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John Richard Adams (1895-1975) —
also known as Jack R. Adams —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1955-56, 1965-66; resigned 1936; defeated, 1942, 1956, 1960,
1966; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1946; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1975
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Effie Russell (Updegraff) Adams and Archibald Lynn 'Archie' Adams;
married, April
18, 1928, to Helen McCoid; married to Frances
Grant. |
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memorial |
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Thornton Granville Berry Jr. (1904-1987) —
also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., December
13, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died November
27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry;
married, June 5,
1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. |
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Hatfield C. Brubeck (b. 1909) —
also known as "Zip" —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
28, 1909.
Republican. Real estate
broker; restaurant
owner; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1942; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1950-54; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1957; resigned 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Arthur Brubeck and Lucy T. (Henderson) Brubeck; married, December
29, 1937, to Louise Henry Lewis. |
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett; married to Virginia
Shonk. |
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1951 |
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Harry Green Camper Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
22, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1,
1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. |
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Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Freeport, Wirt
County, W.Va., April
27, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40,
1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940, 1964; resigned 1970; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1952-54.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Farm
Bureau.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel; married, November
28, 1918, to Bertha Gillman. |
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1951 |
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W. R. Curtis (b. 1895) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Bethany, Brooke
County, W.Va., July 17,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1951-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Curtis and Mary (Rodgers) Curtis; married, October
7, 1937, to Olive G. Woods. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Rush Floyd Farley (b. 1887) —
also known as Rush F. Farley —
of Delbarton, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Birch, Mingo
County, W.Va., March 6,
1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Farley and Nancy (Pinson) Farley. |
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Wade H. Garrett (b. 1889) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshville, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 7,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; oil and gas
business; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1943-54 (acting, 1943-44); member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip J. Graziani (b. 1924) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in McIntire, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 13,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1959-60.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Handlan (b. 1914) —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 14,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1957-62; appointed 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Handlan and Katherine (Ambler) Handlan; married, December
27, 1941, to Elizabeth Ann Layman. |
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John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. (1912-1962) —
also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
30, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart
attack in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Clinton L. Howard (b. 1891) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Josephs Mills, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
25, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
merchant; movie
theater business; clothing
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1935-38.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Howard and Thena M. Howard; married, February
18, 1918, to Willa M. Bond. |
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Roy W. Jolliffe (1895-1961) —
of Cameron, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Wetzel
County, W.Va., May 15,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
dealer; Marshall
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., September
10, 1961 (age 66 years, 118
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmus Jolliffe and Easter Belle (Simmons)
Jolliffe. |
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William Mitchell (1887-1968) —
also known as Billy Mitchell —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., March
29, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died October
22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married,
February
27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook. |
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memorial |
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1951 |
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Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) —
also known as Arch A. Moore, Jr. —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69;
defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960
(alternate), 1972
(alternate), 1984
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73; Governor of
West Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1978.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Pleaded
guilty in 1990 to five felonies,
over findings that he had accepted illegal
contributions to his 1984 and 1988 election campaigns, had extorted
over $500,000 from a coal company, and obstructed
the investigation; served two years and eight months in prison.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
7, 2015 (age 91 years, 266
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Joseph Allen Overton Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April
17, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining
Congress.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15,
1943, to Bette Crosswhite. |
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Allen Simmons (b. 1891) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Somerset, Bristol
County, Mass., August
8, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Tau
Beta Pi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight; National Rifle
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyle A. Smith (1904-2001) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., April 6,
1904.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Huntington Auto
Supply Company; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1955-70; defeated in primary,
1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 24,
2001 (age 97 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira J. Smith and Virginia M. (Wilkinson) Smith; married, July 7,
1929, to Helen Holsomback. |
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Earl H. Stalnaker (1920-2005) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., June 22,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; X-ray
technician; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1955-58,
1965-74.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died May 28,
2005 (age 84 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cecil W. Wilson (b. 1913) —
of Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pageton, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1939;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; McDowell
County Sheriff.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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W. R. Wilson (b. 1913) —
also known as "Squibb" —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairview, Marion
County, W.Va., October
6, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1957-58,
1961-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1972; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
National
Education Association; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Young (b. 1889) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., April
12, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Young and Catherine Rebecca (Peterson) Young; married, June 30,
1920, to Rhea Margaret Cook. |
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