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F. E. Tallman —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1945-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Kay Thomas (b. 1902) —
also known as James K. Thomas —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
23, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-42;
Speaker
of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas; married, June 6,
1934, to Julia Lewis Roseberry. |
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. |
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James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) —
also known as James Thomson; "Landslide
Jim" —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
9, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., July 22,
2001 (age 76 years, 347
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Thomas Chasteene Townsend (1877-1949) —
also known as T. C. Townsend —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in a log
cabin overlooking the New River, in Mountain Cove, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
14, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; West Virginia state tax commissioner,
1908-11, 1929-35; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940,
1944.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
5, 1949 (age 72 years, 83
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Mason Townsend and Julia (Rule) Townsend; married 1901 to Annie
Burdette. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Curtis B. Trent Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monclo, Logan
County, W.Va., July 1,
1919.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;
resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov. William
Wallace Barron, 1961; parliamentarian
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Delta Pi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Civitan.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent; married 1936 to Ruth
M. Howard. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Callie Tsapis (1923-2003) —
of Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va.; Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., April
26, 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-61; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1959-64,
1967-68; elected circuit judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial
Circuit 1972.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, Grange;
American Bar
Association.
Died June 12,
2003 (age 80 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gregory A. Tucker (b. 1957) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
3, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nicholas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1989-92; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 2011-.
United
Methodist. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Larry
A. Tucker; married to Sharon Plymale. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) —
also known as Buford C. Tynes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va., May 3,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Theta
Kappa Nu; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge)
Tynes. |
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Isaac M. Underwood (b. 1879) —
of Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Shirley, Tyler
County, W.Va., February
28, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Tyler
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1923-26,
1935-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) —
also known as Cyrus R. Vance —
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March
27, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1977-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., August
23, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in
office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
17, 1945 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arnold M. Vickers (b. 1908) —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
8, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1941-48; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles M. Vickers and Helen (Montgomery) Vickers; married, December
22, 1932, to Nettie Margaret Hess. |
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