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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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Walton H. Bachrach (1904-1989) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1960-67.
Jewish.
Member, Moose; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
17, 1989 (age 84 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Son of Doc Strother Bolin and Margaret (Combs) Bolin.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
The plaza at the Arizona State Capitol is named for
him.
Died, from a heart
attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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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Richard F. Hensley (b. 1941) —
also known as Dick Hensley —
of Peoria, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Albany, Gentry
County, Mo., February
23, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1959-63; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2000 (3rd District), 2004 (2nd
District).
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Elks;
Moose.
Still living as of 2005.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Son of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting.
Democrat. Lawyer; test pilot
and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1970.
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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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