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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, Bluefield, W.Va.
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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, Bluefield, W.Va.
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P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Thurmond, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., October
6, 1881.
Democrat. Druggist; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48,
1953-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Jasper Kelly and Katie Catherine (Day) Kelly; married, September
7, 1907, to Della C. Amick. |
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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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Hugh A. Kincaid (b. 1911) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., February
2, 1911.
Democrat. Mortician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-56, 1959-62, 1965-78
(Cabell County 1955-56, 1959-62, 1965-74, 11th District 1975-78);
defeated, 1956 (Cabell County), 1978 (11th District).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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H. V. King (b. 1883) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, January
10, 1883.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King; married, April
25, 1910, to Abbie Abbott. |
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Frank A. Knight (b. 1907) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
4, 1907.
Democrat. Sports
editor, later managing editor, The Charleston Gazette newspaper;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight; married, July 21,
1930, to Orpha Regina Thomas; father of Thomas
A. Knight. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Leo G. Kopelman (b. 1917) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
4, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates; defeated, 1960 (Kanawha
County); elected 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972; defeated, 1974 (17th
District).
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus Scott Kump (1908-1964) —
also known as Cyrus S. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
26, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chair of
Randolph County Democratic Party, 1949-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, from suffocation
caused by angioedema,
in a
car en route to a hospital, in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1964 (age 55 years, 122
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) —
also known as H. G. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire
County, W.Va., October
31, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
president, Citizens National Bank of
Elkins; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1920;
mayor
of Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32; Governor of
West Virginia, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died February
14, 1962 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 2,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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James Offutt Lakin (1896-1974) —
also known as James O. Lakin —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va., April 4,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1932; city
manager of Charleston, West Virginia, 1951; vice-chair of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1952-53; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1954-56; postmaster at Charleston,
W.Va., 1960-71 (acting, 1960).
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion; Elks; Moose.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
29, 1974 (age 78 years, 239
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Louis Leonard (1880-1969) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Belgium,
April
22, 1880.
Democrat. Steelworker;
International
Secretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (Allegheny
County 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District
1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66).
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Moose;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in December, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius Leonard and Catherine (Legot) Leonard; married to Margaret
B. McClellan. |
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John A. Lile (b. 1897) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in University, Charlottesville,
Va., December
3, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Rotary;
Delta
Psi; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred A. Lilly (1923-1986) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 20,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-68;
defeated, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died in 1986
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Burrell Kemp Littlepage (b. 1888) —
also known as B. Kemp Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 28,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; coal
operator; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Dickenson Littlepage and Mary (Kemp) Littlepage; married,
November
26, 1913, to Madge Robins. |
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William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) —
also known as William T. Lovins —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., August
27, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; president,
First National Bank of
Kenova, 1935-40; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Redmen;
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American Bar
Association.
Died December
12, 1957 (age 70 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins; married, December
31, 1925, to Grace Huff. |
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Joseph Manchin III (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Manchin —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., August
24, 1947.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1983-84; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-96 (14th District 1987-92, 13th
District 1993-96); secretary
of state of West Virginia, 2001-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2005-10; defeated in primary, 1996; member of
Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 2008; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 2010-.
Catholic.
Italian
and Czech
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2018.
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Donald Kirk Marchand (1885-1958) —
also known as Don K. Marchand —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
13, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1953-58; appointed 1953;
died in office 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 31,
1958 (age 72 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James E. Maroney (b. 1899) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Cabin Creek, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Shrewsbury, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 5,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Sigma
Nu Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Maroney and Kathryn Lenore (McAuley) Maroney; married,
June
5, 1937, to Margaret Cecilia Dobson. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John Marshall (b. 1881) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., July 28,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920,
1924,
1928
(speaker),
1936
(alternate).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Delta
Chi; Elks; Navy
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall; married,
January
25, 1905, to Rebecca Paull. |
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C. P. Marstiller (1906-1968) —
also known as Cam Marstiller —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., September
16, 1906.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; insurance
agent; appraiser;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1963-68;
died in office 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Steward L. Marstiller and Mollie Grace (Ramsey) Marstiller;
married, June 14,
1930, to Mildred Lipscomb. |
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Clarence Eugene Martin Jr. (b. 1909) —
also known as Clarence E. Martin, Jr. —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., September
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Berkeley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1951-70; defeated, 1970;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence
E. Martin and Agnes G. (McKenna) Martin; married, June 6,
1942, to Catherine du B. Silver. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Harold Schuyler Mathews (1882-1947) —
also known as Harold S. Mathews —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 1,
1882.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-30.
Member, Elks.
Died February
2, 1947 (age 64 years, 246
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James MacGregor Mathews and Elizabeth Boyd 'Bessie' (Thompson)
Mathews; married to Irene Taylor. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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William Burdette Mathews (b. 1866) —
also known as William B. Mathews —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas W. Mathis (b. 1929) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Verdunville, Logan
County, W.Va., November
25, 1929.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1961-64, 1973-82 (Logan County
1961-64, 1973-74, 16th District 1975-82); resigned 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees;
Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Wayne Mathis and Lucille (Kidd) Mathis; married, November
10, 1956, to Donna Richardson. |
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Frank Jarvis Maxwell Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 13,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. May (b. 1922) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., September
18, 1922.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. A. May and Retta (Smith) May; married, June 30,
1944, to Joanne P. Jenkins. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Daniel Mayer (1837-1910) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nierstein, Germany,
January
6, 1837.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1889-90;
U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1897-1905.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from uremia,
in the Jewish Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 20,
1910 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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William Dennis McClung (b. 1876) —
also known as William D. McClung —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Nitro, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Rupert, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
17, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; physician;
bank
director; mayor
of Richwood, W.Va., 1910; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Edward McClung and Catherine (Haggerty) McClung; brother of
James
McClung; married 1912 to Louese
Kirby. |
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Frank Witcher McCullough (b. 1889) —
also known as F. Witcher McCullough —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 3,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1917;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank F. McCullough and Alice V. (Witcher) McCullough; married, January
30, 1912, to Kathleen Guthrie. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Robert B. McDougle (b. 1893) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., February
7, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker);
West
Virginia Republican state chair, 1948-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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David Bennett McKinley (b. 1947) —
also known as David B. McKinley —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March
28, 1947.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980-94;
defeated, 1980; appointed 1980; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1990-94; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1996; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 2011-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Rotary;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Beta
Theta Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2018.
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Henry J. McKinley (b. 1899) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kincheloe, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 2,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mortician;
farmer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1947-54; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1947-49.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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C. H. McKown (b. 1907) —
also known as Jackie McKown —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
10, 1907.
Democrat. School
principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-56, 1959-72; defeated,
1956; chair of
Wayne County Democratic Party, 1954-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. McKown and Charlotte (Staats) McKown; married to Mary
Sinclair. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Frank P. McLaughlin (b. 1897) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Dunmore, Pocahontas
County, W.Va., October
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Pocahontas
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County,
1955-56, 1959; resigned 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis N. McManus (b. 1929) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
8, 1929.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-76 (Raleigh County
1965-74, 18th District 1975-76); Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1971-76; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Joab L. McManus and Mattie (Ferguson) McManus. |
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Forest L. McNeer (b. 1912) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Green Sulphur Springs, Summers
County, W.Va., September
10, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1937-38;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1947-50.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Howard Prince Meadows (1905-1993) —
also known as H. P. Meadows;
"Friday" —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., December
21, 1905.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died July 4,
1993 (age 87 years, 195
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Beverly L. Michie (b. 1909) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedar Grove, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
13, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest L. Michie and Bertha M. (Morris) Michie; married, October
1, 1938, to Jessie Maxey Fortney. |
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Jack L. Miller (b. 1928) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., March
26, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1961-62;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1963-69; resigned 1969;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1969.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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Joseph M. Minard (b. 1932) —
also known as Joe Minard —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born January
5, 1932.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1983-90;
appointed 1983; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1991-94, 1999-2013 (13th District 1991-94,
12th District 1999-2013); resigned 2013.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Contento. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Robert Homer Mollohan (1909-1999) —
also known as Bob Mollohan —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
18, 1909.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1953-57, 1969-83;
defeated, 1958; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960,
1972.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
at the Washington Hospital
Center, Washington,
D.C., August
3, 1999 (age 89 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Everett F. Moore (b. 1885) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Beelers Station, Marshall
County, W.Va., April
29, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1909-12,
1919-24, 1939-48; defeated, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. T. Moore and Eldora (Redd) Moore; married, April
15, 1914, to Gertrude M. Moore. |
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Charles C. Morris (b. 1895) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., January
4, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; salesman;
farmer;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Morrison (b. 1901) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
16, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1943-46; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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John Jefferson Mullennex (b. 1905) —
also known as John J. Mullennex —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitmer, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
16, 1905.
Republican. Farmer; railroad
employee; dry cleaning
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tucker County; elected
1950; defeated, 1952, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Mullennex and Sallie (Mullennaux) Mullennex; married, April
24, 1929, to Ruth Swartz. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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J. Howard Myers (b. 1901) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., October
24, 1901.
Democrat. Berkeley
County Sheriff, 1938-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1948, 1952-56; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1949; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Myers and Lillie E. Myers; married, February
6, 1937, to Elizabeth M. Trump. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Lake, Mississippi
County, Ark., February
27, 1908.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse
business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold E. Neely —
also known as "Punchy" —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1960;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1960.
Member, Elks.
Still living as of 1960.
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Relatives: Son
of Claude Neely and Amy Neely. |
| | | Image source: Hinton Daily News, July
19, 1955 |
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Frank Watterson Nesbitt (b. 1870) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., April 4,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Daniel Pitt O'Brien (b. 1900) —
also known as D. Pitt O'Brien —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., August
31, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of West Virginia; elected 1948, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) —
also known as Jim Omerberg —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 28,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1954, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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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George F. Parrish (1897-1971) —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Bristol,
Va., March
23, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1935-36;
resigned 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died September
22, 1971 (age 74 years, 183
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Everett Bryan Pennybacker (b. 1893) —
also known as E. B. Pennybacker —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Belleville, Wood
County, W.Va., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-37; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1937-41; member, West Virginia
Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1944; candidate
for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1950.
United
Brethren. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. H. Pennybacker and Jane Pennybacker; married, October
18, 1914, to Florence Smith. |
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Ed V. Perry (b. 1880) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
28, 1880.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36;
resigned 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) —
also known as J. Bernard Poindexter —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyandotte, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
26, 1902.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56,
1959-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Psi
Omega; American
Dental Association.
Died in February, 1975
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber)
Poindexter. |
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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married, March 4,
1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
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Roman W. Prezioso Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born June 29,
1949.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1989-96; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1997-.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus; Toastmasters;
Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Roman W. Prezioso and Amelia A. Prezioso; married, June 15,
1974, to Deborah Marie Haught. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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John Armfield Proctor (1880-1957) —
also known as John A. Proctor —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., October
27, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1923-24;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1939-42; chair of
Morgan County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
28, 1957 (age 77 years, 1
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Proctor and Sophia Elizabeth (Spencer) Proctor;
married 1908 to Mary
Edna Brady; married 1914 to Cecil
Alline Speer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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