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Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1919-1994) —
also known as Thomas J. Anderson —
of Southgate, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
21, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; engineer;
supervisor of publications and automotive
assembly problem control, Ford Motor
Company; director, Southgate Bank; mayor
of Southgate, Mich., 1958-61; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 28th District, 1965-82; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Protestant. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
18, 1994 (age 74 years, 301
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond J. Apley, Jr. (1925-2002) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Born in Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1964.
Protestant. Member, Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leroy George Augenstein (1928-1969) —
also known as Leroy G. Augenstein —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March 6,
1928.
Son of Roy H. Augenstein.
Republican. Biophysicist;
university
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1967-69; died in office 1969.
Protestant. Member, Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Killed when his twin-engine plane crashed
during the landing approach to Beech Airport,
near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
8, 1969 (age 41 years, 247
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Raymond L. Baker (1906-1999) —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.; Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.; Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich., September
10, 1906.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-74 (Oakland County 4th
District 1961-64, 64th District 1965-74).
Protestant. Member, Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died January
6, 1999 (age 92 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.;
coal
dealer; insurance
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant. Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Robert Heinz Blandford (b. 1919) —
also known as Robert H. Blandford —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 20,
1919.
Son of Glen Blandford and Millie (Heinz) Blandford.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Shirley Lou Martin. |
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Richard Fyfe Boyce (b. 1896) —
also known as Richard F. Boyce —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 24,
1896.
Son of James Burton Boyce and Grace (Miles) Boyce.
U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, 1920-22; Nassau, 1922-23; U.S. Consul in Nassau, 1923-24; Hamilton, 1924-27; Nuevo Laredo, 1928-30; Barcelona, 1931-32; Yokohama, 1933-38; U.S. Consul General in Melbourne, 1947.
Protestant. Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold B. Clark (b. 1927) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Saskatchewan,
May 5,
1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Protestant. Member, Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1972.
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Roger E. Craig (b. 1933) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., April 23,
1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970.
Protestant. Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1970.
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Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., December
10, 1931.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District
1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984.
Protestant. Member, Lions; National
Education Association; American
Federation of Teachers; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1984.
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Relatives:
Married 1953
to Lila F. Vogel. |
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James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 29,
1907.
Son of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County,
1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64,
55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant. Member, Rotary; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Florida, June 26,
2003 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margery Meyle. |
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James N. Folks (1897-2001) —
of Horton, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Hanover, Jackson
County, Mich., October
19, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd
District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died at Tender Care nursing
home, Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
20, 2001 (age 103 years, 93
days).
Interment at Horton
Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Jennie Strait. |
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Donald M. Habermehl (1919-1971) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Herron, Alpena
County, Mich., January
25, 1919.
Son of Lawrence Habermehl and Vernie (Smith) Habermehl.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1952-58; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1952; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 29th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Protestant. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died June 17,
1971 (age 52 years, 143
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Jean May. |
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Bill S. Huffman (b. 1924) —
of Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Estelle, Walker
County, Ga., December
27, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sales
representative; mayor
of Madison Heights, Mich., 1961-63; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Oakland County 6th
District 1963-64, 66th District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1956;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1975-82; resigned 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980.
Protestant. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1982.
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James H. Karoub (1929-1994) —
also known as Jimmy Karoub —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 16,
1929.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-64, 1965-68 (Wayne County
15th District 1963-64, 2nd District 1965-68); defeated in primary,
1964, 1968.
Protestant. Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Fraternal
Order of Police.
Died in 1994
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jean Ledwith King (b. 1924) —
also known as Jean Ledwith —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 16,
1924.
Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)
Ledwith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(member, Credentials
Committee), 2004
(alternate).
Female.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Kappa Phi; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to John Culver King. |
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Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Poteau, Le Flore
County, Okla., January
12, 1906.
Democrat. Grocer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of
Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd
District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary),
1972.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto.
Died in 1987
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard C. Lawrence (b. 1890) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewa Township, Ionia
County, Mich., August
14, 1890.
Son of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret (Neidhardt) Lawrence.
Republican. Banker;
business partner and executive secretary to Gov. Fred
W. Green; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1929-36; Michigan
state treasurer, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Protestant. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 1,
1913, to Clara Louise Luther. |
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Blanche Martin (b. 1937) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Georgia, January
16, 1937.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1969-84.
Protestant. African
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 1984.
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper;
Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic;
later Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a stroke, in
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) —
also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wright City, Warren
County, Mo., June 21,
1892.
Son of Gustave Niebuhr and Lydia (Hosto) Niebuhr.
Pastor;
professor,
Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; vice-chair of New York Liberal
Party, 1958.
Protestant. German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the
Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 1,
1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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George Keyes Page (1896-1972) —
also known as G. Keyes Page —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
10, 1896.
Son of George Keeney Page and Adella (Keyes) Page.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Protestant. Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in 1972
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances Marie Adams. |
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Don R. Pears (1899-1992) —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., September
18, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real estate
broker; partner, Hollywood Theater,
Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien
County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County
1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 17,
1992 (age 92 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dovie Theodosia Pickett (b. 1921) —
also known as Dovie T. Pickett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hinze, Winston
County, Miss., November
22, 1921.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972,
1988;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1978.
Female.
Protestant. African
ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1988.
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Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
August
9, 1877.
Son of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn.
President, Peoples Bank of
Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes freighter;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44.
Protestant. German
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Ruby J. Chapel. |
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Sarah Goddard Power (1935-1987) —
also known as Sarah Goddard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1935.
Daughter of Wendell Converse Goddard and Katherine Shearer Russel
Goddard.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1975-87; died in office 1987;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Female.
Protestant.
Committed
suicide by jumping to
her death from the eighth floor of Burton Tower, on the University of
Michigan campus, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 24,
1987 (age 51 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Carl Duane Pursell (1932-2009) —
also known as Carl D. Pursell —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Imlay City, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
19, 1932.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1971-77; defeated in primary, 1966;
resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1977-93; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988.
Protestant.
Died in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., June 11,
2009 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Margaret Ann Riecker (b. 1933) —
also known as Ranny Riecker; Margaret Ann Towsley;
Mrs. John Riecker —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1933.
Daughter of Harry A. Towsley (1905-1993) and Margaret
Towsley.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968,
1972,
1976;
vice-chair
of Michigan Republican Party, 1969-78; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1970-78; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1971-81.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lynn Nancy Rivers (b. 1956) —
also known as Lynn N. Rivers —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Au Gres, Arenac
County, Mich., December
19, 1956.
Democrat. Caterer and
chef; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1995-2003; defeated
in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Allan R. Sorenson (b. 1919) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., December
12, 1919.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1961.
Protestant. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP; Audubon
Society.
Still living as of 1963.
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Lee M. Thurston (b. 1895) —
of Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., August 7,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1949-53.
Protestant. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Harold Todd, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as Paul H. Todd, Jr. —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
22, 1921.
Son of Paul H.
Todd.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; founded and
led Kalamazoo Spice
Extraction Co. (now Kalsec); candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County
2nd District, 1961; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1962, 1966, 1974.
Protestant. Member, American
Economic Association; American
Chemical Society.
Still living as of 2006.
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Robert Speer Tubbs (1897-1982) —
also known as Robert S. Tubbs —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
23, 1897.
Son of Levi Tubbs and Myrtle (Speer) Tubbs.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1982 (age 85 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorraine Joyce Burgess. |
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Frederick Stephen Upton (b. 1953) —
also known as Fred Upton —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., April 23,
1953.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1987-2003 (4th District 1987-93,
6th District 1993-2003).
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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John A. Welborn (b. 1932) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
20, 1932.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 47th District, 1973-74; resigned
1974; member of Michigan
state senate, 1974-82, 1985-94 (21st District 1974-82, 13th
District 1985-94); candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1982.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1994.
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Donald M. Wismer, Jr. (b. 1934) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 6,
1934.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair District, 1963-64;
defeated in primary, 1966; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1964.
Protestant. Member, Lions; National
Education Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 1966.
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Laura Velma Wood (1904-1993) —
also known as Velma Wood; Laura Velma Storey; Mrs.
Claude L. Wood —
of Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 15,
1904.
Daughter of C. H. Storey and Ethel (Horne) Storey.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957.
Female.
Protestant.
Died in Mayfield, Lapeer
County, Mich., September
9, 1993 (age 89 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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