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Ray N. Allmon (1918-2004) —
of Winona, Shannon
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in New Liberty, Oregon
County, Mo., December
11, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oil jobber;
contractor; automobile
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1965.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., May 24,
2004 (age 85 years, 165
days).
Interment at Missouri
Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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John Cowdery (b. 1930) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Adrian, Bates
County, Mo., February
11, 1930.
Republican. Contractor; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1983-84, 1997-2000; member of Alaska
state senate, 2000-09 (District I 2000-03, District O 2003-09);
indicted
in July 2008 and charged
with accepting
bribes from VECO Corporation; convicted
in March 2009; sentenced
to six months house
arrest and fined
$25,000.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Milford Goldesberry (b. 1876) —
also known as John M. Goldesberry —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born near Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo., March 13,
1876.
Son of Joseph Alexander Goldesberry and Easter Ann (Cooley)
Goldesberry.
Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; Tulsa
County Attorney, 1922-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-33.
Disciples
of Christ.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Thomas Hunt (1860-1916) —
also known as John T. Hunt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
2, 1860.
Democrat. Professional baseball
player and umpire;
stonecutter;
contractor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1903-07.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
30, 1916 (age 56 years, 302
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) —
also known as Leonard Irving —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 24,
1898.
Democrat. Railroad
work; theater
manager; hotel
manager; construction worker; president and
business
agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Eagles.
Died in 1962
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Raymond Willard Karst (1902-1987) —
also known as Raymond W. Karst —
of Frontenac, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
31, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
builder; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1935-36; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
4, 1987 (age 84 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Linneman —
of St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Republican. Contractor; engineer;
member of Missouri
state senate 20th District, 1947-52.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl George Schrader (b. 1894) —
also known as Carl G. Schrader —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
4, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
contractor; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1934; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1940-42; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1948;
chair
of Pettis County Republican Party, 1949.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., October
7, 1872.
Democrat. General contractor; wallpaper
and paint retailer; mayor of
Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police
chief.
Quaker.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Son of Orlo Judson Walbridge (1814-1880) and Althea Maria (Packard)
Walbridge.
Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; druggist; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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