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Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984) —
also known as Ernest W. McFarland —
of Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz.
Born near Earlsboro, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., October
9, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; superior court
judge in Arizona, 1935-41; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1941-53; defeated, 1952, 1958; Governor of
Arizona, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1964;
justice
of Arizona state supreme court, 1965-71.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 8,
1984 (age 89 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Paul Jones Fannin (1907-2002) —
also known as Paul J. Fannin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
29, 1907.
Son of Thomas Newton Fannin and Katherine (Davis) Fannin.
Republican. Chemical
and petroleum
business; Governor of
Arizona, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1965-77.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from a stroke, in
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
13, 2002 (age 94 years, 349
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Sidney Preston Osborn (1884-1948) —
also known as Sidney P. Osborn —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 17,
1884.
Son of Neri Ficklin Osborn and Marilla (Murray) Osborn.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; secretary of
state of Arizona, 1912-18; newspaper
editor; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for Arizona, 1933-34; Governor of
Arizona, 1941-48; defeated, 1938; died in office 1948.
Died, from Lou
Gehrig's disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 25,
1948 (age 64 years, 8
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Levi Stewart Udall (1891-1960) —
of Arizona.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., January
20, 1891.
Son of David
King Udall and Eliza Luella (Stewart) Udall (1855-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer; Apache
County Attorney, 1923-24, 1927-28; superior court judge in
Arizona, 1931-46; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1947-60; died in office 1960; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1951-53, 1957-59.
Mormon.
Died in Wickenburg, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 30,
1960 (age 69 years, 131
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery; cenotaph at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Frederick Augustus Tritle (1833-1906) —
Born near Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., August 7,
1833.
Republican. Member of Nevada
state senate, 1866; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1870; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1880; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1882-85; delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1891.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
18, 1906 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Joseph Henry Kibbey (1853-1924) —
also known as Joseph H. Kibbey —
of Arizona.
Born in Centerville, Wayne
County, Ind., March 4,
1853.
Son of John
F. Kibbey.
Republican. Justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889; member
Arizona territorial council, 1902; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona Territory, 1904;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1905-09; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1916.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 14,
1924 (age 71 years, 102
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) —
also known as Richard E. Sloan —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Morning Sun, Preble
County, Ohio, June 22,
1857.
Son of Richard Sloan and Mary (Caldwell) Sloan.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Arizona territorial council, 1888-89; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1908;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1909-12; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1912-13.
Presbyterian.
Accidentally
fell on a public sidewalk and struck his head, suffering a skull
fracture; died three days later, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
14, 1933 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Robert Taylor Jones (1884-1958) —
also known as Robert T. Jones —
of Arizona.
Born in Rutledge, Grainger
County, Tenn., February
8, 1884.
Democrat. Governor of
Arizona, 1939-41.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 11,
1958 (age 74 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Robert Lee Stump (1927-2003) —
also known as Bob Stump —
of Tolleson, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 4,
1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1959-67; member of Arizona
state senate, 1967-76; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 3rd District, 1977-2003.
Seventh-Day
Adventist.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 20,
2003 (age 76 years, 77
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) —
also known as Richard F. Harless —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kelsey, Upshur
County, Tex., August 6,
1905.
Son of William Crousin Harless and Mary Matilda (Pennington) Harless.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Arizona, 1948.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Woodmen;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
24, 1970 (age 65 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Frances Brawner Weedon (1885-1963) —
also known as Frances B. Weedon; Daisy Weedon;
Frances Taylor Brawner; Mrs. Robert L.
Weedon —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
9, 1885.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1952,
1956;
member, Arizona State Parks Board, 1957-63.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Died, of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 12,
1963 (age 77 years, 185
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Freeda Marks (1885-1976) —
also known as Freeda Lewis; Mrs. Barnett E.
Marks —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born July 4,
1885.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1924; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1936.
Female.
Died April 25,
1976 (age 90 years, 296
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Charles H. Akers —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona
Territory, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1900.
Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery.
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Carl Trumbull Hayden (1877-1972) —
also known as Carl Hayden —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Hayden's Ferry (now Tempe), Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
2, 1877.
Son of Sallie Calvert (Davis) Hayden and Charles Trumbull Hayden
(1925-1900).
Democrat. Flour mill
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona
Territory, 1904;
Maricopa
County Treasurer, 1905-06; Maricopa
County Sheriff, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1912-27; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1927-69.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Served a record 56 consecutive years in Congress.
Died in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
25, 1972 (age 94 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Double Butte Cemetery.
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Benjamin Baker Moeur (1869-1937) —
also known as Benjamin B. Moeur —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Decherd, Franklin
County, Tenn., December
22, 1869.
Son of John Baptist Moeur and Esther Kelley (Knight) Moeur.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1924;
Governor
of Arizona, 1933-37.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 16,
1937 (age 67 years, 84
days).
Interment at Double Butte Cemetery.
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John Howard Pyle (1906-1987) —
also known as Howard Pyle —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo., March 25,
1906.
Republican. Governor of
Arizona, 1951-55.
Suffered a stroke,
and died about a month later, in hospital
at Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
29, 1987 (age 81 years, 249
days).
Interment at Double Butte Cemetery.
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John Robert Murdock (1885-1972) —
also known as John R. Murdock —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Homestead, Lewis
County, Mo., April 20,
1885.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1937-53 (at-large 1937-51, 1st
District 1951-53).
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
14, 1972 (age 86 years, 300
days).
Interment at Double Butte Cemetery.
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