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William Frederick Milton Arny (1813-1881) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1813.
Republican. U.S. Indian Agent in various capacities, 1861-62 and
1867-75; secretary
of New Mexico Territory, 1862-67.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
18, 1881 (age 68 years, 132
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Walter Augustus Huxman (1887-1972) —
also known as Walter Huxman —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born near Pretty Prairie, Reno
County, Kan., February
16, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1928; Governor of
Kansas, 1937-39; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1939-57; took senior
status 1957.
Disciples of Christ.
Suffered an apparent stroke and
died in a hospital
at Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 25,
1972 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Oren Ethelbirt Long (1889-1965) —
also known as Oren E. Long —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Altoona, Wilson
County, Kan., March 4,
1889.
Son of George Riley Long and Malissa Jeanette (Johnson) Long.
Democrat. Secretary
of Hawaii Territory, 1946-51; Governor of
Hawaii Territory, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956-59; U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, following an attack of asthmatic
bronchitis,
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 6,
1965 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) —
also known as Payne Ratner —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., October
3, 1896.
Son of Harry Ratner and Julia (Miller) Ratner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette
County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas
state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of
Kansas, 1939-43.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., December
27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita
Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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David Usrey (1818-1884) —
of Indiana.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
30, 1818.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855, 1859.
Disciples of Christ.
Died near Baxter Springs, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
4, 1884 (age 65 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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