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Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 16,
1918.
Son of Emmette R. Albea and Lula (Limbaugh) Albea.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-66; member of Alabama
state senate 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama,
1972-88.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen;
United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Phi Alpha Delta.
Died, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital,
Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
9, 2000 (age 82 years, 116
days).
Interment at Nance
Family Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Ala.
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Hartwell Davis (1906-1992) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., December
18, 1906.
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1953-62.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Died March 18,
1992 (age 85 years, 91
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) —
also known as Carl Elliott —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Vina, Franklin
County, Ala., December
20, 1913.
Son of George W. Elliott and Lenora (Massey) Elliott.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942-50; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1949-65 (7th District 1949-63,
at-large 1963-65); candidate in primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died January
5, 1999 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Neil Metcalf (b. 1921) —
of Geneva, Geneva
County, Ala.
Born in Hartford, Geneva
County, Ala., November
10, 1921.
Son of Ramsey L. Metcalf and Jimmilee M. Metcalf.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1954, 1962-66; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Woodmen of
the World; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1967.
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John Malcolm Patterson (b. 1921) —
also known as John Patterson —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Goldville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., September
27, 1921.
Son of Albert Love Patterson and Agnes Louise (Benson) Patterson.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 1955-59; Governor of
Alabama, 1959-63.
Member, Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta; Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) —
also known as Kenneth A. Roberts —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Piedmont, Calhoun
County, Ala., November
1, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63,
at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and
wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican
nationalists, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 9,
1989 (age 76 years, 189
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Richard Craig Shelby (b. 1934) —
also known as Richard C. Shelby —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 6,
1934.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1971-78; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1979-87; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1987-.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 2012.
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Marion Ortez Strickland (b. 1921) —
also known as M. Ortez Strickland —
of Vidalia, Toombs
County, Ga.
Born in Webb, Houston
County, Ala., July 19,
1921.
Son of Fannie Bell (Buie) Strickland (born 1901) and Norman Hamp
Strickland (1899-1930).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Toombs County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Theta
Chi; Phi Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1956.
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Macon Lenny Weaver (1919-1995) —
also known as Macon L. Weaver —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., January
6, 1919.
Son of James W. Weaver and Pearl (Brown) Weaver.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi Alpha Delta; Lions; Sertoma.
Died February
9, 1995 (age 76 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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