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Alois Bahlmann Abbot (1885-1951) —
also known as A. B. Abbot —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, November
2, 1885.
Democrat. Banker; railroad
builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Fayette, Fayette
County, W.Va., February
5, 1951 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Abbot Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Houghton Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot; married, October
1, 1913, to Nona C. Reynolds. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Fleming Newman Alderson (1884-1964) —
also known as Fleming N. Alderson —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
8, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1924.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Delta
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., April 2,
1964 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Nicholas County, W.Va.
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Jon Amores (b. 1964) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., September
16, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1995-97.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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William J. Artrip (b. 1924) —
of Southside, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Clintwood, Dickenson
County, Va., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88
(10th District 1975-76, 12th District 1983-84, 1987-88); defeated,
1984; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Psi
Omega; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Artrip, Sr. and Lydia Rebecca (Childress) Artrip;
married, July 3,
1949, to Phyllis Jean Hoff. |
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Robert Gene Ashley (b. 1953) —
also known as Bob Ashley —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born July 4,
1953.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1985-98, 2001- (10th District
1985-92, 11th District 1993-98, 2001-13); delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004,
2012.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of
Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper,
and Pineville Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Sherman Hart Ballard (1894-1963) —
also known as Sherman H. Ballard —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., July 22,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1941-44,
1947-50, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1950, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
25, 1963 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) —
also known as Wade H. Ballard III; Jim
Ballard —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born November
30, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964; chair of
Monroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov.
Arch
A. Moore, 1968; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died June 29,
2006 (age 81 years, 211
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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George Edward Barger (b. 1918) —
also known as George E. Barger —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., October
9, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
manager; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. H. Barger and Nellie (Rine) Barger; married, February
11, 1938, to Maxine Timbrook. |
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John Patrick Beacom (b. 1903) —
also known as J. Patrick Beacom —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Missouri, May 27,
1903.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1933-34;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1935-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936,
1940
(alternate).
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Lawrence L. Belcher (1884-1960) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, July 30,
1884.
Democrat. Dentist;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1928;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Dental Association; Rotary.
Died February
8, 1960 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) —
also known as Herbert S. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va., September
21, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1943-50; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1948; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1954-59; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1959-71; took
senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Rotary; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., March
26, 1982 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions;
Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married, June 16,
1931, to Myra Llewelyn. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John H. Bowling (1894-1968) —
of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., November
21, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; hardware
and furniture
business; Greenbrier
County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1939-40; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1941-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April
14, 1968 (age 73 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Bowling and Sara Ann (Brewster) Bowling; married, May 8,
1920, to Urzula Coffman; father of John
Harrison Bowling Jr.. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John Harrison Bowling Jr. (1930-2008) —
also known as John H. Bowling, Jr. —
of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
15, 1930.
Democrat. Hardware
business; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1960-64; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 4th District, 1965-66; member
of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1967-70; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died February
9, 2008 (age 77 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard H. Bowman (1903-1993) —
also known as Dick Bowman —
of Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., July 14,
1903.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-60, 1963-64, 1967-72
(Greenbrier County 1955-60, 1963-64, 4th District 1967-72).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Elks; Moose; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Ruritan.
Died March
17, 1993 (age 89 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin L. Brown (1867-1947) —
also known as M. L. Brown —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.; Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., March
20, 1867.
Republican. Monongalia
County Superintendent of Schools; warden, West Virginia
Penitentiary, 1911-15; banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 1,
1947 (age 80 years, 42
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jabez A. Brown and Mary Virginia (Galliher) Brown; married to Cora
Duncan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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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Billy Brown Burke (b. 1928) —
also known as Billy B. Burke —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Stouts Mills, Gilmer
County, W.Va., March
14, 1928.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; farmer; real estate
developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1966-78 (7th District 1966-74,
23rd District 1975-78); appointed 1966; resigned 1978.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; United
Commercial Travelers; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1978.
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Maurice Gwinn Burnside (1902-1991) —
also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
23, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57;
defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose;
Rotary.
Died in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., February
2, 1991 (age 88 years, 163
days).
Cremated.
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Emmett J. Bush (1897-1970) —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Gilmer
County, W.Va., October
25, 1897.
Democrat. School
teacher; deputy
sheriff; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County, 1937-38,
1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Glenville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Woodford Bush and Cora Lee (Bartlett) Bush; married, August
5, 1919, to Zelma May Hall. |
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Brack L. Campbell (1912-2002) —
of Rupert, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.; Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Dawson, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., March
26, 1912.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1949-52.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Lions.
Died July 26,
2002 (age 90 years, 122
days).
Interment at At
the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Campbell and Lillie D. (Woollard) Campbell; married, October
22, 1935, to Mildred Smith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Thomas Wood Campbell (b. 1961) —
also known as Thomas W. Campbell —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born May 29,
1961.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 28th District, 1997.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Married to Susan Sharp. |
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Paul J. Carr Sr. (1893-1957) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., April 4,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of
Hinton, W.Va., 1947-48; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1957; died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue
Key.
Died March
24, 1957 (age 63 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carroll W. Casto (1925-1995) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
26, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64;
appointed 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; Rotary.
Died December
9, 1995 (age 70 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Childers (b. 1918) —
also known as Robert L. Childers —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, W.Va., August
9, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972,
1976;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88
(11th District 1975-76, 13th District 1983-84, 1987-88); Adjutant
General of West Virginia, 1977-82.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert L. Childers and Effie (Adkins) Childers; married, May 2,
1958, to Billie Faye Nestor. |
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Andrew L. Clark (b. 1921) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Mt. Hope, Fayette
County, W.Va., May 19,
1921.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1955-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Tau Beta
Pi; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Clements (b. 1943) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., August
21, 1943.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 5th District, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Moose.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Clements, Sr. and Margaret C. Clements; married to
Eugenia Lew Morris. |
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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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James Hornor Davis II (1904-1963) —
also known as J. Hornor Davis II —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
29, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,
1943-52, 1955-58; candidate for mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1935; chair of
Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1940-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1952; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Lions; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett
County, Md., August
7, 1963 (age 59 years, 190
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Robert William Dinsmore (b. 1940) —
also known as Robert W. Dinsmore —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
26, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-76 (Monongalia County
1969-74, 27th District 1975-76); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Dinsmore and Gladys M. (Russell) Dinsmore; married to
Judith Rice. |
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David Milton Easley (b. 1875) —
also known as D. M. Easley —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., March
10, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, October
16, 1907, to Maude Ella Oliver. |
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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank;
mayor of Weston, W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary; Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Levi Arthur Edwards (b. 1884) —
also known as L. A. Edwards —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Mason
County, W.Va., July 16,
1884.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles S. Edwards and Jennet A. (Roush) Edwards; married, November
28, 1912, to Carrie C. White. |
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Blaine Engle (b. 1887) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Tanner, Gilmer
County, W.Va., February
4, 1887.
Republican. School
principal; insurance
agent and adjuster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1925-26;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1927-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James P. Fanning and Gertrude (Neal) Fanning; married, February
4, 1956, to Marianna Young. |
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married, May 7,
1937, to Edna Thomas. |
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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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Luther Harvey Ghiz (1906-1993) —
also known as Luther H. Ghiz —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March
23, 1906.
Democrat. Service
station operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1961-66.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died February
21, 1993 (age 86 years, 335
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey Ghiz and Ady (Klele) Ghiz; married, January
9, 1937, to Ruby Thompson. |
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Paul F. Giffin (1906-1974) —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., July 26,
1906.
Republican. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1961-64.
Member, Delta
Sigma Delta; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died in 1974
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Queen's Meadow Point Cemetery, Keyser, W.Va.
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Roy E. Givens (b. 1929) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va., April
27, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates 2nd District, 1979-90,
1995-2002, 2009-12; defeated, 2004.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, Lions;
Rotary; Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Givens and Anna B. (Peters) Givens; married, May 21,
1955, to Dolores Staffilano. |
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Joseph M. Handlan (b. 1914) —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 14,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1957-62; appointed 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Handlan and Katherine (Ambler) Handlan; married, December
27, 1941, to Elizabeth Ann Layman. |
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C. Howard Hardesty (b. 1894) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born February
3, 1894.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-52; appointed 1941;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. S. Hardesty and Dora (Hawker) Hardesty; married, February
24, 1915, to Elizabeth Miller. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Oral C. Hathaway (1895-1945) —
also known as O. C. Hathaway —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Sycamore, Calhoun
County, W.Va., April 5,
1895.
Republican. Chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1940-42; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1943-45;
died in office 1945.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1945
(age about
50 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Dennie Lee Hill (1925-2006) —
also known as Dennie L. Hill —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Seth, Boone
County, W.Va., October
8, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1959-70.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died December
20, 2006 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Odell H. Huffman (1923-1994) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyoming
County, W.Va., February
18, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Princeton, W.Va., 1965-66; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-72, 1991-94 (Mercer
County 1969-72, 20th District 1991-94); defeated (Republican), 1950;
died in office 1994; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1973-84.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks; Moose;
Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died October
2, 1994 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mitchell Odell Huffman and Callie (Whittington) Huffman; married,
August
5, 1950, to Geraldine Cline. |
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William N. Jasper Jr. (b. 1906) —
also known as Bill Jasper —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Sun, Fayette
County, W.Va., October
13, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer; clothing
merchant; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1955-64; chair of
Greenbrier County Democratic Party, 1954-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Johnson (b. 1904) —
also known as J. G. F. Johnson —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., March 6,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1947-48;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1961-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Farm
Bureau; Rotary; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Archie S. Johnson and Anzina (Schoonover) Johnson; married, June 20,
1936, to Margaret Somerville. |
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Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) —
also known as Louis A. Johnson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., January
10, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of
War, 1937-40; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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W. Broughton Johnston (b. 1905) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., May 21,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-52 (7th District 1937-38, 10th
District 1939-52).
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Walter Lee Johnston and Nell Florence (Keating) Johnston;
married to Louise N. White. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Orton Alan Jones (b. 1938) —
also known as Orton A. Jones —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., January
24, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; Roane
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1969-72;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1973-84; defeated, 1988.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives: Son
of French S. Jones and Myrtle (Ashley) Jones; married, August
20, 1961, to Mary Jo Chisler. |
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Orton R. Karickhoff (b. 1905) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Hodgesville, Upshur
County, W.Va., November
6, 1905.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-46; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1947-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972; defeated, 1974
(9th District), 1976 (9th District).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul H. Kidd (1907-1965) —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., March
12, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1936-40; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52,
1955-60, 1963-65 (Gilmer County 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52, 1955-60,
1963-64, 7th District 1965); appointed 1936; died in office 1965.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Chi; Rotary; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
22, 1965 (age 58 years, 224
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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William Matthew Kidd (1918-1998) —
also known as William M. Kidd —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., June 15,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1951;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1966; chair of
Braxton County Democratic Party, 1968-69; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1974-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,
1979-90.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Died, of heart and
other problems, at Ruby Memorial Hospital,
Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., December
20, 1998 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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Larry Kimble (b. 1947) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
10, 1947.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; investment
broker; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1995-.
Member, Rotary; Sons of
Italy; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Vietnam
Veterans of America.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Bob Kimble and Kathleen Kimble. |
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Edward D. Knight Jr. (b. 1922) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
29, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-54,
1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus Scott Kump (1908-1964) —
also known as Cyrus S. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
26, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chair of
Randolph County Democratic Party, 1949-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Rotary.
Died, from suffocation
caused by angioedema,
in a
car en route to a hospital, in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1964 (age 55 years, 122
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) —
also known as H. G. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire
County, W.Va., October
31, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
president, Citizens National Bank of
Elkins; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1920;
mayor
of Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32; Governor of
West Virginia, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died February
14, 1962 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth S. Kurtz (1903-1939) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born October
16, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1937-39;
died in office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Theta
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Died July 10,
1939 (age 35 years, 267
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Near Weston, Lewis County, W.Va.
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John A. Lile (b. 1897) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in University, Charlottesville,
Va., December
3, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Rotary; Delta
Psi; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Manchin III (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Manchin —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., August
24, 1947.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1983-84; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-96 (14th District 1987-92, 13th
District 1993-96); secretary
of state of West Virginia, 2001-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2005-10; defeated in primary, 1996; member of
Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 2008; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 2010-.
Catholic.
Italian
and Czech
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2018.
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Harry Bruce Martin (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry B. Martin —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyatt, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
8, 1883.
Republican. Coal
broker; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1929-32; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Haymond Maxwell (1879-1958) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
24, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1905-06;
criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1909-12; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1913-25; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1928-40; appointed 1928;
defeated, 1940, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Rotary; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., December
18, 1958 (age 79 years, 55
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Elliott E. Maynard —
also known as Spike Maynard —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Lawyer;
Mingo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-81; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 30th Judicial Circuit, 1981-96; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1997-2008; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2010.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Carry D. McCormick (b. 1902) —
also known as C. D. McCormick —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
23, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County; elected
1948, 1950, 1952, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Mu; Farm
Bureau; Moose;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. McCormick and Savina (Dunn) McCormick; married, July 3,
1928, to Martha Jane Holt. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Darrell Vivian McGraw Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyoming
County, W.Va., November
8, 1936.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1974; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1977-; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 2004; defeated, 2012.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Darrell V. McGraw and Julia Roselle (ZeKany) McGraw; married to
Jorea M. Marple. |
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Warren R. McGraw (b. 1939) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyoming
County, W.Va., May 10,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1969-72;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1973-84; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1975; candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2004.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Darrell V. McGraw and Julia (Ze'Kany) McGraw; married, August
20, 1961, to Peggy Shufflebarger. |
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David Bennett McKinley (b. 1947) —
also known as David B. McKinley —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March
28, 1947.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980-94;
defeated, 1980; appointed 1980; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1990-94; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1996; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 2011-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Rotary; Elks; Farm
Bureau; Beta
Theta Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2018.
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Howard Rodgers McVey (1903-1979) —
also known as H. Rodgers McVey —
of Alderson, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Fort Spring, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., February
21, 1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1945-48.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary.
Died in Alderson, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
13, 1979 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at McVey-Stephen Cemetery, Fort Spring, W.Va.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions;
Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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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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Paul K. Moats (b. 1923) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Moatsville, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
14, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; building
supplies business; chair of
Taylor County Republican Party, 1961; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County; elected
1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andy B. Moats and Callie L. (Ball) Moats; married, October
28, 1945, to Helen L. Miller. |
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Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) —
also known as Arch A. Moore, Jr. —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69;
defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960
(alternate), 1972
(alternate), 1984
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73; Governor of
West Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1978.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Elks;
Rotary; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Pleaded
guilty in 1990 to five felonies,
over findings that he had accepted illegal
contributions to his 1984 and 1988 election campaigns, had extorted
over $500,000 from a coal company, and obstructed
the investigation; served two years and eight months in prison.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
7, 2015 (age 91 years, 266
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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William A. Moreland (b. 1916) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., April
21, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1951-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1959-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose;
Rotary; Kappa
Alpha Order; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Moreland and Ethel (Finnicum) Moreland; married, August
3, 1940, to Ruth Russell Roberts. |
| | | Cross-reference: Tod
J. Kaufman |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John C. Morrison (b. 1901) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
16, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1943-46; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Oates Jr. (1936-1980) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Mineral
County, W.Va., February
8, 1936.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1973-80; died in office
1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; Ruritan;
Rotary; Moose.
Died September
23, 1980 (age 44 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates; married, December
23, 1961, to Nancy Hockensmith. |
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Otey Roy Parker (1902-1991) —
also known as O. Roy Parker —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayside, Monroe
County, W.Va., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. School
principal; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1955-66.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Ruritan.
Died March 1,
1991 (age 88 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry R. Pauley (b. 1907) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Keystone, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1907.
Democrat. Contractor;
real
estate business; coal
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-40,
1949-54, 1957-60, 1963-66, 1969-74; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1958-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Flintlock Perry (b. 1898) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
21, 1898.
Democrat. Awning
and canvas
goods manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas E. Perry and Ida R. (Faudree) Perry; married, November
11, 1919, to Mary Elizabeth McClure. |
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James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) —
also known as J. Bernard Poindexter —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyandotte, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
26, 1902.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56,
1959-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary; Psi
Omega; American
Dental Association.
Died in February, 1975
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber)
Poindexter. |
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Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 20,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter. |
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Nick Joe Rahall II (b. 1949) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 20,
1949.
Democrat. Staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Robert
Byrd, 1972-74; director of Rahall Communications, family
business, owning radio and TV
stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972,
1980,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1977-2012 (4th District
1977-93, 3rd District 1993-2012); arrested
in California for drunk
driving,
1988.
Presbyterian.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
NAACP;
National
Rifle Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jennings Randolph (1902-1998) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 8,
1902.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1933-47;
defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1976;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85.
Seventh-Day
Baptist. Member, Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Rotary.
Died in 1998
(age about
96 years).
Interment at Seventh-Day
Baptist Cemetery, Salem, W.Va.
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Archie L. Reed (b. 1898) —
also known as A. L. Reed —
of Newburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Fellowsville, Preston
County, W.Va., October
6, 1898.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1945-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Q. Reed and Virginia (Ridgeway) Reed; married, June 15,
1919, to Madge Marie Morrow. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) —
also known as Chapman Revercomb —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Covington,
Va., July 20,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,
1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,
1944,
1956
(speaker),
1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Edward Bunker Reynolds (1873-1939) —
also known as E. Bunker Reynolds —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., July 18,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1923-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
7, 1939 (age 66 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere in Keyser, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Reynolds and Belle Rodgers (Hennen) Reynolds;
married, December
19, 1918, to Mary Warden Russell. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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.
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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 |
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Gordon W. Sammons (1896-1974) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Aleppo, Greene
County, Pa., July 3,
1896.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54,
1963-64; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Sammons and Catherine (Gordon) Sammons; married 1939 to
Cecilia Rodgers. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Eugene L. Scott (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Table Rock, Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 13,
1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1947-50; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960.
Christian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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James C. Shanklin (1884-1958) —
also known as Jim Shanklin —
of Ronceverte, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., August
6, 1884.
Democrat. Manager of hotel
and movie
theaters; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1944,
1952.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
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Hulett Carlson Smith (1918-2012) —
also known as Hulett C. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
21, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1956-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960
(alternate), 1972,
1976,
2000;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1965-69; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary; Jaycees;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died January
15, 2012 (age 93 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis E. Smith —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born near Gandeeville, Roane
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1941-42,
1947-50; chair of
Calhoun County Democratic Party, 1961-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph B. Smith and Emma (Cottrell) Smith; married, November
23, 1925, to Thelma Hardman. |
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Harry L. Snyder Jr. (1927-2006) —
also known as Jack Snyder —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
12, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1952.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Rotary.
Died August
27, 2006 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Claude Snyder (1898-1972) —
also known as Melvin C. Snyder —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Albright, Preston
County, W.Va., October
29, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Kingwood, W.Va., 1926; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1938, 1948, 1950; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 18th Judicial Circuit,
1953-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., August
5, 1972 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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William P. Stafford (b. 1933) —
also known as Bill Stafford —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., August
3, 1933.
Republican. Owner, Princeton Machinery Services and Princeton
Electrolating; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1970.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Elbert Luther Stafford and Willie (Waddell) Stafford; married, February
24, 1962, to Ann Hunnicutt. |
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Jack Vincent Stalnaker (1922-2008) —
also known as Jack V. Stalnaker —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Hardman, Gilmer
County, W.Va., December
6, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., July 27,
2008 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at Collins
Community Cemetery, Stumptown, W.Va.
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Ronny Douglas Stollings (b. 1955) —
also known as Ron Stollings —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., April
24, 1955.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 2007-.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
West Virginia Legislature |
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Glenn Taylor (1904-1982) —
of Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacksonburg, Wetzel
County, W.Va., December
21, 1904.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1937-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1946-62; appointed 1946.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Homer Taylor and Alice (Bland) Taylor; married, September
6, 1929, to Leila Robey. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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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Larry A. Tucker (b. 1935) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., November
11, 1935.
Democrat. Banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-82 (Nicholas County
1971-74, 22nd District 1975-82); alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
member, board of trustees, Summersville Memorial Hospital;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1989.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1989.
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Frank W. Tuckwiller (1884-1976) —
also known as F. W. Tuckwiller —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born April 5,
1884.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1935-38.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Tuckwiller and Lucile Rachel (Watts) Tuckwiller; married, November
5, 1908, to Mary Wilson Dotson. |
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John Ronald Unger II (b. 1969) —
also known as John Unger —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., January
24, 1969.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1999-.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Habitat
for Humanity; Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
West Virginia Legislature |
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Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney (1918-1998) —
also known as T. I. Varney —
of Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Barnabus, Logan
County, W.Va., October
20, 1918.
Democrat. Probation
officer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1965-72.
Protestant.
Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Died in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April 4,
1998 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
farmer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936
(12th District), 1960 (13th District), 1964 (13th District).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Psi
Omega; Rotary; American
Dental Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Martha Yeager Walker (b. 1940) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born May 15,
1940.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1990; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1993-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Herndon Yeager and Ardenia (Stuck) Yeager; married
to H. Jarrett Walker. |
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David E. Wallace (b. 1936) —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Van, Boone
County, W.Va., January
5, 1936.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1971-74; resigned 1974.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives: Son
of H. M. Wallace and Bonnie (Bowman) Wallace; married, July 6,
1956, to Charlotte Miller. |
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George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) —
also known as George S. Wallace —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Greenwood, Albemarle
County, Va., September
6, 1871.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; manager, telegraph
office; train
dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936;
appointed 1936; president, Union Bank &
Trust Co., Huntington.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary; Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married,
October
4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson. |
| | | Image source: Huntington Through
Seventy-Five Years (1947) |
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J. E. Watson (b. 1917) —
also known as Ned Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
8, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; manufacturer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1953-56,
1959-70; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Izaak
Walton League; Fraternal
Order of Police; Phi
Gamma Delta; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson; married, May 5,
1942, to Altidel Weager. |
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Lester W. Watts (b. 1903) —
also known as "Doc" —
of East Rainelle (now part of Rainelle), Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Richlands, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., February
5, 1903.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James G. Watts and Virginia (Wilkinson) Watts; married, December
26, 1926, to Zelma Murphy. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Lions;
Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
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Everett Edison White (b. 1881) —
also known as Everett E. White —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Gordon, Boone
County, W.Va., September
28, 1881.
Democrat. Banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1929-34,
1936-40, 1947-58; appointed 1936.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa White and Amanda (Brown) White; married, December
24, 1912, to Lula Burdette. |
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1951 |
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W. R. Wilson (b. 1913) —
also known as "Squibb" —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairview, Marion
County, W.Va., October
6, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1957-58,
1961-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1972; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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George K. W. Woo (b. 1910) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kwangtung, China,
November
6, 1910.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1965-68;
appointed 1965; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Chinese
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; president of numerous coal mining
companies; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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William Robert Wooton (b. 1944) —
also known as William R. Wooton; Bill
Wooton —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th
District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); defeated, 2012;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1991-; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton; married, August
25, 1968, to Shirliebeth Wenzel. |
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Ward Wylie (b. 1900) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Gap Mills, Monroe
County, W.Va., March
30, 1900.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1939-42, 1945-64; resigned
1943; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Elks;
Rotary; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Price Wylie and Maggie (Leach) Wylie; married, March
19, 1929, to Anilee Hall. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Don Yoak (b. 1921) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
19, 1921.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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G. O. Young (b. 1873) —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., December
26, 1873.
Republican. Pharmacist;
vice president, Central National Bank;
director and state agent, American Druggists' Fire
Insurance Company; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1935-46 (13th District 1935-38, 15th
District 1939-46).
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William H. Young and Eleanor (Patton) Young; married, March
28, 1895, to Emma C. Windom. |
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