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Richard Dean Arbuckle (b. 1926) —
also known as R. Dean Arbuckle —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 2,
1926.
Son of Charles Martin Arbuckle and Winifred (Pettit) Arbuckle.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Iowa state
senate, 1971.
Christian. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Carroll L. Brown (1913-1976) —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Rose Hill, Mahaska
County, Iowa, March 5,
1913.
Republican. School
teacher; supervisor, seed
corn company; part owner and manager of a pig
hatchery; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Mahaska County; elected 1950;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Died in April, 1976
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Clarke (1852-1936) —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., October
24, 1852.
Son of John Clarke and Jane (Akers) Clarke.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1901; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1904-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1913-17.
Christian. Member, Rotary.
Died November
28, 1936 (age 84 years, 35
days).
Interment somewhere
in Adel, Iowa.
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Paul J. Cooksey (b. 1923) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March 17,
1923.
Son of E. E. Cooksey and Lucille (Landess) Cooksey.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clay County, 1951.
Christian. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1951.
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Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) —
also known as Zales N. Ecton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Weldon, Decatur
County, Iowa, April 1,
1898.
Son of Aaron Smith Ecton and Delphia (McVay) Ecton.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana
state senate, 1937-46; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1947-53.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., March 3,
1961 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Frank Lazmer Hays (1889-1951) —
also known as Frank L. Hays —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, February
12, 1889.
Son of Adam M. Hays and Mary Elizabeth (Kirkendall) Hays.
Lawyer;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1947-51; died in office 1951.
Christian.
Died May 28,
1951 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944.
Christian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Samuel Hixson (1832-1907) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, September
20, 1832.
Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1880.
Christian.
Died, of kidney
trouble, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 13,
1907 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Delmont Theodore Moffitt (1911-2001) —
of near Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Woodstock, Pipestone
County, Minn., December
21, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961, 1972.
Christian. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Mercy Medical
Center, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, June 30,
2001 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, Near Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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Robert D. Ray (b. 1928) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
26, 1928.
Republican. Iowa
Republican state chair, 1964; Governor of
Iowa, 1969-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1972
(delegation chair).
Christian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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F. M. Roberts (b. 1869) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, 1869.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa state
senate 15th District; elected 1948.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Leroy Taylor (1839-1915) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky., March 27,
1839.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1904-11.
Christian.
Died, as the result of injuries sustained in two falls, in
Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Jesse J. Wall (1831-1916) —
of Udell, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
3, 1831.
Farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1880-82.
Christian.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
6, 1916 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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