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Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., March 5,
1887.
Republican. Dentist; farm owner;
banker;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected 1950;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Member, Psi
Omega; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Summa Grenova. |
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Arthur Capper (1865-1951) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan., July 14,
1865.
Son of Herbert Capper and Isabella (McGrew) Capper.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1908,
1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1915-19; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1919-49.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
19, 1951 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Stella Bernice Haines (1876-1963) —
also known as Stella B. Haines —
of Augusta, Butler
County, Kan.
Born in Rose Hill, Butler
County, Kan., December
3, 1876.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1926-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1940
(alternate).
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died September
18, 1963 (age 86 years, 289
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Augusta, Kan.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Son of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; school
principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norma Elliott Keil (b. 1906) —
also known as Norma Keil; Norma Elliott; Mrs. John
Keil —
of Ledger, Pondera
County, Mont.
Born in Speed, Phillips
County, Kan., September
27, 1906.
Daughter of Edgar A. Elliott and Mary Etta (George) Elliott.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1956;
member of Montana
Democratic State Committee, 1958-64; vice-chair of
Montana Democratic Party, 1962-65; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1970; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Montana, 1972.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) —
also known as Edward R. Sloan —
of Sheridan
County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., March 12,
1883.
Son of George W. Sloan (1850-1916) and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan
(1856-1935).
Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan
County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Optimist
Club.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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