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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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Houghton R. Abbott (b. 1891) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckwith, Fayette
County, W.Va., January
26, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Jeter R. Aliff (1892-1974) —
also known as J. R. Aliff —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.; St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Seth, Boone
County, W.Va., November
4, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; miner; bookkeeper;
Fayette
County Sheriff; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1940-42; Clerk, West Virginia
House of Delegates, 1941-51.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
12, 1974 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmer Aliff and Edna S. Aliff; married 1931 to Hallie
Irene Maynor. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Charles Edgar Allen (1916-1989) —
also known as Charles E. Allen; C. E. Allen;
"Blackie" —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Windom, Wyoming
County, W.Va., February
16, 1916.
Democrat. Railway
conductor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-68, 1973-76 (Wyoming
County 1965-68, 1973-74, 15th District 1975-76).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died July 26,
1989 (age 73 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Allen and Martha (Browning) Allen; married, March
27, 1937, to Pearl Caldwell. |
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Fred Clay Allen (1888-1969) —
also known as Fred C. Allen —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Lima, Tyler
County, W.Va., April
18, 1888.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Marlinton,
W.Va., 1928-32; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-56 (10th District 1937-38, 12th
District 1939-56); chair of
Pocahontas County Democratic Party, 1940-55.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in December, 1969
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen A. Allen and Dorcas R. (Stoneking) Allen; married 1926 to Mary
Jo Berry. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Daniel Webster Ambrose Jr. (1896-1992) —
also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pickens, Holmes
County, Miss., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; National
Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in February, 1992
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Daniel
Webster |
| | Relatives: Son of Daniel Webster
Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth (Ambrose) Ambrose; married to Irene N.
Miller. |
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Larry Wilson Andrews (b. 1921) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., August
1, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52,
1955-56; defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Carden Andrews and Lillie (Wilson) Andrews; married, November
26, 1944, to Beatrice Kathryn Bailey. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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George E. Arnold (1914-2007) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Upshur
County, W.Va., March
25, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 24th District, 1975-80.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died January
29, 2007 (age 92 years, 310
days).
Interment at Broad
Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Lightburn, W.Va.
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Robert Johnson Ashworth (1909-2008) —
also known as Robert J. Ashworth —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., May 8,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Raleigh County Republican Party, 1949-54; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1956;
president and part owner, Richmond Cleaners and
Laundry; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
2, 2008 (age 99 years, 147
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Robert A. Ashworth and Darthula (Johnson) Ashworth; married to
Virginia Isabel Hill and Blanche Woods. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Paul Babich (1911-1983) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Silvis, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 16,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; merchant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in January, 1983
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Babich and Mary (Saich) Babich; married, September
5, 1937, to Charlotte Pribich. |
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Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
26, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;
defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Psi; Sigma
Nu Phi; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Bailey (1883-1963) —
also known as R. D. Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 26,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920-29; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-44; appointed 1943;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in 1963
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Donald Jefferson Baker (1917-1964) —
also known as Donald J. Baker —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.; Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., February
24, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chair of
Grant County Democratic Party, 1949; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1946; elected West
Virginia state senate 16th District 1964, but died before taking
office.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va., December
22, 1964 (age 47 years, 302
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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William Eli Baker (1873-1954) —
also known as William E. Baker —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1918-20; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1921-54; took senior status 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., June 4,
1954 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eli Baker and Margaret Ellen (Sexton) Baker; married 1906 to Martha
Ruston Davidson. |
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R. Harry Ball (b. 1890) —
of Seth, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, February
9, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; assistant
postmaster; bookkeeper;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1924-50; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. A. Ball and Nannie (Roberts) Ball; married, August
4, 1920, to Hattie White. |
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Oscar Hampton Ballard (1886-1967) —
also known as O. H. Ballard —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Ballard, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
13, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1931-34,
1939-42, 1945-46, 1949-52; mayor
of Princeton, W.Va., 1937-39; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1953-60; defeated in
primary, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Salem,
Va., October
13, 1967 (age 81 years, 30
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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George Loran Bambrick (1869-1951) —
also known as George L. Bambrick —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., February
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry S. Barr Jr. (1919-2001) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
26, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
21, 2001 (age 81 years, 179
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Ralph Jady Bean (1912-1978) —
also known as Ralph J. Bean —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va., December
15, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hardy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-44; chair of
Hardy County Democratic Party, 1937-44, 1946-63; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1945-60.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions.
Died in June, 1978
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Katherine 'Kate' (Hedrick) Bean and Murray A. Bean; married, January
8, 1938, to Carrie Rosetta Muntzing. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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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Harvey D. Beeler Sr. (1883-1959) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Omps, Morgan
County, W.Va., November
9, 1883.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1933-40,
1943-44; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1947-50; defeated, 1950.
United
Brethren. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died September
12, 1959 (age 75 years, 307
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Andrew J. Belcher (1906-1985) —
also known as A. J. Belcher;
"Doc" —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., December
16, 1906.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; oil and gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1959-65;
resigned 1965.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions.
Died in July, 1985
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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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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Rodney B. Belknap (b. 1924) —
of Gassaway, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Knapp, Braxton
County, W.Va., July 8,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1957-60,
1969-74.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Beneke (1914-2001) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
9, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56,
1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1961-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died September
11, 2001 (age 87 years, 245
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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James Fay Bennett (1888-1957) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Belington, Barbour
County, W.Va., February
1, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion due to coronary
artery disease, in Gassaway, Braxton
County, W.Va., January
8, 1957 (age 68 years, 342
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob J. Bennett and Mary E. (Shingleton) Bennett; married, September
3, 1913, to Octavia Wilfong. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Thornton Granville Berry Jr. (1904-1987) —
also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., December
13, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died November
27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry;
married, June 5,
1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. |
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Raymond Lee Beuhring (1891-1970) —
also known as R. Lee Beuhring;
"Cannonball" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
1, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929-30;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., December
30, 1970 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Stephen Crabtree Bird (1939-2008) —
also known as Stephen C. Bird —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 7,
1939.
Democrat. School
teacher; dentist;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1972, 1980; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1975-78, 1983-84,
1987-90; defeated, 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1984
(8th District), 1992 (8th District); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1976.
Methodist;
later Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Grotto;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; American
Dental Association.
Died in Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va., May 9,
2008 (age 69 years, 63
days).
Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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C. A. Blankenship (1903-1997) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
5, 1903.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1932-34; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1945-52;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died December
3, 1997 (age 94 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Blankenship and Tennessee Frances (Cole) Blankenship;
married, November
28, 1928, to Inez Mae Perry. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Paul Bower (1911-c.1960) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Raleigh
County, W.Va., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1953-58.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Died about 1960 (age about 49
years).
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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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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David Earl Brawley (1895-1980) —
also known as D. Earl Brawley —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
11, 1895.
Democrat. Oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42,
1959-60; defeated, 1942, 1962; Kanawha
County Sheriff, 1944-48.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1980
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. A. Brawley and Laura (Temple) Brawley; married, April 5,
1916, to Ethel Walker. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Chauncey H. Browning Jr. (1934-2010) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
21, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1968, 1972; elected
unopposed 1976, 1980.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association.
Died January
1, 2010 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Denny B. Browning (1897-1995) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chauncey, Logan
County, W.Va., March
20, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
postmaster at Logan,
W.Va., 1934-48 (acting, 1934); member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1951;
resigned 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Died June 20,
1995 (age 98 years, 92
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Wilson Browning and Emma (Duty) Browning; married, July 6,
1926, to Marie Claypool. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Hatfield C. Brubeck (b. 1909) —
also known as "Zip" —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
28, 1909.
Republican. Real estate
broker; restaurant
owner; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1942; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1950-54; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1957; resigned 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Arthur Brubeck and Lucy T. (Henderson) Brubeck; married, December
29, 1937, to Louise Henry Lewis. |
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett; married to Virginia
Shonk. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Edward Calderwood (1884-1946) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Malden, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
27, 1884.
Republican. Banker; oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
7, 1946 (age 61 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Calderwood and Anna (Wilkinson)
Calderwood. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Harry Green Camper Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
22, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1,
1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. |
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Walter W. Carey (b. 1926) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
22, 1926.
Republican. Advertising
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58,
1963-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 1968.
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O. J. Carroll (b. 1899) —
also known as Shorty Carroll —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Tesla, Braxton
County, W.Va., August
14, 1899.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1945-52.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Carroll and Minnie (Kitts) Carroll; married, May 15,
1926, to Lucy Myers. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Kelly L. Castleberry (1926-2002) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
17, 1926.
Democrat. Realtor;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;
defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972,
1976;
candidate for mayor
of South Charleston, W.Va., 1975.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters.
Died in South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
19, 2002 (age 76 years, 306
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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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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Gerald L. Chafin (b. 1930) —
also known as Jerry Chafin —
of Delbarton, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., April 1,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; mortician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 13th District, 1975-76.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
Moose;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League; National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeff Chafin and Matilda (Curry) Chafin; married, April
10, 1960, to Marie Savage. |
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Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) —
also known as H. Truman Chafin —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born July 10,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Presumably named
for: Harry
S. Truman |
| | Relatives: Son of Tom C. Chafin and
Hazel Marie Chafin; married to Letitia Neese. |
| | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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John N. Charnock Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
17, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Sigma
Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1960.
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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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Fred E. Counts (b. 1912) —
of Bartley, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Counts, Dickenson
County, Va., August
26, 1912.
Democrat. Coal miner;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1959-62;
appointed 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra V. Counts and Chloe (Grizzle) Counts; married, December
24, 1937, to Gertrude Withrow. |
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Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Freeport, Wirt
County, W.Va., April
27, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40,
1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940, 1964; resigned 1970; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1952-54.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Farm
Bureau.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel; married, November
28, 1918, to Bertha Gillman. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Gustavus Hartwell Crumpecker (1882-1941) —
also known as G. H. Crumpecker —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Danville,
Va., March
23, 1882.
Democrat. Mercer
County Sheriff; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died April
24, 1941 (age 59 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustavus Wingfield Crumpecker and Lizzie Ella (Motley) Crumpecker;
married to Gladys Day. |
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James Damron (b. 1876) —
of Mingo
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April
28, 1876.
Mingo
County Clerk; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd
Judicial Circuit, 1912-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1928-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Damron and Esther (Chafin) Damron; married, December
22, 1899, to Anna B. Shumate; married, October
16, 1915, to Leola Virginia Sanders. |
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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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Thomas Jeffrey Davis Sr. (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Davis, Sr. —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March
19, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-25; oil and gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1929-32, 1945-48; member of
West
Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Raphael Muth Deegan (1918-1993) —
also known as Raphael M. Deegan —
of Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Cameron, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va., May 19,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher
and principal; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-67; mayor of Cameron,
W.Va.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., October
6, 1993 (age 75 years, 140
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Stanley E. Deutsch (b. 1921) —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Pi
Lambda Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert L. Dittmar (b. 1931) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., December
18, 1931.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ravenswood, W.Va., 1981-83; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1989-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Fraternal
Order of Police; Lions.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Dittmar and Ruby Dittmar. |
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Gus R. Douglass —
of Grimms Landing, Mason
County, W.Va.; Leon, Mason
County, W.Va.
Democrat. West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture; elected 1964, 1968; elected
unopposed 1972, 1976; elected 1980, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1988.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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C. Clifton Dyche Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1926.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1957-58.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order.
Still living as of 1958.
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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 12,
1913, to Lennis Irwin. |
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Cuyler E. Ewing (b. 1908) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., June 13,
1908.
Republican. Purchasing
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1939-42; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1979-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. E. Ewing and Minnie E. (Zuver) Ewing; married, September
19, 1936, to Hazel M. Borck. |
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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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Gurnett Edinburgh Ferguson (1888-1982) —
also known as G. E. Ferguson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., October
17, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; real estate
business; hotelier;
director, West Virginia Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1940,
1948;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
26, 1982 (age 94 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel F. Ferguson and Elizabeth (Eddens) Ferguson; married, August
27, 1914, to Lilly A. Foster. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming; married, August
2, 1914, to Katherine Ruth Sayre. |
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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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James Taliaferro Garrett (1865-1962) —
also known as J. T. Garrett —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Putnam
County, W.Va., October
9, 1865.
School
teacher; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., May 24,
1962 (age 96 years, 227
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hurricane Cemetery, Hurricane, W.Va.
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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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Joe Gregory Gentry (1893-1983) —
also known as Joe G. Gentry —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C., September
23, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; defeated (Democratic), 1928; Republican
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died September
6, 1983 (age 89 years, 348
days).
Interment at Elks Cemetery, Bedford, Va.
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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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William Lee Gilligan (b. 1924) —
also known as William L. Gilligan —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., August
17, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967; chair of
Tyler County Republican Party, 1969-73; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1971-82; appointed 1971.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Joseph Gilligan and Emma (Eichenberg) Gilligan; married to Ruth
Boggs. |
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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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John Smith Hall (1883-1961) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., March
26, 1883.
Democrat. School
teacher; railroad
worker; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 2,
1961 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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John Henry Hatcher (1875-1950) —
also known as John H. Hatcher —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Bland, Bland
County, Va., June 29,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1903; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
10th Judicial Circuit, 1921-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924-40; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died June 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 356
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson Cary Hatcher and Anne (Bulman) Hatcher; married, April
12, 1900, to Leona Lyle Bowman. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Joe Wayne Hatfield (b. 1908) —
also known as Joe W. Hatfield —
of Gilbert, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., April
14, 1908.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County; elected 1972.
Mormon.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Wayne Hatfield and Mary (Ellis) Hatfield; married, December
24, 1942, to Edith Trent. |
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Robert F. Hatfield (b. 1932) —
also known as Bob Hatfield —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., July 26,
1932.
Democrat. Food
market owner; mobile home
dealer; chair of
Putnam County Democratic Party, 1969-70, 1975; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County; elected
1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1972
(alternate), 1976;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1973-78; defeated, 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1978.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Hatfield and Okey (Cisco) Hatfield; married, January
16, 1953, to Evelyn Litton. |
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O. G. Hedrick (b. 1912) —
also known as Oley Hedrick —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
18, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1953-72.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Soloman Garrett Hedrick and Orpha Rebecca (Moyer) Hedrick;
married, April 5,
1942, to Yvonne Ruth Little. |
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Jack L. Hellems (b. 1930) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va., August
31, 1930.
Democrat. Merchant;
bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1975-76; appointed 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Leonard Hellems and Mary E. (Wallace) Hellems; married, July 26,
1957, to Glenda E. Hamm. |
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Gory Hogg (1873-1963) —
of Harvey, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., June 29,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
president, Greenbrier Valley Bank;
director, New River Banking and
Trust Co.; director, Scotia Coal &
Coke Co.; director, South Side Coal
Co.; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1915-18; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in March, 1963
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Rosewood
Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Harden Hogg and Elizabeth (McGuffin) Hogg; married, September
9, 1903, to Caroline James Butterfield. |
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Robert Kelvin Holliday (b. 1933) —
also known as Robert K. Holliday; Bob
Holliday —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., February
11, 1933.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; television
producer; author;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County; elected
1962, 1964, 1966; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1969-72, 1981-94; resigned
1972, 1994; defeated, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2003.
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Benjamin R. Honecker (1919-2003) —
also known as Ben R. Honecker —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
4, 1919.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-52;
municipal judge in West Virginia, 1956-61; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; appointed 1981;
defeated, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Died May 14,
2003 (age 83 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ben S. Honecker and Gertrude (Colmar) Honecker; married, June 15,
1952, to Ruth Foster. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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J. LeRoy Huffman (1878-1962) —
also known as Roy Huffman —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington College, Washington
County, Tenn., August
30, 1878.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in 1962
(age about
83 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Wayne W. Hughes (b. 1909) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., July 4,
1909.
Republican. School
teacher; dairy farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Tracy W. Hylton (b. 1922) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Daniels, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Crab Orchard, Raleigh
County, W.Va., July 4,
1922.
Mine
operator; hotel
owner; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1965-72, 1987-90; defeated
(Republican), 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur M. Hylton and Grace (Snuffer) Hylton; married, December
9, 1947, to Betty Jo Foster. |
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Glenn R. Jackson (1900-1978) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
9, 1900.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1945-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in October, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Jackson and Minnie (Blankenship) Jackson; married, October
3, 1921, to Zela Mooring. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Lloyd G. Jackson (b. 1918) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Yawkey, Lincoln
County, W.Va., May 30,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; drilling
contractor; natural gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1947-70; defeated in primary,
1970.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy H. Jackson and Ella (Johnson) Jackson; married, December
16, 1948, to Pauline Adkins; father of Lloyd
G. Jackson II. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Lloyd G. Jackson II (b. 1952) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 23,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-86; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1987-90, 1995-; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1988-90.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1997.
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Mack C. Jarrell (b. 1926) —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va., April
11, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; podiatrist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-88.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives: Son
of McClellan Jarrell and Gladys (Clarkson) Jarrell; married to Dr.
Betty Joan Morris. |
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Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) —
also known as Frank R. Jeffrey —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
22, 1889.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Wesley
L. Jones; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married, November
13, 1919, to Ray Rose. |
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Fleming Adolphus Jones Jr. (b. 1895) —
also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
10, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42,
1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Sigma; American
Legion.
First
Black Democratic member of West Virginia House of Delegates.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones; married, June 15,
1921, to H. Preston Mills. |
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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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P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Thurmond, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., October
6, 1881.
Democrat. Druggist; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48,
1953-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Jasper Kelly and Katie Catherine (Day) Kelly; married, September
7, 1907, to Della C. Amick. |
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Eddie King (b. 1912) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in War Eagle, Mingo
County, W.Va., July 9,
1912.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Burke Koontz (b. 1885) —
also known as Arthur B. Koontz —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1936,
1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo G. Kopelman (b. 1917) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
4, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates; defeated, 1960 (Kanawha
County); elected 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972; defeated, 1974 (17th
District).
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Sansome Lakin (1864-1935) —
also known as James S. Lakin —
of Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., March 1,
1864.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber and
timber business; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1912-16; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 1,
1935 (age 71 years, 0
days).
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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Frank Wilson Lively (1864-1947) —
also known as Frank Lively —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monroe
County, W.Va., November
18, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Summers
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1921-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died August
22, 1947 (age 82 years, 277
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Wilson Lively and Elizabeth (Gwinn) Lively; married 1890 to Annie
E. Prince. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1917 |
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James Whitcomb Loop (1900-1993) —
also known as James W. Loop —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March
12, 1900.
Democrat. Printer;
school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Kappa
Delta Pi; Typographical
Union.
Died December
31, 1993 (age 93 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop; married, March 9,
1924, to Marguerite McCracken. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Shirley Love (b. 1933) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va., May 15,
1933.
Democrat. Television
journalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1994-2008; appointed 1994;
chair
of Fayette County Democratic Party, 1998-99; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 32nd District, 2017-; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2018.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Civitan;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2018.
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C. P. Marstiller (1906-1968) —
also known as Cam Marstiller —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., September
16, 1906.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; insurance
agent; appraiser;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1963-68;
died in office 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Steward L. Marstiller and Mollie Grace (Ramsey) Marstiller;
married, June 14,
1930, to Mildred Lipscomb. |
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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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Milton McColloch (1874-1972) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., June 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1921-22,
1925-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Ohio
County, W.Va., 1972
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Short Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, West Liberty, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram Innskeep McColloch and Rebecca Jane (North) McColloch;
married 1896 to
Lillian M. Emsley. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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E. Hansford McCourt (b. 1909) —
also known as Hans McCourt —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va., April
21, 1909.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1953-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1957-72.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William L. McCourt and Maggie J. (Lough) McCourt; married, October
19, 1936, to Georgie Kidd. |
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Roy L. McCulty (b. 1889) —
also known as R. L. McCulty —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Schilling, Roane
County, W.Va., September
6, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; accountant;
Roane
County Court Clerk, 1921-33; bank
director; secretary-treasurer, Spencer Livestock
Exchange Co. and Ritchie County Livestock
Sales Co.; oil and gas
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1943-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1957-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. S. McCulty and Elizabeth (Coe) McCulty; married, January
11, 1936, to Elah D. Sinnett. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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C. H. McKown (b. 1907) —
also known as Jackie McKown —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
10, 1907.
Democrat. School
principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-56, 1959-72; defeated,
1956; chair of
Wayne County Democratic Party, 1954-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. McKown and Charlotte (Staats) McKown; married to Mary
Sinclair. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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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Charles Steven Meredith (1868-1956) —
also known as Charles S. Meredith —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Centerville, Tyler
County, W.Va., July 3,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; contractor;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mercer
County, W.Va., January
24, 1956 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Centerville, W.Va.
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Cornelius Franklin Millender —
also known as C. Frank Millender —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Trenton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1899-1902;
automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1933-40 (6th District 1933-38, 5th
District 1939-40).
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Millender and Elizabeth Millender; married, November
12, 1888, to Irene Fowbie. |
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Raymond D. Miller (b. 1910) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
30, 1910.
Democrat. Chemical
plant foreman; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Miller and Bertha (Miller) Miller; married, May 23,
1931, to Virginia Catherine Adkins. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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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Harry E. Moats (b. 1913) —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March
16, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and director, Ritchie Telephone
Company; treasurer and director, West Virginia Insurance
Company; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1949-60; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1970-76 (6th District 1970-74,
7th District 1975-76); appointed 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; Moose; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carlie S. Moats and Viola (McDougal) Moats; married, November
13, 1948, to Irene Jenney Swiger. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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L. J. Morris (b. 1890) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born near Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., February
16, 1890.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Morris and Elizabeth (Johnson) Morris; married, September
6, 1913, to Edith Marshall. |
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Sylvester Mullins (b. 1906) —
of Clay, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., August
10, 1906.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1947-54.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Mullins and Louisa Elizabeth (Cline) Mullins; married, May 10,
1930, to Cora Bragg. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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H. Gus Muntzing (b. 1905) —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Streby, Grant
County, W.Va., May 20,
1905.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1948; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd Judicial
Circuit, 1960-69.
Member, Lions; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Howard Myers (b. 1901) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., October
24, 1901.
Democrat. Berkeley
County Sheriff, 1938-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1948, 1952-56; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1949; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Myers and Lillie E. Myers; married, February
6, 1937, to Elizabeth M. Trump. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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T. E. Myles (b. 1922) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va., October
24, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1955-74;
appointed 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
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 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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James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) —
also known as Jim Omerberg —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 28,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1954, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; American
Legion.
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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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married, March 4,
1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
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James Hubert Price (1878-1943) —
also known as James H. Price —
of Virginia.
Born in Greenbrier
County, W.Va., September
7, 1878.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1916-30; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1930-38; Governor of
Virginia, 1938-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Richmond,
Va., November
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
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John Armfield Proctor (1880-1957) —
also known as John A. Proctor —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., October
27, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1923-24;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1939-42; chair of
Morgan County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
28, 1957 (age 77 years, 1
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Proctor and Sophia Elizabeth (Spencer) Proctor;
married 1908 to Mary
Edna Brady; married 1914 to Cecil
Alline Speer. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ned H. Ragland (b. 1909) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., August
18, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1957-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Edward Ray Reed (b. 1891) —
also known as E. Ray Reed —
of Clay, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., March
15, 1891.
Republican. Banker; coal
business; oil and gas
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1936; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1941-44, 1951-54; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; candidate
for West
Virginia state auditor, 1956; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Reed and Carrie (Wheeler) Reed; married 1917 to Lula
R. Wilson. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) —
also known as Stuart F. Reed —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1897-1901; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1909-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen.
Died July 4,
1935 (age 69 years, 177
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Evan Garrett Roberts (1870-1949) —
also known as Evan G. Roberts —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., May 4,
1870.
Republican. Mayor
of Moundsville, W.Va., 1910; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1927-28;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1929-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died October
28, 1949 (age 79 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clinton Roberts and Elmira Adelaide (Garrett) Roberts;
married to Cora Luella Courtwright. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Grover Cleveland Robertson (1885-1976) —
also known as Grover C. Robertson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kettle, Roane
County, W.Va., August
8, 1885.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1941-49.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died February
15, 1976 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Grover
Cleveland |
| | Relatives: Son of George W. Robertson
and Delilah Elizabeth (Melton) Robertson; married, May 24,
1908, to Hattie Mae Lytton. |
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Sidney Hampton Robertson (b. 1877) —
also known as Sidney H. Robertson; Sid
Robertson —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kettle, Roane
County, W.Va., July 3,
1877.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1937-42; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1942.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Robertson and Delilah E. (Melton) Robertson; married, December
26, 1900, to Gladys M. Grubb. |
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Frank Barnes Robinson (b. 1885) —
also known as Frank B. Robinson —
of Ranson, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., September
20, 1885.
Republican. Farmer, fruit
grower;
manufacturer;
banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) —
also known as Walter V. Ross —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Henry, Franklin
County, Va., September
7, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Mercer
County Prosecuting Attorney; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48,
1963-64.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to Katherine
McClung. |
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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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Lee J. Sandridge (b. 1870) —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born February
3, 1870.
Democrat. Contractor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1933-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Frederick Sandridge and Elmanza (Layman)
Sandridge. |
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Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) —
also known as A. C. Schiffler —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-33; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March
27, 1970 (age 80 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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George H. Seibert Jr. (b. 1913) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., February
27, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74,
3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Sigma Kappa; 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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William R. Sharpe Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as William R. Sharpe; Bill
Sharpe —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
28, 1928.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
electrical
contractor; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1946;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1961-80, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Sharpe and Helen (Whitwam) Sharpe; married, July 3,
1953, to Pauline Lester. |
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John Mark Slack Jr. (1915-1980) —
also known as John M. Slack, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
18, 1915.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63,
3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Exchange
Club.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., March
17, 1980 (age 64 years, 365
days).
Interment at Cunningham
Memorial Park, St. Albans, 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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Lyle A. Smith (1904-2001) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., April 6,
1904.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Huntington Auto
Supply Company; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1955-70; defeated in primary,
1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 24,
2001 (age 97 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira J. Smith and Virginia M. (Wilkinson) Smith; married, July 7,
1929, to Helen Holsomback. |
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L. B. Snyder (1893-1964) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Glovers Gap, Marion
County, W.Va., October
24, 1893.
Democrat. Wetzel
County Sheriff, 1929-32; business
executive; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
16, 1964 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Snyder and Mary A. (Murray) Snyder. |
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James Marshall Sprouse (1923-2004) —
also known as James M. Sprouse —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., December
3, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1968; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1973-75; resigned 1975;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1979-92; took
senior status 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 3,
2004 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ted T. Stacy (b. 1923) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Grundy, Buchanan
County, Va., March
10, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-79
(Raleigh County 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-74, 18th District 1975-79);
resigned 1979; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1983-86; defeated in primary,
1970.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel M. Stacy and Leventha (Smith) Stacy; married, March
27, 1960, to Elizabeth Ann Barnett. |
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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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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Coal
mine superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma
and a heart
condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | Relatives: Son of Leander Cox Stewart
and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married, October
1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. |
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman; married, December
29, 1952, to Sally Matz. |
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Claude Vilas Swann (1887-1959) —
also known as Claude V. Swann —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 30,
1887.
Democrat. Plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,
1945-46; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1940-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order; Lions.
Died in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, July 3,
1959 (age 71 years, 338
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Swann and Bulah Ann (Perry) Swann; married to Grace
May Cornell. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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J. Lynn Swiger (b. 1903) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Wilsonburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
30, 1903.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; taxicab
operator; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1951-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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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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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Kay Thomas (b. 1902) —
also known as James K. Thomas —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
23, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-42;
Speaker
of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas; married, June 6,
1934, to Julia Lewis Roseberry. |
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. |
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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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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., August
23, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in
office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
17, 1945 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Edward Walker (b. 1870) —
also known as William E. Walker —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., January
2, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; railway
conductor; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Order
of Railway Conductors.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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George B. Warner (1926-2012) —
also known as Brud Warner —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 8,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
agent; office supply
business; justice of the peace; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1979-80;
defeated, 1996, 2002.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died March
21, 2012 (age 85 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Merle Watkins (b. 1881) —
also known as W. Merle Watkins —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., December
21, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Grafton, W.Va., 1914; Taylor
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1929-32; circuit judge in
West Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit; elected 1946.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Watkins and Grace Marie (Deppen) Watkins; married, October
1, 1924, to Elsie Wheeler Thayer. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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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. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Frank White (1892-1969) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April
20, 1892.
Democrat. Railway
brakeman; police
officer; chair of
Logan County Democratic Party, 1945; Logan
County Sheriff, 1945-49; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1951-52;
appointed 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., January
5, 1969 (age 76 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sam White (b. 1927) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., May 21,
1927.
Republican. Lawyer; Pleasants
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1977-80; member
of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1981-85; resigned 1985.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1985.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. S. Ray White and Ora (Ward) White; married, April
18, 1954, to Dottie Harper. |
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Emmett O. Wiseman (1903-1989) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va., April 9,
1903.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (9th District 1937-38, 11th
District 1939-40).
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
21, 1989 (age 86 years, 165
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of W. E. Wiseman and Lena Wiseman; married, August
9, 1928, to W. Clarissa Winslow. |
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Dallas Wolfe (b. 1895) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Colebank, Preston
County, W.Va., September
1, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; millwright;
lumber
business; service
station operator; restaurant
owner; motel
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1961-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Ruritan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe; married, October
2, 1928, to Virginia Jones; married, June 28,
1971, to Gladys McDaniel. |
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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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Paul W. Workman (b. 1894) —
also known as Pop Workman —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., February
21, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; athletic
coach; tire
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1963.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jefferson Bowen Workman and Grace (Wellman) Workman; married, September
1, 1920, to Violet Christene Snow. |
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Stewart Alton Wright (1904-1963) —
also known as Stewart A. Wright —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., August
27, 1904.
Democrat. Railroad
carman; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1949-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose.
Died February
9, 1963 (age 58 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Wright and Carrie Davis (Hooper) Wright; married, December
23, 1933, to Sybil Armintha Hook. |
| | 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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Jack Yost (b. 1945) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., October
12, 1945.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District; elected 2012.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of H. Jack Yost and Maxine R. Yost; married to Kris
Littell. |
| | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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