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Jeter R. Aliff (1892-1974) —
also known as J. R. Aliff —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.; St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Seth, Boone
County, W.Va., November
4, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; miner;
bookkeeper; Fayette
County Sheriff; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1940-42; Clerk, West Virginia
House of Delegates, 1941-51.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
12, 1974 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmer Aliff and Edna S. Aliff; married 1931 to Hallie
Irene Maynor. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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R. Harry Ball (b. 1890) —
of Seth, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, February
9, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; assistant
postmaster; bookkeeper; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1924-50; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. A. Ball and Nannie (Roberts) Ball; married, August
4, 1920, to Hattie White. |
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James Fay Bennett (1888-1957) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Belington, Barbour
County, W.Va., February
1, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper; insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion due to coronary
artery disease, in Gassaway, Braxton
County, W.Va., January
8, 1957 (age 68 years, 342
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob J. Bennett and Mary E. (Shingleton) Bennett; married, September
3, 1913, to Octavia Wilfong. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Donald L. Blankenship (b. 1950) —
also known as Don Blankenship —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Stopover, Pike
County, Ky., March
14, 1950.
Accountant; coal mining
executive; chairman and CEO of Massey Energy, 2000-10; in April
2010, an explosion at the company's Upper Big Branch coal mine killed
29 miners; convicted
on a charge
of conspiring to violate
mine safety standards; served one year in prison;
Constitution candidate for President
of the United States, 2020.
Still living as of 2020.
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Thomas Wood Campbell (b. 1961) —
also known as Thomas W. Campbell —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born May 29,
1961.
Democrat. Accountant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 28th District, 1997.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Married to Susan Sharp. |
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Harvey Cline (b. 1887) —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsboro, Ritchie
County, W.Va., August
8, 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; construction
foreman and bookkeeper for the Pittsburgh and West
Virginia Gas
Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1929-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Fred L. Doringer (b. 1889) —
also known as Joe Doringer —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
19, 1889.
Democrat. Auditor; talent scout for Pittsburgh Pirates baseball
team; studio director, Radio
Station WMMN, Fairmont; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1933-38,
1943-52.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Phillip Doringer and Phillipine Doringer; married, March
11, 1922, to Cora L. Morris. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Gabriel John Gallina (1926-2002) —
also known as Gabriel Gallina —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., March
11, 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1948;
auditor; Assistant Director, Port of
San Diego.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., September
15, 2002 (age 76 years, 188
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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J. C. Hansbarger (b. 1908) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., August
17, 1908.
Democrat. Accountant; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Echols Hansbarger and Julia (Clark) Hansbarger; married, March
22, 1930, to Thelma Pilkenton. |
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Edgar C. Lawson (born c.1898) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., about 1898.
Republican. Accountant; West
Virginia state auditor, 1929-33; candidate for West
Virginia state treasurer, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen;
Sons
of the Revolution.
In 1928, at age 30, he was the youngest-ever West Virginia state
official.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Vera Keim. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Thomas E. Loehr (b. 1949) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born December
7, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
accountant; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1989.
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Relatives:
Married to Linda Henthorn. |
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Tony Martin —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Accountant; candidate for mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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Robert F. McCarthy (b. 1901) —
of Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., July 9,
1901.
Democrat. Accountant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1959-62.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Magee McClung (b. 1916) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
4, 1916.
Democrat. Accountant; statistician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1939-42,
1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Magee McClung and Rachel B. (Selvey) McClung; married, August
18, 1934, to Cleopatra Beck. |
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Roy L. McCulty (b. 1889) —
also known as R. L. McCulty —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Schilling, Roane
County, W.Va., September
6, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; accountant; Roane
County Court Clerk, 1921-33; bank
director; secretary-treasurer, Spencer Livestock
Exchange Co. and Ritchie County Livestock
Sales Co.; oil and gas
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1943-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1957-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. S. McCulty and Elizabeth (Coe) McCulty; married, January
11, 1936, to Elah D. Sinnett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Charles A. Nash —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Bookkeeper; auditor; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1898-99.
Burial location unknown.
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William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
25, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; glass
worker; accountant; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Tayloe Perry and Eleanor (Craighill) Perry; married, October
28, 1922, to Mary Duffield Shutt. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Carl Riggs (b. 1877) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Marion
County, W.Va., September
11, 1877.
Democrat. Accountant; secretary and production
manager, Cleveland Coal Co., 1923-30; real estate
business; state administrator, Works Progress Administration,
1941-43; member, West Viginia Public Service Commission, 1943; West
Virginia Director of Purchases, 1946-51; chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Z. E. Riggs and Alice (Murray) Riggs; married, October
6, 1906, to sa E. Hawkins. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Jack Vincent Stalnaker (1922-2008) —
also known as Jack V. Stalnaker —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Hardman, Gilmer
County, W.Va., December
6, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
accountant; banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., July 27,
2008 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at Collins
Community Cemetery, Stumptown, W.Va.
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L. E. Thompson (b. 1906) —
also known as "Duck" —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Sweetland, Lincoln
County, W.Va., August
22, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County; elected
1952, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph D. Williams (b. 1928) —
of Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Trout, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., February
16, 1928.
Democrat. Accountant; insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1971-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972,
1976.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Williams and Susan (Viers) Williams; married, September
15, 1956, to Evelyn M. Rookstool. |
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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, Bluewell, W.Va.
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