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Gene M. Ashley (b. 1920) —
of Amma, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Amma, Roane
County, W.Va., November
3, 1920.
Son of Waitman T. Ashley and Icie (Carper) Ashley.
Republican. Chemical plant
worker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1961-68.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Still living as of 1968.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Son of Robert
D. Bailey (1883-1963) and Sue (Starkey) Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of
Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper,
and Pineville Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel Ferree Bedell, Jr. (1905-1992) —
also known as J. F. Bedell, Jr.;
"Free" —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 20,
1905.
Son of Joel Ferree Bedell and Cora W. (Kiger) Bedell.
Democrat. Public affairs representative, Humble Oil and
Refining Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;
defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died September
12, 1992 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Stephen Crabtree Bird (b. 1939) —
also known as Stephen C. Bird —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., March 7,
1939.
Son of Stephen Ward Bird and Eliza Jane (Crabtree) Bird.
Democrat. School
teacher; dentist;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1972, 1980; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1975-78, 1983-84,
1987-90; defeated, 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1992
(8th District).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Grotto; Shriners;
Elks; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Shonk. |
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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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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va, 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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William Lee Gilligan (b. 1924) —
also known as William L. Gilligan —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., August
17, 1924.
Son of J. Joseph Gilligan and Emma (Eichenberg) Gilligan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967; chair of
Tyler County Republican Party, 1969-73; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1971-82; appointed 1971.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Boggs. |
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John Smith Hall (1883-1961) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., March 26,
1883.
Son of W. D. Hall and Lucretia Hall.
Democrat. School
teacher; railroad
worker; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 2,
1961 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Gory Hogg (1873-1963) —
of Harvey, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., June 29,
1873.
Son of Walter Harden Hogg (c.1838-1917) and Elizabeth (McGuffin)
Hogg.
Democrat. Physician;
president, Greenbrier Valley Bank;
director, New River Banking and
Trust Co.; director, Scotia Coal &
Coke Co.; director, South Side Coal
Co.; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1915-18; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1963
(age about
90 years).
Entombed at Rosewood
Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
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Robert Kelvin Holliday (b. 1933) —
also known as Robert K. Holliday; Bob
Holliday —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., February
11, 1933.
Son of J. Kelvin Holliday and Kathleen (Harris) Holliday.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; television
producer; author;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County; elected
1962, 1964, 1966; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1969-72, 1981-94; resigned
1972, 1994; defeated, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2003.
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Lloyd G. Jackson II (b. 1952) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 23,
1952.
Son of Lloyd
G. Jackson and Pauline Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-86; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1987-90, 1995-; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1988-90.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1997.
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Mack C. Jarrell (b. 1926) —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va., April 11,
1926.
Son of McClellan Jarrell and Gladys (Clarkson) Jarrell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; podiatrist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-88.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
National
Education Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Dr. Betty Joan Morris. |
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James Sansome Lakin (1864-1935) —
also known as James S. Lakin —
of Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., March 1,
1864.
Son of Rev. Calvin Harris Lakin (1838-1918) and Catherine (Finney)
Lakin (1843-1910).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber and
timber business; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1912-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 1,
1935 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar C. Lawson (born c.1898) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., about 1898.
Republican. Accountant;
West
Virginia state auditor, 1929-33; candidate for West
Virginia state treasurer, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen; Sons of
the Revolution.
In 1928, at age 30, he was the youngest-ever West Virginia state
official.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Vera Keim. |
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Frank Wilson Lively (1864-1947) —
also known as Frank Lively —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monroe
County, W.Va., November
18, 1864.
Son of Col. Wilson Lively (1815-1865) and Elizabeth (Gwinn) Lively
(1824-1894).
Republican. Lawyer; Summers
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1921-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died August
22, 1947 (age 82 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Annie E. Prince. |
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1917 |
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Haymond Maxwell (1879-1958) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
24, 1879.
Son of Edwin
Maxwell and Loretta (Shuttleworth) Maxwell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1905-06;
criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1909-12; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1913-25; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1928-40; appointed 1928;
defeated, 1940, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
18, 1958 (age 79 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Son of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
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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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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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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Frank W. Tuckwiller (1884-1976) —
also known as F. W. Tuckwiller —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born April 5,
1884.
Son of David Tuckwiller and Lucile Rachel (Watts) Tuckwiller.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1935-38.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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