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Wayne F. Allen —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. General contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth D. Auvil (b. 1935) —
also known as Kenneth Auvil —
of Belington, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born in White Oak, Barbour
County, W.Va., February
5, 1935.
Son of Dallas Auvil and Goldie (Shaffer) Auvil.
Democrat. School
teacher; building contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1961-72.
Baptist;
later Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1972.
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John Douglas Ayers, Jr. (1917-1981) —
also known as J. Douglas Ayers —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
29, 1917.
Son of J. D. Ayers and Edna (Reighter) Ayers.
Democrat. Building contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1965-66;
defeated, 1966.
Brethren.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in 1981
(age about
63 years).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Williamstown, W.Va.
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Russell G. Beall (b. 1922) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnt House, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March 10,
1922.
Son of Roscoe C. Beall and Bessie (Cox) Beall.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; oil and gas
driller; real estate
developer; builder; cattle
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1965-66;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1971-78; defeated, 1966,
1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1972.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1978.
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Pat Board, Jr. (1908-1974) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., March 7,
1908.
Son of Pat Board, Sr. and Cora (Carr) Board.
Democrat. Builder; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1945-46,
1949-50, 1953-56, 1959-66; defeated, 1956, 1966, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in December, 1974
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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B. O. Cresap (b. 1879) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., January
21, 1879.
Son of Quincy Cresap and Elizabeth T. (Price) Cresap.
Democrat. General contractor; building
supply dealer; chair of
Brooke County Democratic Party, 1929; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1933-34,
1937-38, 1941-42; appointed 1933; defeated, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. P. Given (b. 1917) —
also known as "Sheriff" —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Upperglade, Webster
County, W.Va., May 6,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
contractor; real estate
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1959-66,
1971-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Still living as of 1972.
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Charlton N. Harman (b. 1915) —
also known as C. N. Harman;
"Bud" —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Davis, Tucker
County, W.Va., August
16, 1915.
Son of Charlie Newton Harman and Stella May (Kimble) Harman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1969-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1971-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1990.
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Bartow Ned Jones (b. 1944) —
also known as B. Ned Jones —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born November
14, 1944.
Son of Nedra
Jones and E.
Bartow Jones.
Democrat. Builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-94; appointed 1985.
Episcopalian
or Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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Harry R. Pauley (b. 1907) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Keystone, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1907.
Son of Emory Preston Pauley and Etta (Redmond) Pauley.
Democrat. Contractor; real estate
business; coal
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-40,
1949-54, 1957-60, 1963-66, 1969-74; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1958-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray E. Ritchie (b. 1890) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born July 30,
1890.
Son of A. C. Ritchie and Laura V. Ritchie.
Republican. Contractor; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee J. Sandridge (b. 1870) —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born February
3, 1870.
Son of John Frederick Sandridge and Elmanza (Layman) Sandridge.
Democrat. Contractor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1933-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Tompos (b. 1914) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., February
17, 1914.
Son of Rudolph Stephen Tompos and Mary Martha (Dugan) Tompos.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
agent, Local 1574, Carpenters Union; building inspector;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1961-72; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1972.
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G. R. West (b. 1890) —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va., March 22,
1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
carpenter; painter;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County; elected 1952,
1954; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Junior
Order; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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