24). Died December 29, 1932 (age 68 years, 261 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alfred Walstein Bangs (1830-1904) — also known as Alfred W. Bangs — of Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minn.; Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Bethany, Wayne County, Pa., July 25, 1830. Democrat. Member of South Dakota state senate 39th District, 1889-90. Died March 10, 1904 (age 73 years, 229 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Elijah Keeler Bangs and Elmina Melissa (Robinson) Bangs; married 1857 to Alina Baker Stiles; married 1866 to Sara Della Plowman; father of Tracy R. Bangs and Frank D. Bangs; grandfather of George A. Bangs; second cousin twice removed of Martin Keeler; second cousin five times removed of Aaron Burr; third cousin of John Clarence Keeler; third cousin once removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; third cousin thrice removed of William Anson Floyd; fourth cousin of Anson Foster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Darling Whitney, Edwin Olmstead Keeler, Burr L. Castle and Asbury Elliott Kellogg.   Political family: Bangs family of Rapid City, South Dakota (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Frank D. Bangs (1878-1935) — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minn., June 19, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1935; died in office 1935. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died December 23, 1935 (age 57 years, 187 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Walstein Bangs and Sara Della (Plowman) Bangs; half-brother of Tracy R. Bangs; married to Adella Garlick; father of George A. Bangs; second cousin thrice removed of Martin Keeler; third cousin once removed of John Clarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Anson Foster Keeler.   Political family: Bangs family of Rapid City, South Dakota (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George Paschal Allen (1870-1954) — also known as George P. Allen — of Strool, Perkins County, S.Dak. Born in Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., September 4, 1870. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 60th District, 1923-26. Died in September, 1954 (age about 83 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, September 15, 1906, to Jessie Agnes Sandusky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Pine Lawn Memorial Park 4301 Tower Road, 57702 Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota Founded 1936; approximate acreage: 15 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Joseph Henry Bottum (1903-1984) — also known as Joe H. Bottum — of Faulkton, Faulk County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Faulkton, Faulk County, S.Dak., August 7, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; Faulk County State's Attorney, 1933-36; South Dakota director of taxation, 1937-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940 (alternate), 1952 (member, Credentials Committee); nominated in primary for Governor of South Dakota 1942, inconclusive primary; member of South Dakota Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1961-63; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1962-63. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., July 4, 1984 (age 80 years, 332 days). Interment at Pine Lawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Henry Bottum (1853-1946) and Silvia Grace (Smith) Bottum; married, August 20, 1929, to Nellie Bergita Bang.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Williamson Jr. (1875-1972) — of Oacoma, Lyman County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born near New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa, October 7, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; Lyman County State's Attorney, 1905-08, 1910-11; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1911-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1912; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Custer, Custer County, S.Dak., July 15, 1972 (age 96 years, 282 days). Interment at Pine Lawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of William Williamson and Mary (Erland) Williamson; married to Victoria Dice.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Bell Park Cemetery Rochford, Pennington County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Albert S. Amerman (1849-1903) — of Rochford, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Ohio, January 7, 1849. Republican. Physician; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1893-96. Died, from dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., October 6, 1903 (age 54 years, 272 days). Interment at Bell Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Amerman and Emeline (Castner) Amerman; married to Nettie A. DeWitt.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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