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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Son of John Melville Bayless (1851-1907) and Mary (Stubblefield)
Bayless (1856-1928).
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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James Thomas Blair (b. 1871) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Son of Samuel Tate Blair (Confederate cavalryman) and Louise Matlock
(Osborne) Blair.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Politte Elvins (1878-1943) —
of Elvins, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in French Village, St. Francois
County, Mo., March 16,
1878.
Son of Jesse Mahogan Elvins (1841-1925) and Zelma (Politte) Elvins.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1909-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23; member of
Missouri
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1940.
Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Died in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., January
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 304
days).
Cremated.
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