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Index to Locations
Maple Park Cemetery
Athens Athens Cemetery
Bluefield Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Bluefield Walnut Grove Cemetery
Bluewell Woodlawn Memorial Park
Coopers Unknown location
Princeton Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Maple Park
Cemetery
Mercer County, West Virginia
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Joseph M. Sanders (1866-1927) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Wythe
County, Va., August
26, 1866.
Republican. Circuit judge in West Virginia, 1896-1904; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1905-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920.
Died February
17, 1927 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Interment at Maple Park Cemetery.
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Athens
Cemetery
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia
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Coleman Alderson Hatfield (1889-1970) —
also known as Coleman A. Hatfield; Cole
Hatfield —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Thacker, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., February
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Logan County Republican Party, 1940-42.
Died in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., July 11,
1970 (age 81 years, 136
days).
Interment at Athens Cemetery.
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Monte Vista Park
Cemetery
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
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Hugh Ike Shott (1866-1953) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Virginia, 1866.
Republican. Postmaster at Bluefield,
W.Va., 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1929-33; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1942-43; defeated, 1936; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944.
Died in 1953
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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John Kee (1874-1951) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., August
22, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1933-51;
defeated, 1928; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 8,
1951 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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Maude Elizabeth Kee (1895-1975) —
also known as Elizabeth Kee; Maude Etta Simpkins;
Maude Elizabeth Frazier; Mrs. John Kee —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Radford,
Va., June 7,
1895.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1951-65.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., February
15, 1975 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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James Kee (1917-1989) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., April
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1965-73; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., March
11, 1989 (age 71 years, 330
days).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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James French Strother (1868-1930) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born near Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., June 29,
1868.
Republican. State court judge in West Virginia, 1905; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1925-29.
Died in Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., April
10, 1930 (age 61 years, 285
days).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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J. Donald Clark (d. 1973) —
also known as Don Clark —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1968.
Died, of cancer,
in Bluefield Sanitarium,
Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., April
18, 1973.
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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Oscar Hampton Ballard (1886-1967) —
also known as O. H. Ballard —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Ballard, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
13, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1931-34,
1939-42, 1945-46, 1949-52; mayor
of Princeton, W.Va., 1937-39; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1953-60; defeated in
primary, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Salem,
Va., October
13, 1967 (age 81 years, 30
days).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Coal
mine superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma
and a heart
condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of Leander Cox Stewart
and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married, October
1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. |
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Russell Sage Ritz (1886-1933) —
also known as Russell S. Ritz —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Kellogg, Wayne
County, W.Va., February
21, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1932.
Methodist.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., February
25, 1933 (age 47 years, 4
days).
Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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Walnut Grove
Cemetery
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Stephen Crabtree Bird (1939-2008) —
also known as Stephen C. Bird —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 7,
1939.
Democrat. School
teacher; dentist;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1972, 1980; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1975-78, 1983-84,
1987-90; defeated, 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1984
(8th District), 1992 (8th District); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1976.
Methodist;
later Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Grotto;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; American
Dental Association.
Died in Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va., May 9,
2008 (age 69 years, 63
days).
Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.
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Woodlawn Memorial
Park
Route 52
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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McGinnis Hatfield (1886-1967) —
of Northfork, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Rose Siding, Pike
County, Ky., December
8, 1886.
Republican. Chair of
McDowell County Republican Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1923-24;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1931-32; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944,
1948,
1952.
Died in Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., May 18,
1967 (age 80 years, 161
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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Willard Lawrence Mills (b. 1905) —
also known as W. L. Mills —
of Kimball, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Creek, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 31,
1905.
Democrat. Coal miner;
restauranteur;
pool room
operator; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1947-52,
1955-58.
Baptist;
later Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Mills and Mary Lieuvena (Foley) Mills; married, May 20,
1945, to Opaline Gentry. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Bernard Hill Woodyard (1911-1960) —
also known as Bernard H. Woodyard —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Switchback, McDowell
County, W.Va., September
17, 1911.
Democrat. School
teacher; accountant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County; elected
1942, 1946, 1948; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Blue
Key; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., May 17,
1960 (age 48 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) —
also known as T. V. Pennington —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., April
22, 1898.
Republican. Coal miner;
postmaster;
grocer; bank
director; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Died, in Welch Hospital,
Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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Relatives: Son
of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married
to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source:
Find-A-Grave |
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Unknown
Location
Coopers, Mercer County, West Virginia
Roselawn Memorial
Gardens
450 Courthouse Road
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Dual Lee Hill (1911-2007) —
also known as Dual L. Hill —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va., May 11,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster at
Princeton,
W.Va., 1964-72 (acting, 1964).
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va., August
26, 2007 (age 96 years, 107
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
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