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Politicians in Funeral Services in West Virginia
including Undertakers, Morticians, Funeral Directors

James E. Altmeyer (b. 1938) — also known as Jim Altmeyer — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Ohio County, W.Va., December 5, 1938. Republican. Funeral director; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1974-76 (Ohio County 1974, 3rd District 1975-76); appointed 1974; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1984. Catholic. Member, Civitan; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Still living as of 1984.   Relatives: Son of John D. Altmeyer and Evelyn (Showers) Altmeyer; married, November 30, 1963, to Edith Stoney.   Gerald L. Chafin (b. 1930) — also known as Jerry Chafin — of Delbarton, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Mingo County, W.Va., April 1, 1930. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; mortician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 13th District, 1975-76. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Moose; Elks; Izaak Walton League; National Rifle Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1976.   Relatives: Son of Jeff Chafin and Matilda (Curry) Chafin; married, April 10, 1960, to Marie Savage. Roy A. Cole (b. 1896) — of Montcalm, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Shawsville, Montgomery County, Va., April 21, 1896. Republican. School teacher; funeral director; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1927-30; defeated, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929   John Pat Fanning (b. 1934) — of Iaeger, McDowell County, W.Va. Born August 14, 1934. Democrat. Mortician; mayor of Iaeger, W.Va.; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1968-80, 1985-88, 1997-; appointed 1968. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Sigma Phi; Rotary. Still living as of 1997.   Relatives: Son of James P. Fanning and Gertrude (Neal) Fanning; married, February 4, 1956, to Marianna Young.   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. 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.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951 John I. Rogers (1910-1994) — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va., July 10, 1910. Republican. Transfer business; funeral director; farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1939-48, 1951-54; defeated, 1934; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1969-72; defeated, 1966, 1972. United Brethren; later Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Lions; Odd Fellows; Ruritan. Died January 13, 1994 (age 83 years, 187 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Albin I. Rogers and Dessie Grace (Alt) Rogers; married, October 21, 1931, to Hazel V. Shumaker.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951 Dayton R. Stemple (b. 1900) — of Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va. Born in Barbour County, W.Va., September 8, 1900. Republican. Farmer; funeral director; lawyer; Barbour County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-29, 1933-35; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1947-62; candidate for judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1956, 1960; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit, 1963. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Elks. Interment at Cross Roads Cemetery, Barbour County, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of James D. Stemple and Mary C. (Hershman) Stemple; married, August 30, 1922, to Ethel Virginia Park.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951   Harlan Wilson Jr. (b. 1930) — also known as Skip Wilson — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., May 2, 1930. Republican. Funeral director; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1969-70; candidate for West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1972. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 1972.   Relatives: Son of Harlan Yates Wilson, Sr. and Glenna (Poling) Wilson; married, June 25, 1960, to Betty Lou Phillips.

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