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Elbert M. Adcox (1899-1969) —
of Hohenwald, Lewis
County, Tenn.
Born October
2, 1899.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; oil
distributor; trucking
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1945-50, 1959-64.
Church of Christ.
Died in September, 1969
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jonah Adkins (1894-1956) —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va., January
7, 1894.
Democrat. Mine electrician;
justice of the peace; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1945-50.
Church of Christ.
Died in Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va., December
14, 1956 (age 62 years, 342
days).
Interment at Wayne Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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James Browning Allen (1912-1978) —
also known as James B. Allen; Jim Allen —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., December
28, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1939-43; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; member of Alabama
state senate, 1947-51; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1951-55, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1969-78; died in office 1978.
Church of Christ.
Died in Gulf Shores, Baldwin
County, Ala., June 1,
1978 (age 65 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forrest
Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
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R. F. Arledge (1907-1968) —
also known as Deacon Arledge —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1946; member of New Mexico
Democratic State Central Committee, 1946; district judge in New
Mexico 2nd District, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1948.
Church of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died June 16,
1968 (age 61 years, 15
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard F. Arledge and Ellen (Henderson) Arledge; married to Helen
Jean Floyd. |
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memorial |
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William S. Banowsky (b. 1936) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex., March 4,
1936.
Republican. Minister;
president,
Pepperdine University, 1968-78; president,
University of Oklahoma, 1978-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1972-73; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2000.
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Riley Alvin Bender (1890-1973) —
also known as Riley A. Bender —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1890.
Prize
fighter; hotel
manager; music
store manager; seed
wholesaler; candidate in Democratic primary for Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1938; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Church of Christ. German
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1973 (age 82 years, 241
days).
Interment at Onarga
Cemetery, Onarga, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Bender and Rachel Josephine 'Josie' (Davis)
Bender. |
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Lyle H. Boren (1909-1992) —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., May 11,
1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1937-47; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 2,
1992 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tommy Burks (1940-1998) —
of near Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., May 22,
1940.
Farmer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1971-78; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1979-98; died in office 1998.
Church of Christ. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Shot
and killed in
his pickup
truck by his opponent for re-election, Byron
Low Tax Looper, near Monterey, Cumberland
County, Tenn., October
19, 1998 (age 58 years, 150
days).
Interment at Crestlawn
Memorial Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Omar Truman Burleson (1906-1991) —
also known as Omar Burleson —
of Anson, Jones
County, Tex.; Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex.
Born in Anson, Jones
County, Tex., March
19, 1906.
Democrat. Jones
County Attorney, 1931-35; Jones
County Judge, 1935-41; FBI
special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 1947-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1964.
Church of Christ. Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died in Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex., May 14,
1991 (age 85 years, 56
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Anson, Tex.
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Ashley Leonidas Camp Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Alabama.
Born in Munford, Talladega
County, Ala., July 19,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-67.
Church of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
School
teacher; music
store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Harvey Coates and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates; married,
August
31, 1875, to Isabel Lein. |
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Robert W. Colflesh (1900-1967) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
31, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1932-34; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1936.
Church of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April
17, 1967 (age 67 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Marvin Colflesh and Alice (Davis) Colflesh; married, September
14, 1924, to Martha Lucy Waring. |
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John Cornyn (b. 1952) —
also known as "Big John" —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
2, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Texas, 1984-90; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1990-97; Texas
state attorney general, 1999-2002; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2002-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 2008.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2018.
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Richard Hugh Everson (1945-1999) —
also known as Rick Everson —
of West Virginia.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., August
19, 1945.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1992-99; died in office 1999.
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in Broaddus Hospital,
Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., September
1, 1999 (age 54 years, 13
days).
Interment at Barbour
Memorial Cemetery, Philippi, W.Va.
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Joseph Landon Evins (1910-1984) —
also known as Joe L. Evins —
of Smithville, DeKalb
County, Tenn.
Born in DeKalb
County, Tenn., October
24, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1947-77 (5th District 1947-53, 4th
District 1953-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Church of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
31, 1984 (age 73 years, 159
days).
Entombed at Smithville
Town Cemetery, Smithville, Tenn.
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James Herman Faulkner, Sr. (1916-2008) —
also known as Jimmy Faulkner —
of Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Lamar
County, Ala., March 1,
1916.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; mayor of Bay Minette, Ala., 1941-43; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1948,
1952
(alternate); member of Alabama
state senate, 1950-54; owned a chain of seven radio
stations; bank
director.
Church of Christ.
Died, in Oakwood Nursing
Home, Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala., August
22, 2008 (age 92 years, 174
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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Ronnie Gene Flippo (b. 1937) —
also known as Ronnie G. Flippo —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., August
15, 1937.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1971-75; member of Alabama
state senate, 1975-77; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1977-91.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2014.
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Fred David Gray —
also known as Fred D. Gray —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1970-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 2000,
2004,
2008;
chair
of Macon County Democratic Party, 2003.
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; NAACP; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married to Carol Porter. |
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Junius Foy Guin (born c.1883) —
also known as J. Foy Guin —
of Russellville, Franklin
County, Ala.
Born in Russellville, Franklin
County, Ala., about 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Alabama
Republican State Executive Committee, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Church of Christ.
Interment somewhere
in Russellville, Ala.
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Junius Foy Guin Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as J. Foy Guin, Jr. —
of Russellville, Franklin
County, Ala.
Born in Russellville, Franklin
County, Ala., February
2, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1973.
Church of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2010.
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Brett Guthrie (b. 1964) —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born February
18, 1964.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state senate 32nd District, 1999-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 2008,
2012.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2014.
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Earl Brumfield Hager (1909-2011) —
also known as Earl B. Hager —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Gill, Lincoln
County, W.Va., April
10, 1909.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher
and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1953-54,
1955-72; appointed 1955.
Presbyterian;
later Church of Christ. Member, Redmen;
American
Legion.
Died in Logan
County, W.Va., December
19, 2011 (age 102 years,
253 days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W.Va.
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James Kenneth Hahn (b. 1950) —
also known as James K. Hahn; Jim Hahn —
of San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 3,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; Los
Angeles city controller, 1981-85; city attorney, 1985-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2001-05; defeated, 2005.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2020.
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Kenneth Frederick Hahn (1920-1997) —
also known as Kenneth Hahn; Kenny Hahn —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Los
Angeles City Council, 1947-52; Los
Angeles County Supervisor, 1952-92; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Church of Christ.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
at Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
12, 1997 (age 77 years, 54
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Sam Blakeley Hall Jr. (1924-1994) —
also known as Sam B. Hall, Jr. —
of Texas.
Born in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., January
11, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1976-85; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1985-94; died
in office 1994.
Church of Christ.
Died in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., April
10, 1994 (age 70 years, 89
days).
Interment at New
Grover Cemetery, Near Marshall, Harrison County, Tex.
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Charles Tuggle Hancock (1880-1966) —
also known as C. Tuggle Hancock —
of Galena, Stone
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Washburn, Barry
County, Mo., July 3,
1880.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1953-54, 1957-58,
1961-62 (Stone County 1945-46, Greene County 3rd District 1953-54,
1957-58, 1961-62).
Church of Christ.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., March
15, 1966 (age 85 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mars Hill Cemetery, Scholten, Mo.
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Melton D. Hancock (1929-2011) —
also known as Mel Hancock —
of Missouri.
Born in Cape Fair, Stone
County, Mo., September
14, 1929.
Republican. Insurance
business; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1982; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1984; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1989-97.
Church of Christ.
Died November
6, 2011 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Beth H. Harwell (b. 1957) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 24,
1957.
Republican. University
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2004,
2008
(alternate); member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 56th District, 2007.
Female.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2008.
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Archie Ray Hicks Jr. (1915-1974) —
also known as Arch R. Hicks, Jr. —
of Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio.
Born in Levanna, Brown
County, Ohio, October
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Ripley, Ohio; Brown
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948,
1952,
1960.
Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Died in 1974
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Ripley, Ohio.
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Manford Latimer Hudson (1924-2012) —
also known as Manford L. Hudson —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., April
14, 1924.
Republican. Farmer;
candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District,
1950.
Church of Christ.
Died, in Peninsula Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., September
23, 2012 (age 88 years, 162
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Barbara Richards Jackson (b. 1935) —
also known as Barbara Jackson; Barbara
Richards —
of Nederland, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in San Augustine, San
Augustine County, Tex., October
7, 1935.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972.
Female.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Richards and Syble (Irvin) Richards; married 1953 to Harold
Floyd Jackson. |
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Ellis Carl Kays (1890-1984) —
of Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind.
Born in Algiers, Pike
County, Ind., July 7,
1890.
Republican. Pike
County Recorder, 1930-38; mayor of Petersburg, Ind., 1939-43; chair of
Pike County Republican Party, 1941-44.
Church of Christ.
Died in Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind., June 1,
1984 (age 93 years, 330
days).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
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Jill Klajic (b. 1946) —
also known as Mary Jillene Leach; Mary Jillene
Klajic-Green —
of Santa Clarita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Rose Bud, White
County, Ark., June 14,
1946.
Mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1992.
Female.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Lonnie Leach and Thedis (Benton) Leach; married to Louis
Klajic and Tom Green. |
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Delbert Leroy Latta (1920-2016) —
also known as Delbert Latta —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Weston, Wood
County, Ohio, March 5,
1920.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1953-58; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1959-89; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1968,
1976.
Church of Christ.
Died in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, May 12,
2016 (age 96 years, 68
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Sidney Marshall (1869-1956) —
also known as George S. Marshall —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Corning, Perry
County, Ohio, January
29, 1869.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1910-11.
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in 1956
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of George Marshall and Theresa (Maxwell) Marshall; married, October
14, 1903, to Alice Badgley. |
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Keith McDonald —
of Bartlett, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Insurance
business; mayor
of Bartlett, Tenn., 2003-.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2003.
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Edson V. Root Jr. (1903-1971) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
27, 1903.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-71 (Van Buren County
1953-64, 54th District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Church of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1971
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) —
also known as H. Floyd Sherrod —
of Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., December
2, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher
and principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1932
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1968.
Church of Christ; later Methodist.
Member, Civitan;
Kappa
Delta Pi; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died December
1, 1977 (age 86 years, 364
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
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E. L. Simpson (b. 1895) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Mt. Clare, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Pendleton
County, W.Va., September
9, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1939-42;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph L. Simpson and Cora D. (Keister) Simpson; married, August
28, 1921, to Lela A. Sommerville. |
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
Saline city administrator, 1973-74; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist
or Church of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1949 to
Shirley Sanford. |
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Kenneth N. Springer (1945-2000) —
also known as Pete Springer —
of Centerville, Hickman
County, Tenn.
Born in Lyles, Hickman
County, Tenn., February
27, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Tennessee
state senate 25th District, 1981-82, 1991-2000; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996.
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, apparently of heart
disease, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April
12, 2000 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Interment at Harpeth
Hills Memory Gardens, Centerville, Tenn.
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Harlan Whitney Thomas (b. 1908) —
also known as Harlan Thomas —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Michie, McNairy
County, Tenn., August
5, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948.
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. (1928-2016) —
also known as Ray Thornton —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Sheridan, Grant
County, Ark.
Born in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., July 16,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960
(alternate), 1996;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1969-70; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1973-79, 1991-97 (4th District
1973-79, 2nd District 1991-97); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1978; president,
Arkansas State University, 1980-84; president,
University of Arkansas, 1984-90; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1997-2005.
Church of Christ.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., April
13, 2016 (age 87 years, 272
days).
Burial location unknown.
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G. E. Van Wert (b. 1880) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Grundy
County, Iowa, August
13, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1929-39; director, Mutual Telephone
Company.
Church of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. S. Van Wert and Elizabeth (Rose) Van Wert; married, December
25, 1903, to Mabel Hansell. |
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Amos Richard Webber (1852-1948) —
also known as Amos R. Webber —
of Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Hinckley, Medina
County, Ohio, January
21, 1852.
Republican. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1901-04, 1922-35; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1904-07.
Church of Christ.
Died in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, February
25, 1948 (age 96 years, 35
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Cemetery, Elyria, Ohio.
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Lynn Boyd Wells (b. 1893) —
also known as Lynn B. Wells —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.
Born in West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky., January
29, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected Kentucky
state house of representatives 75th District 1955.
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Granvil Wells and Arzelda (Keeton) Wells; married to Jewel
D. Johnson. |
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John D. Westwood (b. 1944) —
also known as Jack Westwood —
of Crescent Springs, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born March 6,
1944.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Kentucky
state senate 23rd District, 1997-.
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2004.
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Alan Dupree Wheat (b. 1951) —
also known as Alan D. Wheat —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
16, 1951.
Democrat. Economist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1983-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1994.
Church of Christ. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles H. Whitney (1838-1912) —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
16, 1838.
Republican. Real estate
business; contractor;
postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1907-10.
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., December
25, 1912 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Dorothy Bishop Wood (1921-1999) —
of Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., September
5, 1921.
Delegate to Republican National Convention.
Female.
Church of Christ.
Died August
9, 1999 (age 77 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Richard Wood. |
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