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Gordon W. Sammons (1896-1974) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Aleppo, Greene
County, Pa., July 3,
1896.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54,
1963-64; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
77 years).
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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James Burr Saville (1891-1972) —
also known as J. Burr Saville —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Augusta, Hampshire
County, W.Va., March 21,
1891.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; auctioneer;
sheriff;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1935-36;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; chair of
Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Junior
Order.
Died in April, 1972
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd E. Sayres (1907-1992) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Taylor
County, W.Va., December
19, 1907.
Republican. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; National
Education Association.
Died January
21, 1992 (age 84 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred H. Scanes, Jr. (1906-1974) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 10,
1906.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1949-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1974
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) —
also known as A. C. Schiffler —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1889.
Son of Andrew Schiffler and Emma Schiffler.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-33; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March 27,
1970 (age 80 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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George H. Seibert, Jr. (b. 1913) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., February
27, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74,
3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia,
1980.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1980.
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Everett R. Shafer (1911-2005) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Esty, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., October
3, 1911.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52,
1955-58.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Moose;
Blue
Key; National
Education Association.
Died August 9,
2005 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Eden Cemetery, Crescent City, Fla.
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James C. Shanklin (1884-1958) —
also known as Jim Shanklin —
of Ronceverte, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., August 6,
1884.
Son of A. M. Shanklin and Elvira (Clark) Shanklin.
Democrat. Manager of hotel and
movie
theaters; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1944,
1952.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
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William R. Sharpe, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as William R. Sharpe; Bill
Sharpe —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
28, 1928.
Son of William R. Sharpe and Helen (Whitwam) Sharpe.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
electrical
contractor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1961-80, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows; International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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Michael Shaw (b. 1943) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., April 25,
1943.
Son of Ralph E. Shaw and Rhoda (Carroll) Shaw.
Republican. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1969-72; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972; defeated, 1974
(10th District); member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1979-82, 1985-88.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene Cooper. |
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Allen Simmons (b. 1891) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Somerset, Bristol
County, Mass., August 8,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Tau Beta
Pi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; National Rifle
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. L. Simpson (b. 1895) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Mt. Clare, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Pendleton
County, W.Va., September
9, 1895.
Son of Joseph L. Simpson and Cora D. (Keister) Simpson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1939-42;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., December
19, 1904.
Republican. FBI
agent; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949;
defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Sigma; American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Mark Slack, Jr. (1915-1980) —
also known as John M. Slack, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 18,
1915.
Son of John Mark Slack and Jennie (Gilchrist) Slack.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63,
3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Exchange
Club.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., March 17,
1980 (age 64 years, 365
days).
Interment at Cunningham
Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
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Hulett Carlson Smith (b. 1918) —
also known as Hulett C. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
21, 1918.
Son of Joseph
Luther Smith and Christine C. Smith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1956-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960
(alternate), 1972,
2000;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1965-69; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1992;
defeated, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary; Jaycees;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jacob David Smith (b. 1870) —
also known as Jacob D. Smith —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Scott Town, Lawrence
County, Ohio, April 28,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Son of Hulett A. Smith and Angeline (McMillion) Smith.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper
publisher; banker; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died of a heart and
circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital,
Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Lewis E. Smith —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born near Gandeeville, Roane
County, W.Va.
Son of Joseph B. Smith and Emma (Cottrell) Smith.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1941-42,
1947-50; chair of
Calhoun County Democratic Party, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyle A. Smith (1904-2001) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., April 6,
1904.
Son of Ira J. Smith and Virginia M. (Wilkinson) Smith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Huntington Auto
Supply Company; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1955-70; defeated in primary,
1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 24,
2001 (age 97 years, 48
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sprigg Smith (1903-1984) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va., December
18, 1903.
Republican. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1957-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1984
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas P. Snelson (b. 1920) —
of Huttonsville, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Huttonsville, Randolph
County, W.Va., January
19, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1947-49.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1949.
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L. B. Snyder (1893-1964) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Glovers Gap, Marion
County, W.Va., October
24, 1893.
Son of H. C. Snyder and Mary A. (Murray) Snyder.
Democrat. Wetzel
County Sheriff, 1929-32; business
executive; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
16, 1964 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Albert L. Sommerville, Jr. (b. 1933) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Randolph
County, W.Va., September
15, 1933.
Son of Albert L. Sommerville and Ruth (Moore) Sommerville.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-70, 1973-77 (Webster
County 1967-70, 1973-74, 22nd District 1975-77).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1977.
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Charles Lee Spillers (b. 1901) —
also known as C. Lee Spillers —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Russellville, Pope
County, Ark., August 6,
1901.
Son of Dr. Henry Franklin Spillers and Lula (Shinn) Spillers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1935-36; resigned 1936; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1947-51;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Wheeling, W.Va.
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James M. Sprouse (b. 1923) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., December
3, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1968; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1973-75; resigned 1975;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1979-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1992.
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Ted T. Stacy (b. 1923) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Grundy, Buchanan
County, Va., March 10,
1923.
Son of Samuel M. Stacy and Leventha (Smith) Stacy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-79
(Raleigh County 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-74, 18th District 1975-79);
resigned 1979; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1983-86; defeated in primary,
1970.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Still living as of 1986.
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William P. Stafford (b. 1933) —
also known as Bill Stafford —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., August 3,
1933.
Son of Elbert Luther Stafford and Willie (Waddell) Stafford.
Republican. Owner, Princeton Machinery Services and Princeton
Electrolating; elected West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County 1972.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1973.
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Jack Vincent Stalnaker (1922-2008) —
also known as Jack V. Stalnaker —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Hardman, Gilmer
County, W.Va., December
6, 1922.
Son of Delbert Stalnaker (1881-1965) and Edna (Chrisman) Stalnaker
(1887-1971).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., July 27,
2008 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at Collins
Community Cemetery, Stumptown, W.Va.
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Edwin M. Starcher (b. 1865) —
of Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., December
25, 1865.
Son of Jacob L. Starcher and Marian Lyn (Webb) Starcher.
Democrat. Charles
Mix County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marion B. Helenbolt. |
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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Son of Leander Cox Stewart and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart.
Coal mine
superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma and
a heart
condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Loutellus M. Stout (b. 1924) —
of New Milton, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
28, 1924.
Republican. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1957-60;
chair
of Doddridge County Republican Party, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1962.
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Junius Morrison Strouss (b. 1880) —
also known as Junius M. Strouss —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Harshaville, Beaver
County, Pa., May 29,
1880.
Democrat. Mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1933; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1933-40; appointed 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Son of John
Webster Sutherland.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1932,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March 12,
1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Claude V. Swann (b. 1887) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 30,
1887.
Democrat. Plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,
1945-46; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1940-41.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andy Swearingen (b. 1898) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Walker, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Eatons, Wood
County, W.Va., March 5,
1898.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1951-57; resigned 1957; postmaster.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Lynn Swiger (b. 1903) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Wilsonburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 30,
1903.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; taxicab
operator; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1951-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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