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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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Tom M. Bell (b. 1934) —
also known as Tom Bell —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., April 4,
1934.
Son of Thomas Matthew Bell and Hazel Margaret (Wriston) Bell.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; real estate developer; Fayette
County Sheriff; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1968-70; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 21st District, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Lions.
Still living as of 1976.
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Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) —
also known as Ben B. Brown —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 14,
1893.
Son of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26;
president, Lewis Land and Coal
Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank;
director, Slab Fork Coal
Company; director, Scotia Coal and
Coke Company; director, Eagle Land Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Acacia; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Scott Brown (b. 1911) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
19, 1911.
Son of Robert Morrow Brown and Leora (Scott) Brown.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; chair of
Hancock County Republican Party, 1940-42; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County; elected
1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Norman Brown (b. 1915) —
also known as Ralph N. Brown —
of Arthurdale, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., May 13,
1915.
Son of Alonzo G. Brown and Laura (Richardson) Brown.
Democrat. Farmer;
real estate agent; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1955; Preston
County Sheriff, 1961-65; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 27th District, 1975-80.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau; United
Mine Workers.
Still living as of 1980.
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Denny B. Browning (1897-1995) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chauncey, Logan
County, W.Va., March 20,
1897.
Son of Albert Wilson Browning and Emma (Duty) Browning.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1951;
resigned 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died June 20,
1995 (age 98 years, 92
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Billy Brown Burke (b. 1928) —
also known as Billy B. Burke —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Stouts Mills, Gilmer
County, W.Va., March 14,
1928.
Son of Roy H. Burke and Frieda B. (Brown) Burke.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; farmer;
real estate developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1966-78 (7th District 1966-74,
23rd District 1975-78); appointed 1966; resigned 1978.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Commercial Travelers; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1978.
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O. C. Canterbury (b. 1893) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe
County, W.Va., July 8,
1893.
Son of T. J. Canterbury and Lou Canterbury.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1935-38.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Ruby Mae Blaker. |
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Kelly L. Castleberry (b. 1926) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
17, 1926.
Son of William Thomas Castleberry and Thelma (Stover) Castleberry.
Democrat. Realtor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;
defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Still living as of 1972.
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I. L. Cavender (b. 1894) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha Two Mile, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 6,
1894.
Son of James E. Cavender and Melissa (Edens) Cavender.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1939-42,
1945-46.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gino R. Colombo (b. 1939) —
of Nutter Fort, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrison
County, W.Va., October
27, 1939.
Son of Sam Colombo and Lenora Colombo.
Democrat. Coal
broker; real estate business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-78 (Harrison County
1971-74, 25th District 1975-78); member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1979-86; defeated, 1986.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions; Moose; Izaak
Walton League; Sigma Nu.
Still living as of 1986.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Pair. |
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W. R. Curtis (b. 1895) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Bethany, Brooke
County, W.Va., July 17,
1895.
Son of George C. Curtis and Mary (Rodgers) Curtis.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1951-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Franklin Deem (b. 1928) —
also known as J. Frank Deem —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.; St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March 20,
1928.
Son of F. S. Deem and Lila (Matheny) Deem.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; oil and gas
producer; real estate business; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-64, 1989-90; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1965-76, 1979-82, 1995-;
defeated, 1976, 1986.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1997.
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Daisy L. Elliott (b. 1916) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1916.
Daughter of Robert Lenoir and Daisy (Dorm) Lenoir.
Democrat. Realtor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1982.
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Gurnett E. Ferguson —
also known as G. E. Ferguson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; real estate business; hotelier;
director, West Virginia Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1940,
1948;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Pressley Fought (b. 1878) —
also known as Gordon P. Fought —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Wirt
County, W.Va., June 27,
1878.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; druggist; newspaper
publisher; insurance
and real estate business; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1933; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon Hirsch Galperin, Jr. (1931-2007) —
also known as Si Galperin, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August 5,
1931.
Son of Simon H. Galperin (1893-1984) and Fan (Lavenstein) Galperin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1971-82.
Jewish.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from complications of a stroke, June 17,
2007 (age 75 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon H. Galperin (1893-1984) and Fan (Lavenstein) Galperin;
married, June 18,
1958, to Rose Marie Rogers; married to Maureen
Supcoe. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Homer Heck (b. 1936) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., September
29, 1936.
Democrat. Real estate business; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1981-84, 1989-92.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married, August 1,
1981, to Barbara Bunn Morman; married to Shelia
Hazelett. |
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Erland Harold Hedrick (1894-1954) —
also known as E. H. Hedrick —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., August 9,
1894.
Son of Clowney Spotts Hedrick and Sallie (Thompson) Hedrick.
Democrat. Physician;
real estate business; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1945-53;
candidate in primary for Governor of
West Virginia, 1952.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Moose.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
20, 1954 (age 60 years, 42
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Everett Leon Hogsett (b. 1879) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., March 31,
1879.
Son of James Samuel Hogsett and Alice (Wolfe) Hogsett.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; director and counsel, Huntington Realty
Corporation; chair of
Cabell County Republican Party, 1928-34; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Lively (b. 1887) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born August
13, 1887.
Son of William E. Lively and Emily North (Shaw) Lively.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Matthew
M. Neely, 1913-14; postmaster;
real estate business; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39; Clerk of the West
Virginia Senate, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis N. McManus (b. 1929) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
8, 1929.
Son of Joab L. McManus and Mattie (Ferguson) McManus.
Democrat. Insurance
and real estate business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-76 (Raleigh County
1965-74, 18th District 1975-76); Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1971-76; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1980.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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William P. A. Nicely (1922-1991) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
23, 1922.
Son of Perry Nicely and Anna E. (Posey) Nicely.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; banker;
real estate developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-58, 1964-70, 1983-85
(Wood County 1955-58, 1964-70, 8th District 1983-85); resigned 1970;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1968,
1972
(alternate); mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1970-77, 1986-89.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died July 26,
1991 (age 68 years, 276
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery South, South Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married, June 12,
1947, to Marjorie Faith Meadows. |
| | | Epitaph: "He was a warm and kind
person, who genuinely cared for the people in his
community." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Son of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols.
Democrat. Insurance
and real estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2003.
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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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De Witt W. Perdue (b. 1870) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Spring, Montgomery
County, Va., January
9, 1870.
School
teacher; real estate business; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul
in SAINT Thomas, 1911-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Graves Rhodes (1885-1944) —
also known as Charles G. Rhodes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., July 23,
1885.
Son of Isom Clark Rhodes and Mary Jane (Wolfe) Rhodes.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-40.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
27, 1944 (age 59 years, 66
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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Peter B. Seel (1912-1957) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
and insurance
business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1952-57; died in office 1957.
Killed in an automobile
accident, near Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
12, 1957 (age about 44
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. T. Tucker (b. 1894) —
also known as Tom Tucker —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Fort Gay, Wayne
County, W.Va., September
7, 1894.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1933,
1947-56; resigned 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kris Warner (born c.1962) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born about 1962.
Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Vernon C. Whitacre —
of High View, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Bridge, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Son of Boyd U. Whitacre and Bessie O. Whitacre.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
real estate business; auctioneer;
chair
of Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1946-49, 1955-62, 1972-75;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1982-88; appointed 1982.
United
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 1988.
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Jackie Withrow —
also known as Jackie Neubert; Mrs. W. W.
Withrow —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Mabscott, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Daughter of Charles Frank Neubert and Willie Lee (Flanagan) Neubert.
Democrat. Real estate agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1961-78 (Raleigh County
1961-74, 18th District 1975-78).
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1978.
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