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Wayne F. Allen —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. General contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth D. Auvil (b. 1935) —
also known as Kenneth Auvil —
of Belington, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born in White Oak, Barbour
County, W.Va., February
5, 1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; building contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1961-72.
Baptist;
later Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Dallas Auvil and Goldie (Shaffer) Auvil; married, December
27, 1960, to Laura Davis. |
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John Douglas Ayers Jr. (1917-1981) —
also known as J. Douglas Ayers —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
29, 1917.
Democrat. Building contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1965-66;
defeated, 1966.
United
Brethren. Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in May, 1981
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Russell G. Beall (b. 1922) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnt House, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; oil and gas
driller; real estate
developer; builder; cattle
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1965-66;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1971-78; defeated, 1966,
1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1972.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Roscoe C. Beall and Bessie (Cox) Beall; married, January
1, 1948, to Mary Margaret Morris. |
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Pat Board Jr. (1908-1974) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., March 7,
1908.
Democrat. Builder; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1945-46,
1949-50, 1953-56, 1959-66; defeated, 1956, 1966, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in December, 1974
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pat Board, Sr. and Cora (Carr) Board; married, June 18,
1932, to Mary Amelia Kincheloe. |
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Charles O. A. Brunk (b. 1863) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Wheeler, Webster
County, W.Va., December
29, 1863.
Republican. Contractor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District,
1909-10; member of Missouri
state senate 34th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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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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B. O. Cresap (b. 1879) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., January
21, 1879.
Democrat. General contractor; building
supply dealer; chair of
Brooke County Democratic Party, 1929; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1933-34,
1937-38, 1941-42; appointed 1933; defeated, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Quincy Cresap and Elizabeth T. (Price) Cresap; married, February
12, 1906, to Mary Caldwell Simpson. |
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D. P. Given (b. 1917) —
also known as "Sheriff" —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Upperglade, Webster
County, W.Va., May 6,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
contractor; real estate
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1959-66,
1971-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charlton N. Harman (b. 1915) —
also known as C. N. Harman;
"Bud" —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Davis, Tucker
County, W.Va., August
16, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1969-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1971-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charlie Newton Harman and Stella May (Kimble) Harman; married, August
11, 1947, to Harriet Jane Dempsey. |
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Bartow Ned Jones (b. 1944) —
also known as B. Ned Jones —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born November
14, 1944.
Democrat. Builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-94; appointed 1985.
Episcopalian
or Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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Charles Steven Meredith (1868-1956) —
also known as Charles S. Meredith —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Centerville, Tyler
County, W.Va., July 3,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mercer
County, W.Va., January
24, 1956 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Centerville, W.Va.
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David Clay Nohe (b. 1952) —
also known as David C. Nohe —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., May 10,
1952.
Republican. Detective;
real
estate broker; contractor; plumber;
mayor
of Vienna, W.Va., 1997-2012; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 2011-.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of W. C. Nohe and Dorothy A. Nohe; married to Pamela
Daggett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Harry R. Pauley (b. 1907) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Keystone, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1907.
Democrat. Contractor; real estate
business; coal
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-40,
1949-54, 1957-60, 1963-66, 1969-74; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1958-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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George A. Rairden (1891-1972) —
of Leon, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Leon, Mason
County, W.Va., January
9, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
land
agent; contractor; justice of the peace; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1927-36,
1939-46, 1949-54, 1959-60.
Died March
17, 1972 (age 81 years, 68
days).
Interment at Leon Cemetery, Leon, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey C. Rairden and Rachel (McDaniel) Rairden; married 1919 to Wretha
Parsons. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Ray E. Ritchie (b. 1890) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born July 30,
1890.
Republican. Contractor; banker; mayor
of Ravenswood, W.Va., 1933-46; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. C. Ritchie and Laura V. Ritchie; married, May 8,
1911, to Pearl Huey. |
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Lee J. Sandridge (b. 1870) —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born February
3, 1870.
Democrat. Contractor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1933-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Frederick Sandridge and Elmanza (Layman)
Sandridge. |
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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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G. R. West (b. 1890) —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va., March
22, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
carpenter; painter;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County; elected 1952,
1954; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Junior
Order; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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