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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Son of Stephen Leland Dows (1832-1909) and Henrietta Weddell (Safley)
Dows (1834-1893).
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric Company; Central States Electric Company;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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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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Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) —
also known as Frank S. Payne —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
16, 1869.
Son of Charles
Wilson Payne and Margaret (Patton) Payne.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities Co.; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 13,
1933 (age 63 years, 240
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) —
also known as John K. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
5, 1904.
Son of Hosford
Edwin Valentine and Annetta (Kalbach) Valentine.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities Company, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Rotary; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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