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Irvine Damron (b. 1947) —
also known as K. O. Damron —
of Lenore, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., July 27,
1947.
Son of George Hoadley Damron and Pauline (Mills) Damron.
Democrat. Grocer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 13th District, 1975-76, 1979-86.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Moose.
Still living as of 1986.
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Robert F. Hatfield (b. 1932) —
also known as Bob Hatfield —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., July 26,
1932.
Son of Warren Hatfield and Okey (Cisco) Hatfield.
Democrat. Food market owner; mobile home
dealer; chair of
Putnam County Democratic Party, 1969-70, 1975; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County; elected
1970; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1973-78; defeated, 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1978.
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Thomas J. Hawse (b. 1911) —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Rock Oak, Hardy
County, W.Va., July 27,
1911.
Son of Thomas J. Hawse and Francelia (Davidson) Hawse.
Democrat. Grocer; farmer; Hardy
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-64, 1967-74 (Hardy County
1963-64, 3rd District 1967-74).
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944) —
also known as Sharon Percy —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., December
10, 1944.
Daughter of Charles
Harting Percy.
Democrat. President and CEO of WETA public radio and
television in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (food
and beverage
maker); delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 2010.
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Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) —
also known as O. L. Teagarden —
of Oak Harbor, Ottawa
County, Ohio.
Born in West Virginia, February
24, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
operator of canning plants; banker;
mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49.
Protestant.
Member, Eagles; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in 1987
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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