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James L. Arnold (1927-1989) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April 4,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died December
21, 1989 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard L. Banta, Jr. (1912-1993) —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Oxford, Furnas
County, Neb., September
24, 1912.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died December
2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur B. Barkley (1907-1984) —
also known as Bill Barkley —
of Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1957-64; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Died in 1984
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Joseph Jacob Foss (1915-2003) —
also known as Joe Foss; "The American Ace of
Aces" —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., April 17,
1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
received the Medal
of Honor for action over Guadalcanal in 1942-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1949-50,
1953-54; Governor of
South Dakota, 1955-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1958; Commissioner, American Football
League, 1960; elected to National Aviation Hall of
Fame, 1984; president, National Rifle Association, 1988-90.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from the effects of a stroke, in
Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
1, 2003 (age 87 years, 259
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) —
also known as Harold E. Hughes —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born near Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, February
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Iowa, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1969-75; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
23, 1996 (age 74 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Edward Lester Jameson (1884-1960) —
also known as Edward L. Jameson —
of Mohave
County, Ariz.
Born in Nebraska, 1884.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1947-48.
Methodist.
Died in 1960
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Kingman, Ariz.
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James Thomas Kolbe (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Kolbe —
of Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., June 28,
1942.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of
Arizona
state senate, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1985-2007 (5th District 1985-2003,
8th District 2003-07); defeated, 1982.
Methodist. Gay.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Mardian, Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 24,
1919.
Son of Samuel Z. Mardian and Akabe (Lekerian) Mardian.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
construction
executive; campaign manager for Gov. Howard
Pyle, 1954; mayor of
Phoenix, Ariz., 1960-64; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona, 1972.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1972.
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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, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Janet Napolitano (b. 1957) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
29, 1957.
Daughter of Leonard Michael Napolitano and Jane Marie (Winer)
Napolitano.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1993-97; Arizona
state attorney general, 1999-2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker);
Governor
of Arizona, 2003-09; U.S.
Secretary of Homeland Security, 2009-.
Female.
Methodist. Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Emma Follin Parsons —
also known as Emma Parsons; Mrs. Clifford W.
Parsons —
of Ruby, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairport, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1940-48.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marlin T. Phelps (b. 1880) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Dunlap, Sequatchie
County, Tenn., October
9, 1880.
Son of William A. Phelps and Rebecca (Johnson) Phelps.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1923-49; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1949-61; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1954-55, 1959-60.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Moose; John
Birch Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Jacob Rhodes (b. 1916) —
also known as John J. Rhodes —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan., September
18, 1916.
Son of John Jacob Rhodes and Gladys Anne (Thomas) Rhodes.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(chair, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1953-83.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Henry E. Schrey (1890-1967) —
of Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Olney, Richland
County, Ill., November
16, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; mayor
of Glendale, Ariz., 1950-54.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August 8,
1967 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Glendale Memorial Park, Glendale, Ariz.
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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Daughter of Clifton Clark Dodd and Erville (Reeves) Dodd.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. Sossaman (b. 1932) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Arizona, 1932.
Republican. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1985-86.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1986.
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