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Harold Bryan Barton (b. 1926) —
also known as Harold B. Barton —
of Corbin, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
1, 1926.
Son of Clyde Tye Barton and Lula Marie (Brown) Barton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate).
Christian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Walter Blevins, Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky.
Born March 29,
1950.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 71st District, 1982-92; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1992-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2004.
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Edward Thompson Breathitt, Jr. (1924-2003) —
also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned
Breathitt —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., November
26, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of
Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1964,
1972,
1980;
counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway
System.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis;
Elks; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died October
11, 2003 (age 78 years, 319
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) —
also known as William O. Cowger —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., January
1, 1922.
Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker;
candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated,
1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees; Urban
League; American
Legion.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Charles Gilliam (b. 1929) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Sandy Hook, Elliott
County, Ky., March 19,
1929.
Son of Merida Gilliam and Esther (William) Gilliam.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Moose;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1975.
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William I. May, Jr. (b. 1959) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 19,
1959.
Mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1996-.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 2002.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Son of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions;
Jaycees; Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2003.
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Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) —
also known as Fred B. Wachs —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., October
22, 1897.
Son of Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; treasurer of
Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in 1974
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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