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George W. Ball (b. 1848) —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 6,
1848.
Farmer;
bank
director; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1888-90, 1915-16; member of Iowa
state senate 2nd District, 1917-18.
Christian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Clark S. Barnes (b. 1950) —
of Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., August
6, 1950.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 2005-.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard S. Barnes and Dorothy (Queen) Barnes. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Craig Philip Blair (b. 1959) —
also known as Craig Blair —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., October
17, 1959.
Republican. Electrician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 2003-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2008,
2012;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 2013-; defeated, 2010.
Christian. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Freddie L. Blair and Jeanette (Porterfield) Blair; married to
Andrea Dendy. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions; Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married, June 16,
1931, to Myra Llewelyn. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50,
1953-56.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clayton C. Davidson (b. 1917) —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va., June 1,
1917.
Democrat. Bus
driver; president,
Local 1050, Amalgamated Transit Union; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1963-74;
resigned 1974.
Christian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha E. Davidson and Clara (Roberts) Davidson; married, January
11, 1943, to Edith Lawson. |
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A. Emerson Doak (1876-1960) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Tyler
County, W.Va., February
21, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1941-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1960
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Doak and Ingabe I. (Bee) Doak; married to Callie
Fuchs. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles E. Donley (b. 1921) —
also known as Chuck Donley —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Brooke
County, W.Va., May 12,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; steelworker;
athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974;
elected unopposed 1976.
Christian. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Donley and Mary (Jones) Donley; married, July 4,
1946, to Mattie Lang. |
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William T. Emblen (b. 1906) —
of Elm Grove, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
22, 1906.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-48;
defeated, 1948.
Christian. Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank J. Emblen and Ella Josephine (Miller) Emblen; married, October
3, 1931, to Celesta Richard. |
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J. Thomas Godby (b. 1926) —
also known as Tom Godby —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chapmanville, Logan
County, W.Va., June 30,
1926.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1959-60.
Christian. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1960.
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Charles L. Heaberlin (b. 1883) —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Hancock
County, Tenn., February
12, 1883.
Insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1917-18,
1925-27; resigned 1927; West Virginia Compensation Commissioner.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. J. Heaberlin and Emmaline Heaberlin; married 1906 to
Elizabeth Shumate. |
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W. D. Keister (b. 1867) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Oak Flats, Pendleton
County, W.Va., November
24, 1867.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-38.
Christian. Member, Modern
Woodmen; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956) —
also known as Harley M. Kilgore —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Brown, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
11, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; criminal court judge in
West Virginia, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1941-56; died in office 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948
(speaker).
Christian. Member, American
Political Science Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died February
28, 1956 (age 63 years, 48
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Madison LaFon (1888-1941) —
also known as William M. LaFon; Bill LaFon —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Waiteville, Monroe
County, W.Va., March
20, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924
(alternate), 1940;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1933-38;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1939-41; died in office
1941; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1939.
Christian.
Died February
4, 1941 (age 52 years, 321
days).
Interment at New
Zion Cemetery, Waiteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester Seberg LaFon and Sena Ann (Williams)
LaFon. |
| | | Epitaph: "Friend, citizen,
statesman." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian. Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9,
1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley. |
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Corey Palumbo (b. 1972) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
16, 1972.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 2003-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 2009-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Lincoln Ramsay (1877-1956) —
also known as Robert L. Ramsay —
of Follansbee, Brooke
County, W.Va.; Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Durham, England,
March
24, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Brooke
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12, 1916-21; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1949-53; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1954.
Christian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
14, 1956 (age 79 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Follansbee, W.Va.
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Leon Rice (b. 1911) —
of Jedgesville, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., July 11,
1911.
Democrat. Limestone
quarry worker; secretary,
Martinsburg Central Labor Union; secretary,
Branch 175, Quarry Workers International Union; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1946.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Rice and Lillian (Dunham) Rice; married, August
25, 1929, to Ruth Ellen Dearing. |
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E. R. Romans (b. 1900) —
also known as Red Romans —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Fort Gay, Wayne
County, W.Va., August
23, 1900.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1959-60.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Roland Savilla (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Savilla —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 13,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.
Christian. Italian
ancestry. Member, Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
Italy.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married, May 12,
1973, to Betty Jo Martin. |
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Eugene L. Scott (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Table Rock, Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 13,
1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1947-50; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960.
Christian. Member, Elks; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Jae Spears —
also known as Jae Marshall —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.
Female.
Christian. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Theta
Sigma Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall; married to
Lawrence E. Spears. |
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F. E. Strickling (b. 1866) —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., December
15, 1866.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; chair of
Doddridge County Republican Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1945-48.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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William Tompos (b. 1914) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., February
17, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
agent, Local 1574, Carpenters Union; building
inspector; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1961-72; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Carpenters
Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rudolph Stephen Tompos and Mary Martha (Dugan) Tompos; married, May 9,
1942, to Helen Bambrick. |
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Chris Walters (b. 1986) —
of Nitro, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 1,
1986.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District; elected 2012.
Christian.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Ron Walters and Debra Walters. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Oscar Watts (b. 1886) —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in East Lynn, Wayne
County, W.Va., April
29, 1886.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1927-28,
1935-36.
Christian. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Wilmer West (b. 1888) —
also known as B. W. West —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
2, 1888.
Republican. Dentist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1927-28;
defeated, 1936, 1942; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-30.
Christian. Member, Elks; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Ola
Still. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Paul C. Winter (b. 1909) —
of Chapmanville, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chapmanville, Logan
County, W.Va., August
16, 1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1935-36.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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