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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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Joel Ferree Bedell Jr. (1905-1992) —
also known as J. F. Bedell, Jr.;
"Free" —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 20,
1905.
Democrat. Public affairs representative, Humble Oil and
Refining Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;
defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died September
12, 1992 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Ferree Bedell and Cora W. (Kiger) Bedell; married, September
6, 1924, to Dorothy Jane Courtney. |
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Andrew J. Belcher (1906-1985) —
also known as A. J. Belcher;
"Doc" —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., December
16, 1906.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; oil and gas producer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1959-65;
resigned 1965.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in July, 1985
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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David Earl Brawley (1895-1980) —
also known as D. Earl Brawley —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
11, 1895.
Democrat. Oil and gas business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42,
1959-60; defeated, 1942, 1962; Kanawha
County Sheriff, 1944-48.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1980
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. A. Brawley and Laura (Temple) Brawley; married, April 5,
1916, to Ethel Walker. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Walter Forest Burgess (1877-1958) —
also known as Walter F. Burgess —
of Reader, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., April
29, 1877.
Republican. Oil and gas producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1917-20, 1945-48.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died November
4, 1958 (age 81 years, 189
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Martin Burgess and Rachel Evelyn (Garner) Burgess; married
to Rosa May McHenry. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1919 |
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Edward Calderwood (1884-1946) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Malden, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
27, 1884.
Republican. Banker;
oil and gas business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
7, 1946 (age 61 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Calderwood and Anna (Wilkinson)
Calderwood. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Guy Edgar Campbell (1871-1940) —
also known as Guy E. Campbell —
of Crafton, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fetterman, Taylor
County, W.Va., October
9, 1871.
Insurance
business; oil and gas business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-33 (32nd District 1917-23,
36th District 1923-33).
Died in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, February
17, 1940 (age 68 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
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Thomas Jeffrey Davis Sr. (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Davis, Sr. —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March
19, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-25; oil and gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1929-32, 1945-48; member of
West
Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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John Franklin Deem (1928-2018) —
also known as J. Frank Deem —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.; St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March
20, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; oil and
gas producer; real estate
business; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-64, 1989-90; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1965-76, 1979-82, 1995-;
defeated, 1976, 1982, 1986; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1984.
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died, in Camden Clark Memorial Hospital,
Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
10, 2018 (age 90 years, 204
days).
Burial location unknown.
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T. V. Foster (b. 1898) —
of Kyger, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born near Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., January
19, 1898.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
oil and gas business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1941-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. B. Foster and Mary (Vanverth) Foster; married, April 9,
1919, to Opal C. Riddel. |
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Carl Edwin Gainer, Sr. (1915-2006) —
also known as Carl E. Gainer —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., January
19, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
principal; oil distributor; president, WVAR radio
station; owner, Richwood Television
Cable Co.; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1959-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Richwood Area Medical
Center, Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va., August
16, 2006 (age 91 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Richwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Marvin James Gainer and Pearle (Poling) Gainer; married, May 23,
1948, to Clarise Smith; third cousin once removed of Glenn
Walter Gainer. |
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Wade H. Garrett (b. 1889) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshville, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 7,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; oil
and gas business; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1943-54 (acting, 1943-44); member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Calvin N. Hall (b. 1899) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., March 5,
1899.
Democrat. Oil and gas business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (5th District 1937-38, 7th
District 1939-40); Sergeant-at-Arms, West Virginia Senate, 1941; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1946-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Simms Hallanan (1890-1962) —
also known as Walter S. Hallanan —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., April
29, 1890.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; private secretary to Gov. Henry
Hatfield, 1913-17; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1917-23;
president, Plymouth Oil Company; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1927-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1940
(member, Arrangements
Committee; member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1928-62; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1940-44.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
28, 1962 (age 72 years, 243
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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C. C. Heishman (b. 1884) —
of Wardensville, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Perry, Hardy
County, W.Va., November
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lumber
business; farmer;
oil and gas distributor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1939-42.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Noah Heishman and Virginia (Heishman) Heishman; married, June 6,
1908, to Lottie E. Hishman. |
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David A. Hess (1908-1994) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Cameron, Marshall
County, W.Va., March
29, 1908.
Democrat. Gas and oil dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1933-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state senate 2nd District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1954; real estate
developer.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in St. John's Mercy Medical
Center, Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo., January
31, 1994 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Interment at Valhalla
Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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James Douglas Hinkle Jr. (1922-1986) —
also known as J. D. Hinkle, Jr. —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., July 8,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
oil and gas jobber; bank
director; mayor of Buckhannon, W.Va.; mayor
of Buckhannon, W.Va., 1965-67; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1970, 1973-80; appointed
1970; defeated, 1970, 1980; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., September
22, 1986 (age 64 years, 76
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Lloyd G. Jackson (b. 1918) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Yawkey, Lincoln
County, W.Va., May 30,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; drilling
contractor; natural gas producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1947-70; defeated in primary,
1970.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy H. Jackson and Ella (Johnson) Jackson; married, December
16, 1948, to Pauline Adkins; father of Lloyd
G. Jackson II. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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C. W. Kirkendall —
of West Virginia.
Socialist. Oil well business; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from West Virginia, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy L. McCulty (b. 1889) —
also known as R. L. McCulty —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Schilling, Roane
County, W.Va., September
6, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; accountant;
Roane
County Court Clerk, 1921-33; bank
director; secretary-treasurer, Spencer Livestock
Exchange Co. and Ritchie County Livestock
Sales Co.; oil and gas business; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1943-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1957-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. S. McCulty and Elizabeth (Coe) McCulty; married, January
11, 1936, to Elah D. Sinnett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Patrick M. McCune (b. 1952) —
also known as Pat McCune —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
21, 1952.
Democrat. Petroleum salesman; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; resigned 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1982.
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John C. Myers (1879-1934) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Greene
County, Pa., December
3, 1879.
Democrat. Oil and gas business; chair of
Marshall County Democratic Party, 1912-20; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., September
4, 1934 (age 54 years, 275
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Edward Ray Reed (b. 1891) —
also known as E. Ray Reed —
of Clay, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., March
15, 1891.
Republican. Banker; coal
business; oil and gas operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1936; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1941-44, 1951-54; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; candidate
for West
Virginia state auditor, 1956; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Reed and Carrie (Wheeler) Reed; married 1917 to Lula
R. Wilson. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Walter Raleigh Reitz (1885-1957) —
also known as Walter R. Reitz —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, December
8, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
oil business; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1920;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in 1957
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Raleigh |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Sidney Hampton Robertson (b. 1877) —
also known as Sidney H. Robertson; Sid
Robertson —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kettle, Roane
County, W.Va., July 3,
1877.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
oil and gas business; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1937-42; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1942.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Robertson and Delilah E. (Melton) Robertson; married, December
26, 1900, to Gladys M. Grubb. |
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Mike Ross (b. 1937) —
of Coalton, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Coalton, Randolph
County, W.Va., November
8, 1937.
Democrat. Oil and gas business; director, First Community Bank,
Buckhannon; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose; Lions.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Jessie Ross and Anna Ross; married to Joann
Keller. |
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Bradford Sayre (b. 1912) —
also known as Brad Sayre —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.; Gay, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Cottageville, Jackson
County, W.Va., January
3, 1912.
Republican. Farmer; garage
business; oil field worker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1945-50;
candidate for West
Virginia state auditor, 1952; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1955-57, 1969-72; resigned
1957.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh J. Sayre and Lillie (Shinn) Sayre; married, June 17,
1952, to Blondis Neely. |
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Harlan Staats (b. 1907) —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., January
12, 1907.
Republican. Oil and gas business; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1945-48.
Protestant.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Staats and Ida Belle (Ryan) Staats; married, July 15,
1933, to Edra Ethel Frame. |
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Everett Starcher (1879-1959) —
of Rocksdale, Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Rocksdale, Calhoun
County, W.Va., November
3, 1879.
Democrat. Postmaster;
farmer;
oil and gas producer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1939-40.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., March
17, 1959 (age 79 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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