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Gene Archer (1913-1978) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brookeville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio show
host; singer;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
board member, Washington Redskins football team, 1956-73; also
provided halftime entertainment at games; president,
Washington-Baltimore local, American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists, 1969-70.
Died, from cancer,
in the Montgomery General Hospital,
Olney, Montgomery
County, Md., October
4, 1978 (age 65 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ulysses Grant Archer and Alice (Jarett) Archer; married to Juanita
White. |
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Don Chafin —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Worked as bodyguard for his cousin, a professional
boxer; Logan
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Interment at Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Cousin of Jack Dempsey. |
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Fred L. Doringer (b. 1889) —
also known as Joe Doringer —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
19, 1889.
Democrat. Auditor;
talent scout for Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team; studio
director, Radio
Station WMMN, Fairmont; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1933-38,
1943-52.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Phillip Doringer and Phillipine Doringer; married, March
11, 1922, to Cora L. Morris. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) —
also known as Joe H. Farris —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
14, 1922.
Radio and
television personality; sports announcer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;
died in office 1997.
Episcopalian.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Found dead in a hotel
room probably from cardiac
arrythmia, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1997 (age 75 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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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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