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Barbara S. Abbott (b. 1930) —
also known as Barbara Straight —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mannington, Marion
County, W.Va., November
30, 1930.
Daughter of Ardas Leo Straight and Nellie (Starkey) Straight; married
1961 to
George Norman Abbott IV.
Republican. School teacher; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1965; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1981.
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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Son of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married, September
4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle.
Democrat. School teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everette W. Anderson, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Bill Anderson —
of Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., August 9,
1948.
Son of Everette W. Anderson and Imogene I. Anderson.
Republican. Educator; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1993-.
Presbyterian.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2010.
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Malcolm R. Arnold (1909-1979) —
also known as Mack Arnold —
of Bloomingrose, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Racine, Boone
County, W.Va., April 7,
1909.
Son of John Arnold and Evaline (McCutcheon) Arnold; married, January
13, 1935, to Reba Thompson.
Democrat. School principal; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1941; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
United
Mine Workers.
Died in October, 1979
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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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; married, December
27, 1960, to Laura Davis.
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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Cleveland Monroe Bailey (1885-1965) —
also known as Cleveland M. Bailey —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va., July 15,
1885.
Son of Albert Bailey and Mary (Stead) Bailey; married, December
25, 1908, to Maude A. Rigby.
Democrat. School principal; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1934, 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 13,
1965 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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John L. Bailey (b. 1934) —
also known as Larrie Bailey —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., March 2,
1934.
Son of John W. Bailey and Carrie (Given) Bailey.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County; elected
1960; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Still living as of 1964.
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R. Harry Ball (b. 1890) —
of Seth, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, February
9, 1890.
Son of F. A. Ball and Nannie (Roberts) Ball; married, August 4,
1920, to Hattie White.
Republican. School teacher; assistant
postmaster; bookkeeper;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1924-50.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard P. Baylor (b. 1925) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Summers
County, W.Va., May 1,
1925.
Son of Lewis W. Baylor and Birdie (McCreery) Baylor; married to
Margaret Clinebell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; wholesale beer
distributor; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1977-82; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League.
Still living as of 1982.
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Mae Shumate Belcher (1904-1999) —
also known as Mae S. Belcher —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Saulsville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., April 14,
1904.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-60,
1963-64.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; National
Education Association.
Died August 8,
1999 (age 95 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) —
also known as B. Randolph Bias —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., December
20, 1875.
Son of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married, June 19,
1901, to Clothilde Gaujot.
Republican. School teacher; postmaster;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, July 10,
1977, to Bernice Marie Royal.
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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C. A. Blankenship (1903-1997) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
5, 1903.
Son of James H. Blankenship and Tennessee Frances (Cole) Blankenship;
married, November
28, 1928, to Inez Mae Perry.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1932-34; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1945-52;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died December
3, 1997 (age 94 years, 332
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William T. Blankenship (b. 1904) —
also known as Bill Blankenship —
of Eckman, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Raven, Tazewell
County, Va., July 23,
1904.
Son of Patton Blankenship and Ida (Davis) Blankenship; married, June 3,
1939, to Helen Louise Aldish.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1941-44.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Rinehart Blue (1905-1965) —
also known as John R. Blue —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., October
13, 1905.
Son of John David Blue (1877-1951) and Mary Buckner (Rinehart) Blue
(1881-1970).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1953-58;
appointed 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., 1965
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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Chauncey H. Browning (1903-1971) —
also known as Chauncey Browning —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chauncey, Logan
County, W.Va., May 15,
1903.
Son of Ballard F. Browning and Mary E. (Curry) Browning; married, February
4, 1929, to Evelyn Mahone; father of Chauncey
H. Browning, Jr..
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Logan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1944-52; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1952-71; appointed 1952;
died in office 1971.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died June 24,
1971 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll E. Bumgarner (1937-1984) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Wirt
County, W.Va., January
13, 1937.
Son of Joseph C. Bumgarner and Nina M. (Greer) Bumgarner; married, February
19, 1960, to Sandra J. Lowe.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-78, 1981-82 (Fayette
County 1973-74, 21st District 1975-78, 1981-82).
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died, from heart
disease, in July, 1984
(age 47
years, 0 days).
Interment at Pisgah
Cemetery, Palestine, W.Va.
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Emmett J. Bush (1897-1970) —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Gilmer
County, W.Va., October
25, 1897.
Son of J. Woodford Bush and Cora Lee (Bartlett) Bush; married, August 5,
1919, to Zelma May Hall.
Democrat. School teacher; deputy
sheriff; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County, 1937-38,
1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Glenville, W.Va.
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William Addison Carroll —
also known as William A. Carroll —
of Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Methodist
minister; school teacher; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1907-10.
Methodist.
Interment at Long
Rest Cemetery, Near Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va.
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Jean Scott Chace (b. 1945) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
2, 1945.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1981-84.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1984.
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Corbett Church (1922-1969) —
of Yukon, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born July 17,
1922.
Son of Rufus C. Church and Pearl (Dale) Church; married, December
24, 1945, to Edith Wright.
Democrat. School principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1965-69;
died in office 1969.
Member, Lions.
Died in 1969
(age about
46 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde Brady Cochran (b. 1906) —
also known as Clyde B. Cochran —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
26, 1906.
Son of William Bricker Cochran and Jennie (Brady) Cochran.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, July 14,
1892, to Bertie Ison Martin (1873-1939).
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 Cassius Cook (b. 1882) —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.; Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Windom, Wyoming
County, W.Va., November
1, 1882.
Son of William
Henry Harrison Cook and Jane (Cooper) Cook; married 1907 to Lula
Stewart.
Republican. School teacher; McDowell
County Superintendent of Schools; West
Virginia superintendent of schools, 1929-33; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Cook —
also known as William H. H. Cook —
of Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Married to Jane Cooper; father of William
Cassius Cook.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher;
Baptist
minister; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1887-88, 1913-14 (3rd District
1887-88, Wyoming County 1913-14); member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1895-98, 1903-06.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Darius Craven (b. 1920) —
of Tallmansville, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Tallmansville, Upshur
County, W.Va., December
6, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1958-60;
appointed 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; National
Education Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1960.
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Sammy D. Dalton (b. 1951) —
of Harts, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., August
29, 1951.
Son of Howard Dalton and Georgia (Dingess) Dalton.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 16th District, 1975-86,
1989-90, 1997-; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1991-94.
Still living as of 1997.
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Paul B. Davis (b. 1914) —
of Smithburg, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in New Milton, Doddridge
County, W.Va., September
7, 1914.
Son of Noah L. Davis and Roxie (Bland) Davis; married, March 27,
1937, to Veda C. Hickman.
Republican. School teacher; insurance
agent; farmer; Doddridge
County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Still living as of 1962.
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A. Emerson Doak (1876-1960) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Tyler
County, W.Va., February
21, 1876.
Son of Robert Doak and Ingabe I. (Bee) Doak; married to Callie Fuchs
(1879-1946).
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1941-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1960
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) —
also known as Elizabeth Drewry; Elizabeth
Simpson —
of Northfork, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Motley, Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
22, 1887.
Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson;
married to William H. Drewry.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1951-64.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; National
Education Association; NAACP.
Died in 1979
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon G. Duff (b. 1863) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., December
4, 1863.
Son of George W. Duff and Henrietta H. (Cayton) Duff; married, September
24, 1901, to Linda Chapman.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1913-14,
1941-42; Nicholas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21, 1925-29.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Levi Arthur Edwards (b. 1884) —
also known as L. A. Edwards —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Mason
County, W.Va., July 16,
1884.
Son of Charles S. Edwards and Jennet A. (Roush) Edwards; married, November
28, 1912, to Carrie C. White.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Paul England (b. 1920) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Hanover, Wyoming
County, W.Va., December
23, 1920.
Son of B. Blaine England and Fannie (Lester) England; married, March 14,
1944, to Irene Cline.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1953-58,
1961-68; appointed 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Blue Key.
Still living as of 1968.
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Blaine Engle (b. 1887) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Tanner, Gilmer
County, W.Va., February
4, 1887.
Republican. School principal; insurance
agent and adjuster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1925-26;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1927-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicola Fantasia (b. 1923) —
also known as Nick Fantasia —
of Kingmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingmont, Marion
County, W.Va., January
3, 1923.
Son of Louis Fantasia and Rose (DiGiacama) Fantasia; married, June 18,
1949, to Carmella D. Simmonetti; father of Nick
Louis Fantasia.
Democrat. School teacher; general manager, WTCS radio
station, Fairmont, W.Va.; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-58, 1965-72, 1975-76,
1989-90, 1993- (Marion County 1955-58, 1965-72, 26th District
1975-76, 1989-90, 43rd District 1993-97); defeated, 1972; appointed
1993.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League; National
Education Association; United
Mine Workers.
Still living as of 1997.
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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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Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) —
also known as W. E. 'Bill' Flannery —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacobs, Carter
County, Ky., August 6,
1904.
Son of William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery; married 1932 to Mildred
Burton Davis.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;
died in office 1958; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died in
office 1958.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Logan County
Courthouse, Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 7,
1958 (age 53 years, 213
days).
Interment at Highland
Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.
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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Son of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming; married, August 2,
1914, to Katherine Ruth Sayre.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Noah E. Floyd (b. 1917) —
of Delbarton, Mingo
County, W.Va.; Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Chattaroy, Mingo
County, W.Va., June 10,
1917.
Son of W. T. Floyd and Lillie (Adair) Floyd; married, January
27, 1937, to Thelma Farley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1955-62;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1963-70; chair of
Mingo County Democratic Party, 1969-70, 1975.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Moose.
Still living as of 1975.
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Carl Edwin Gainer, Sr. (1915-2006) —
also known as Carl E. Gainer —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., January
19, 1915.
Son of Marvin James Gainer and Pearle (Poling) Gainer; third cousin
once removed of Glenn
Walter Gainer; married, May 23,
1948, to Clarise Smith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
principal; oil
distributor; president, WVAR radio
station; owner, Richwood Television
Cable Co.; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1959-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Richwood Area Medical
Center, Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va., August
16, 2006 (age 91 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Richwood, W.Va.
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Glen B. Gainer, Jr. (1927-2009) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 4,
1927.
Son of Glen B. Gainer, Sr. and Nettie Elizabeth (Smith) Gainer;
married, October
31, 1955, to Sally Jo Padgett; father of Glen
B. Gainer III.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1968-70; West
Virginia state auditor, 1977-93.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
8, 2009 (age 82 years, 66
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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James Taliaferro Garrett (b. 1865) —
also known as J. T. Garrett —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Putnam
County, W.Va., October
9, 1865.
Son of John H. Garrett and Martha (Hill) Garrett; married, February
26, 1896, to Emma Ottale Dudding.
School teacher; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony R. Gentile (b. 1905) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va., October
26, 1905.
Son of D. Gentile and Anna (Quattro) Gentile.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961-63; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Sons of
Italy; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas G. Goodwin (b. 1922) —
also known as "Blue" —
of Seth, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
22, 1922.
Son of Charles A. Goodwin and Grace B. (Hudnall) Goodwin; married, May 28,
1955, to Shirley Jo Stamper.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
school teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-80 (Boone County 1965-74,
15th District 1975-80).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1980.
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John H. Greene —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Fairplain, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Son of Scarlet F. Greene and Minerva (Foglesong) Greene; married, September
21, 1904, to Adelia Belle Pfost.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1935-42.
Southern Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Grimes (b. 1876) —
also known as W. C. Grimes —
of Marshall
County, W.Va.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Wheeler, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Tyler
County, W.Va., December
5, 1876.
Son of Jacob C. Grimes and Cora (Haines) Grimes; married, December
5, 1912, to Zola Gump.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1909-12; chair of
Mineral County Republican Party, 1917; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Smith Hall (b. 1883) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Mingo
County, W.Va., March 26,
1883.
Son of W. D. Hall and Lucretia Hall; married, December
30, 1904, to Vinia E. Preece.
Democrat. School teacher; railroad
worker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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Othniel D. Hall (1902-1983) —
also known as O. D Hall —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Odd, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
9, 1902.
Son of Harvey J. Hall and Emma B. (Cooper) Hall; married, June 9,
1926, to Irene Herndon.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1941-42,
1959-60; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kappa
Delta Pi; Civitan;
Moose;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Orvan Hammon (1913-1970) —
also known as Morg Hammon —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va., February
11, 1913.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1955-58.
Methodist.
Member, National
Education Association; United
Mine Workers.
Died in 1970
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James I. Harless (b. 1911) —
of Hanover, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
6, 1911.
Son of F. M. Harless and Alice Pearl (Blankenship) Harless; married,
January
6, 1938, to Ann Elizabeth Baker.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1941-42.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn D. Hatcher (b. 1905) —
of War, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., November
14, 1905.
Son of Samuel Tilden Hatcher and Ada (Pennington) Hatcher; married,
December
3, 1938, to Beatrice Carter.
Democrat. School principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1961-68; resigned 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford D. Hatten (b. 1912) —
of Kenova, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., May 7,
1912.
Son of Chester A. Hatten and Meda (Perdue) Hatten.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark K. Hersman (b. 1904) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., June 13,
1904.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert F. Hickman (b. 1906) —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va., August
24, 1906.
Son of Robert Franklin Hickman and Embersenia (Ferrell) Hickman;
married, September
9, 1933, to Jean Crile.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
publisher; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1936; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1939-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Okey E. Hodge (1888-1971) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Berea, Ritchie
County, W.Va., October
28, 1888.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1954, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March 15,
1971 (age 82 years, 138
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, February
10, 1901, to Cora Alice Greene.
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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Walter A. Holden (b. 1910) —
of Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Bristol, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
25, 1910.
Son of Arden J. Holden and Ila (Harden) Holden; married, May 29,
1935, to Ethel G. Williams (deceased); married 1960 to Helen
D. Davisson.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1947-48;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) —
also known as Rush D. Holt —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., June 19,
1905.
Son of Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Lela (Dew) Holt; distant cousin of Homer
Adams Holt; father of Rush D.
Holt.
School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35,
1942-50, 1954-55; died in office 1955; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1935-41; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1940; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1955 (age 49 years, 234
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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A. A. Hopkins (b. 1873) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Lerona, Mercer
County, W.Va., September
28, 1873.
Son of Lewis Madison Hopkins and Mary Elizabeth (Keaton) Hopkins;
married, August 3,
1903, to Sadie Clair Caldwell (died 1914); married, February
25, 1925, to Pearl Bray.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1939-42.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wayne W. Hughes (b. 1909) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., July 4,
1909.
Republican. School teacher; dairy farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Robinson Hull (c.1807-1875) —
also known as Matthew R. Hull —
of Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Taylor
County, W.Va.), about 1807.
Son of Jacob Hull (born 1776) and Frances 'Fanny' (Robinson) Hull;
married, November
29, 1832, to Sarah Ann Hanson (c.1812-c.1850).
Farmer;
tanner;
school teacher; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839; abolitionist.
Methodist.
Died in Fayette
County, Ind., July 23,
1875 (age about 68
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ind.; reinterment to
unknown location.
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Delmer Hutton (b. 1914) —
of Kentuck, Jackson
County, W.Va.; Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Belgrove, Jackson
County, W.Va., July 17,
1914.
Son of Robert Emory Hutton and Annie (Carpenter) Hutton; married, December
21, 1935, to Lena Fae Skeen.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1951-52;
chair
of Jackson County Republican Party, 1973.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1973.
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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; married to
Dr. Betty Joan Morris.
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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William S. Johnson (b. 1870) —
also known as W. S. Johnson; "Pistol
Bill" —
of Mt. Hope, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born November
13, 1870.
Son of Miles Johnson and Caroline (Woodrum) Johnson; married 1907 to Allie
Groves (died 1914); married 1919 to Erna B.
Young.
Republican. School teacher; Fayette
County Superintendent of Schools, 1902-06; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1905-12; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1917-33.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther R. Jones (b. 1892) —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., June 18,
1892.
Son of M. L. Jones and Emily (Johnson) Jones; married, November
7, 1920, to Ella Nelson.
School teacher and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1933-36, 1941-42 (8th District 1933-36,
7th District 1941-42).
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orton R. Karickhoff (b. 1905) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Hodgesville, Upshur
County, W.Va., November
6, 1905.
Son of D. W. Karickhoff and Constance E. (Merrells) Karickhoff;
married, November
30, 1933, to Greta
Crislip.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-46; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1947-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972; defeated, 1974
(9th District).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Graham Hawes Kemper (b. 1877) —
also known as Graham H. Kemper —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bethany, Brooke
County, W.Va., April 15,
1877.
Son of Charles Joseph Kemper and Mary Burnley (Pendleton) Kemper;
married, October
24, 1911, to Aubrey Beauregard Cowan.
Democrat. School teacher; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1911-13; Erfurt, 1913-16; Prague, 1916-17; Vigo, 1917; Funchal, 1917-19; Sofia, 1919-23; Yokohama, 1923-28, 1929-30; Tokyo, 1928-29; Hamilton, 1930-34; U.S. Consul General in Rome, 1934-38.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) —
also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill
Kessel —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, November
22, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Moose; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1960.
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W. Londa Lilly (b. 1875) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Ghent, Raleigh
County, W.Va., January
8, 1875.
Son of Thomas E. Lilly and Abbygaile (Turner) Lilly; married, March 7,
1895, to Anna Mae Shanks (died 1911); married, September
23, 1925, to Eliza L. Meador.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1933-34,
1941-42.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Link (b. 1882) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Duffields, Jefferson
County, W.Va., May 4,
1882.
Second cousin thrice removed of Harvey
Link; son of John Luther Link (1857-1916) and Estelle May
(Snader) Link (1860-1914); married to Anne Winston Jones
(great-granddaughter of John
Winston Jones); first cousin of Dennis
Daniels Link.
Democrat. School teacher; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1918-19;
defeated, 1919.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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M. O. Litz (1874-1955) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell
County, Va., August
13, 1874.
Republican. School principal; lawyer; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1923-36; appointed 1923;
defeated, 1936.
Died December
1, 1955 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Loop (b. 1900) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March 12,
1900.
Son of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop; married, March 9,
1924, to Marguerite McCracken.
Democrat. Printer;
school teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Delta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Clay Mace (b. 1888) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Hackers Valley, Webster
County, W.Va., May 13,
1888.
Son of William F. Mace and Willie Ann (Berry) Mace; married, July 26,
1914, to Maude M. Rose.
Democrat. School teacher; road
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1939-42;
defeated, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Irvin S. Maddy (1907-1972) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Marie, Summers
County, W.Va., March 23,
1907.
Son of W. T. Maddy and Emma (Leftwich) Maddy; married, September
2, 1940, to Marie Tallman.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in October, 1972
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Darrell A. Malone (1908-1974) —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.; Oakland, Garrett
County, Md.
Born in Mt. Clare, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 9,
1908.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1947-48;
defeated, 1948, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in April, 1974
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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A. James Manchin (1927-2003) —
of Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., April 7,
1927.
Son of Joseph Manchin, Sr. and Kathleen (Rosco) Manchin; married 1951 to Stella
Machel.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1952;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1976-84; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.
Following the disclosure of losses from the State Consolidated
Investment Fund and accusations of mismanagement
in the State Treasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989,
brought impeachment
charges against him, but he resigned
as State Treasurer before a trial could be held.
Died, in Fairmont General Hospital,
Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
3, 2003 (age 76 years, 210
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Farmington, W.Va.
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C. P. Marstiller (1906-1968) —
also known as Cam Marstiller —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., September
16, 1906.
Son of Steward L. Marstiller and Mollie Grace (Ramsey) Marstiller;
married, June 14,
1930, to Mildred Lipscomb.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; insurance
agent; appraiser;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1963-68;
died in office 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alpheus Mack Martin (1873-1941) —
also known as A. M. Martin —
of Barboursville, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., October
28, 1873.
Son of Thomas Mansfield Martin and Rebecca Jane (Parker) Martin;
married, December
25, 1892, to Fannie Elizabeth Holcomb.
Democrat. School teacher; Methodist
minister; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-38;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1939-41; died in office 1941.
Southern Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died September
22, 1941 (age 67 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Romulus L. Matthews (b. 1870) —
also known as R. L. Matthews —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Buffalo, Putnam
County, W.Va., September
28, 1870.
Son of L. W. Matthews and Prudence A. (Williams) Matthews.
Democrat. School teacher; pharmacist;
banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1929-34,
1937-42, 1945-50.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carry D. McCormick (b. 1902) —
also known as C. D. McCormick —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April 23,
1902.
Son of John L. McCormick and Savina (Dunn) McCormick; married, July 3,
1928, to Martha Jane Holt.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County; elected
1948, 1950, 1952, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Mu; Farm
Bureau; Moose; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy L. McCulty (b. 1889) —
also known as R. L. McCulty —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Schilling, Roane
County, W.Va., September
6, 1889.
Son of H. S. McCulty and Elizabeth (Coe) McCulty; married, January
11, 1936, to Elah D. Sinnett.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; accountant;
Roane
County Court Clerk, 1921-33; bank
director; secretary-treasurer, Spencer Livestock
Exchange Co. and Ritchie County Livestock
Sales Co.; oil and gas
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1943-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1957-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. H. McKown (b. 1907) —
also known as Jackie McKown —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
10, 1907.
Son of John G. McKown and Charlotte (Staats) McKown; married to Mary
Sinclair.
Democrat. School principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-56, 1959-72; defeated,
1956; chair of
Wayne County Democratic Party, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Manderville Tildon Miller (1879-1943) —
also known as M. T. Miller —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Lowgap, Boone
County, W.Va., December
31, 1879.
Son of Susan Ann (Pauley) Miller (1850-1933) and Sylvanus Miller
(1852-1905); married to Flora Ann Roberts (1992-1955).
Republican. Ordained
minister; school teacher; Boone
County Superintendent of Schools, 1919-23; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1929-32.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., December
2, 1943 (age 63 years, 336
days).
Interment at Boone
Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
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Charles C. Morris (b. 1895) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., January
4, 1895.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; salesman;
farmer;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil L. Nichols (b. 1909) —
of Alma, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Meeker, Tyler
County, W.Va., January
9, 1909.
Son of Samuel E. Nichols and Blanche (Tustin) Nichols; married, May 20,
1933, to Lillian Ruth Meredith.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Oates, Jr. (1936-1980) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Mineral
County, W.Va., February
8, 1936.
Son of William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates; married, December
23, 1961, to Nancy Hockensmith.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1973-80; died in office 1980.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; Ruritan;
Rotary;
Moose.
Died September
23, 1980 (age 44 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Pitt O'Brien (b. 1900) —
also known as D. Pitt O'Brien —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., August
31, 1900.
Son of William
Smithe O'Brien.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of West Virginia; elected 1948, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) —
also known as William S. O'Brien —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Audra, Barbour
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
8, 1862.
Son of Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien; married,
October
14, 1896, to Emma White; father of Daniel
Pitt O'Brien.
Democrat. School teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit,
1913-20; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29;
defeated, 1928; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., August
10, 1948 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Ray R. Palmer (1896-1974) —
of Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in New Dale, Wetzel
County, W.Va., March 28,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1959-62.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died February
6, 1974 (age 77 years, 315
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pisgah Cemetery, Wirt County, W.Va.
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Frederick L. Parker (b. 1939) —
also known as Fred Parker —
of Greenville, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born January
31, 1939.
Son of Otey
Roy Parker and Julia (Oxley) Parker; married to Christine Best.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1975-87; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1983-90.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1990.
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Otey Roy Parker (1902-1991) —
also known as O. Roy Parker —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayside, Monroe
County, W.Va., March 15,
1902.
Son of O. B. Parker and Martha (Nelson) Parker; married, June 4,
1932, to Margaret Julia Oxley; father of Frederick
L. Parker.
Democrat. School principal; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1955-66.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Ruritan.
Died March 1,
1991 (age 88 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Freda Noble Paul —
also known as Freda N. Paul; Freda Noble —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Daughter of Clifton Edward Noble and Mamie (Neal) Noble; married to
Bosher Hubert Paul.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1965-68,
1971-72; defeated, 1968, 1970; appointed 1971; defeated, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American
Association of University Women; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Jessica Kinnison Payne (b. 1899) —
also known as Jessica Payne; Jessie Payne; Mrs. E.
Wyatt Payne; "Mrs. G.O.P." —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Charles
County, Mo., February
26, 1899.
Republican. School teacher; secretary of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1949-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Female.
Baptist.
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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Lester Perry (b. 1910) —
also known as Bus Perry —
of Dehue, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
6, 1910.
Son of Grover Cleveland Perry and Hattie Perry; married, December
20, 1936, to Ethel Marie White.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1937-42.
Baptist.
Member, Junior
Order; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wayne M. Plymale (b. 1912) —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenova, Wayne
County, W.Va., November
12, 1912.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1957-58.
Methodist.
Member, National
Education Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joanne Pownell Powell (b. 1930) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., July 28,
1930.
Daughter of Paul G. Pownell.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1972-75; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1976.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Charlotte Pritt (b. 1949) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
2, 1949.
Daughter of Garnett Edmund Pritt and Ada Ernestine (Lanham) Pritt.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 23rd District; elected 1984,
1986; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-92; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1996; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; National
Organization for Women; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 1996.
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E. Ruth Pyrtle —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Elwood Righter (b. 1867) —
also known as Edgar E. Righter —
of Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Saltwell, Harrison
County, W.Va., February
18, 1867.
Son of John Bigler Righter and Emily Atkinson Righter; married, May 2,
1899, to Rose E. Louther.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1923-24,
1931-42; defeated, 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert E. Roach (b. 1907) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va., June 20,
1907.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1945-50;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Lions; Phi
Kappa Tau; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wills Santee (b. 1860) —
also known as J. W. Santee —
of Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, 1860.
Son of Elizabeth (Shriver) Santee (1821-1918) and John Santee (born
1816); married to Rachel H. Turner.
School teacher; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1907-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roland Savilla (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Savilla —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 13,
1916.
Son of Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married, May 12,
1973, to Betty Jo Martin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.
Christian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 1978.
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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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Owen S. Schaffer (b. 1908) —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.
Born in Bayard, Grant
County, W.Va., March 31,
1908.
Son of G. P. Schaffer and Zella (Duling) Schaffer.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Grant County, 1941-45;
resigned 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis;
Sphinx.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Schupbach (1906-1965) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., June 27,
1906.
Son of George S. Schupbach and Della (Suegard) Schupbach; married, May 15,
1935, to Evelyn
V. Morris.
Democrat. School teacher; automobile
salesman; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wetzel County, 1939-50,
1953-65; defeated, 1950; died in office 1965.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Eagles; Jaycees.
Died in 1965
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett R. Shafer (b. 1911) —
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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Buhl Shahan (1908-1987) —
also known as J. Buhl Shahan —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Randolph
County, W.Va., October
23, 1908.
Son of Charles Shahan and Katherine (Scott) Shahan.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1933-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (13th District 1937-38, 12th
District 1939-40); candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940, 1946.
United Brethren.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Moose.
Died in February, 1987
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Elkins, W.Va.
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Edgar B. Sims (b. 1882) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Roane
County, W.Va., January
28, 1882.
Son of Benjamin Sims and Susan (Smith) Sims.
Democrat. School teacher; traveling
salesman; superintendent of schools; West
Virginia state auditor, 1933-.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira L. Smith (b. 1870) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born near Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March 15,
1870.
Married 1906
to Florence Belle Cox.
Republican. School principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jae Spears —
also known as Jae Marshall —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky.
Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall; married to
Lawrence E. Spears.
Democrat. School teacher; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.
Female.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Theta
Sigma Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1992.
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Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., August 3,
1907.
Son of Jacob Kinsey Staggers and Frances Winona (Cumberledge)
Staggers; married, October
4, 1935, to Mary
Veronica Casey; father of Harley
Orrin Staggers, Jr..
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; Mineral
County Sheriff, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1949-81; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Moose; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died August
20, 1991 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Campbell W. Stevens (b. 1908) —
of Apple Grove, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Fay, Mason
County, W.Va., November
22, 1908.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1955-58.
Baptist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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F. E. Strickling (b. 1866) —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., December
15, 1866.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; chair of
Doddridge County Republican Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1945-48.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn Taylor (1904-1982) —
of Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacksonburg, Wetzel
County, W.Va., December
21, 1904.
Son of Homer Taylor and Alice (Bland) Taylor; married, September
6, 1929, to Leila Robey.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1937-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1946-62; appointed 1946.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hoyt H. Taylor (1908-1980) —
of Kenna, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Cicerone, Roane
County, W.Va., April 15,
1908.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1957-58.
Methodist.
Died in June, 1980
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Thompson (b. 1890) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Three Churches, Hampshire
County, W.Va., July 10,
1890.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County; elected
unopposed 1950; elected 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Ray Tomblin (b. 1952) —
of Chapmanville, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., March 15,
1952.
Son of Earl Tomblin and Freda (Jarrell) Tomblin; married, September
8, 1979, to Joanne Jaeger.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 16th District, 1975-80; member
of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1981-.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 1997.
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Adam Toney (b. 1938) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Dothan, Fayette
County, W.Va., March 3,
1938.
Son of C. L. Toney and Claris (Fisher) Toney; married, February
20, 1959, to Janie Massie.
Democrat. School teacher; bowling alley manager; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-80, 1983-84 (Fayette
County 1969-74, 21st District 1975-80, 24th District 1983-84).
Protestant.
Member, Moose; Lions.
Still living as of 1984.
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George Trechock (b. 1923) —
of Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., August
21, 1923.
Son of Jack Trechock and Maranna (Kobetz) Trechock.
School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1969-70;
appointed 1969.
Eastern
Orthodox.
Still living as of 1970.
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Curtis B. Trent, Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monclo, Logan
County, W.Va., July 1,
1919.
Son of Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent; married 1936 to Ruth M.
Howard.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;
resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov. William
Wallace Barron, 1961; parliamentarian
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Delta Pi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Civitan.
Still living as of 1967.
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William Woodson Trent (1878-1960) —
also known as W. W. Trent —
of Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
31, 1878.
Son of Thomas Wood Trent and Mary Agnes (McClung) Trent; married, August 5,
1909, to Isabel Carmichael (1883-1956).
Democrat. School teacher and principal; West
Virginia superintendent of schools, 1933-37; defeated, 1920,
1924, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Kappa
Delta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 15,
1960 (age 82 years, 136
days).
Interment somewhere
in St. Albans, W.Va.
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George Cleveland Trumbo, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as George C. Trumbo —
of Milam, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Milam, Hardy
County, W.Va., March 15,
1913.
Son of George
Cleveland Trumbo.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1950.
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J. Wamsley Vandall (b. 1901) —
of Creston, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Creston, Wirt
County, W.Va., November
28, 1901.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1935-36.
Southern Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul J. Vennari (1914-2000) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Lumberport, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 26,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
school teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1953-60,
1981-82.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; Kappa
Delta Pi; American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died December
31, 2000 (age 86 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Welch (b. 1930) —
of McMechen, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in McMechen, Marshall
County, W.Va., January
2, 1930.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1955-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1958.
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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; married, September
3, 1935, to Madeline Anderson.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer; real estate
business; auctioneer;
chair
of Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1946, 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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H. Laban White, Jr. (b. 1916) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., May 1,
1916.
Son of H. Laban White, Sr. and Nannie Leigh (Cox) White; married, December
23, 1943, to Gwendolyn Beall.
Democrat. School teacher; surveyor;
lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-68;
Speaker
of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1965-67.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Henry F. White (b. 1883) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., November
21, 1883.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1941-52.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Todd C. Willis (b. 1925) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April 4,
1925.
Son of Todd C. Willis and Thelma (Chambers) Willis; married, June 20,
1948, to Elizabeth Bartlett.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1973-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Paul C. Winter (b. 1909) —
of Chapmanville, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chapmanville, Logan
County, W.Va., August
16, 1909.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1935-36.
Christian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew R. Winters (b. 1900) —
also known as "Snooks" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., January
11, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-42;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1943-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Redmen; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Mike Withers (b. 1947) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born July 25,
1947.
Married to Charlen Williams.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1991-94 (15th District 1991-92, 14th
District 1993-94).
Baptist.
Member, National
Education Association; Moose.
Still living as of 1994.
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Dallas Wolfe (b. 1895) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Colebank, Preston
County, W.Va., September
1, 1895.
Son of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe; married, October
2, 1928, to Virginia Jones; married, June 28,
1971, to Gladys McDaniel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; millwright;
lumber
business; service
station operator; restaurant
owner; motel
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1961-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Ruritan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Boughner Woods (1869-1941) —
also known as Homer B. Woods —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born near Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 16,
1869.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1904; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1905-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1925-36; defeated, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1941; died
in office 1941.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died March 4,
1941 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School teacher; president of numerous coal mining
companies; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul W. Workman (b. 1894) —
also known as Pop Workman —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., February
21, 1894.
Son of Jefferson Bowen Workman (born 1868) and Grace (Wellman)
Workman (born 1873); married, September
1, 1920, to Violet Christene Snow (born 1899).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; athletic
coach; tire
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1963.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Roy Yoke (b. 1880) —
also known as F. Roy Yoke —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewis
County, W.Va., July 3,
1880.
Son of S. G. Yoke and Helen A. Yoke; married, August
21, 1916, to Edna Jenkins.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1933;
resigned 1933; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1937-51;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. F. Young (b. 1882) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Lynn Camp, Marshall
County, W.Va., August
29, 1882.
Democrat. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1949-50.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard L. Young (b. 1923) —
also known as Dick Young —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., March 26,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; restaurant
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1953-58;
resigned 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; National
Education Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Still living as of 1958.
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