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Ben Shouse Adams (b. 1914) —
also known as Ben S. Adams —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., April 7,
1914.
Son of John W. Adams and Vyra (Shouse) Adams.
Democrat. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Kentucky
state senate 6th District, 1950-51; Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-55.
Christian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks.
Still living as of 1955.
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Charles D. Arnett (b. 1879) —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.; Owsley
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hendricks, Magoffin
County, Ky., March 9,
1879.
Son of Philip Arnett and Elizabeth Miranda (McQuinn) Arnett.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1914-17; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1936-39; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Shonk. |
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1948, 1952, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Jones Fannin (1907-2002) —
also known as Paul J. Fannin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
29, 1907.
Son of Thomas Newton Fannin and Katherine (Davis) Fannin.
Republican. Chemical
and petroleum
business; Governor of
Arizona, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1965-77.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Rotary; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from a stroke, in
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
13, 2002 (age 94 years, 349
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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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Alney McLean Hall (1886-1965) —
also known as Alney M. Hall —
of Ramage, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April 17,
1886.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose; Redmen.
Died April 29,
1965 (age 79 years, 12
days).
Interment at Boone
Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
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Paul Herron, Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born April 7,
1924.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; auctioneer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Elks; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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Charles Kramer (1879-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April 18,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936;
candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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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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Jacob Roll (1875-1939) —
also known as Jake Roll —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Ohio, September
19, 1875.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer, at
St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1939 (age 63 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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