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Malcolm R. Arnold (1909-1979) —
also known as Mack Arnold —
of Bloomingrose, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Racine, Boone
County, W.Va., April 7,
1909.
Democrat. School
principal; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1941-42; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen; United
Mine Workers.
Died in October, 1979
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of John Arnold and Evaline (McCutcheon) Arnold; married, January
13, 1935, to Reba Thompson. |
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Tennyson J. Bias (1912-1991) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., October
23, 1912.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56,
1959-64; defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen.
Died December
18, 1991 (age 79 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Burl C. Bias and Gracie (Childress) Bias; married, November
29, 1941, to Velma Hart. |
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Mike C. Casey (1899-1978) —
also known as Mike Casey —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ona, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 29,
1899.
Democrat. Railway
shipping and receiving clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-52,
1959-68; defeated, 1952, 1956, 1968; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died October
29, 1978 (age 79 years, 92
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Sinclair Casey and Sidna Angeline (Lewis) Casey; married,
July
1, 1920, to Sadie Louise Coffman. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John Bartlett Chenoweth (1914-1966) —
also known as John B. Chenoweth —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., March
28, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph
County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1955-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Redmen; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April
28, 1966 (age 52 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elkins
Memorial Gardens, Midland, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Chenoweth and Virginia Dell (Bartlett) Chenoweth; married 1936 to
Elthadora M. Pence. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va., 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Earl Brumfield Hager (1909-2011) —
also known as Earl B. Hager —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Gill, Lincoln
County, W.Va., April
10, 1909.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher
and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1953-54,
1955-72; appointed 1955.
Presbyterian;
later Church
of Christ. Member, Redmen; American
Legion.
Died in Logan
County, W.Va., December
19, 2011 (age 102 years,
253 days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W.Va.
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Clayton L. Haines (1875-1941) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
7, 1875.
Democrat. Owner and publisher of the Spirit of Jefferson newspaper,
1914-30; mayor of Charles Town, W.Va, 1914-18; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1937-38; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Alney McLean Hall (1886-1965) —
also known as Alney M. Hall —
of Ramage, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April
17, 1886.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Redmen.
Died April
29, 1965 (age 79 years, 12
days).
Interment at Boone
Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
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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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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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William Arch Leap (1883-1978) —
also known as W. Arch Leap —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, W.Va., November
9, 1883.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen; Moose; Junior
Order.
Died in 1978
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Cecil Mitchell (b. 1907) —
of Newtown, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Wanda, Logan
County, W.Va., July 19,
1907.
Democrat. Miner; electrician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen; Rotary;
United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gallia
County, Ohio, May 31,
1900.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54;
defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Redmen; Farm
Bureau; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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William Elmer Neal (1875-1959) —
also known as Will E. Neal —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Proctorville, Lawrence
County, Ohio, October
14, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
chair
of Cabell County Republican Party, 1917; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1925-28; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1953-55, 1957-59;
defeated, 1954, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., November
12, 1959 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Hiram Phillips (1894-1972) —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April
11, 1894.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president
of Mine Workers union local; grocer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,
1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose;
Redmen; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Franklin
County, Ohio, September
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Phillips and Gillian (Whitely) Phillips; married, April 3,
1915, to Pricy Thelma Wells; third cousin once removed of John
T. Crisp. |
| | | Political family: Cockrell-South
family of Kentucky. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Glenn Sapp (b. 1920) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Independence, Taylor
County, W.Va., May 21,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1955-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Lions; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) —
also known as J. Alfred Taylor —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born near Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18,
1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27;
defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Moose.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., June 9,
1956 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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L. E. Thompson (b. 1906) —
also known as "Duck" —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Sweetland, Lincoln
County, W.Va., August
22, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant;
automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County; elected
1952, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Wilmer West (b. 1888) —
also known as B. W. West —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
2, 1888.
Republican. Dentist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1927-28;
defeated, 1936, 1942; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-30.
Christian.
Member, Elks;
Redmen; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Ola
Still. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Andrew R. Winters (1900-1978) —
also known as "Snooks" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., January
11, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-42;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1943-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Redmen; Moose.
Died in July, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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