| |  Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) — of McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December1, 1902.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;automobile dealer;mayorof McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1944;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died inoffice 1951.Protestant.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;PhiGamma Delta;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Lions.Died, fromesophagealand gastric bleeding, in thenavalhospital at Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April27, 1951 (age48 years, 147days).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, AlleghenyCounty, Pa. | | Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) — of Sistersville,TylerCounty, W.Va.Born in Aliquippa,BeaverCounty, Pa.,March 8,1909.Republican.Automobile dealer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,5th District 1965-72).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;SigmaChi.DiedFebruary13, 1996 (age86 years, 342days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Sistersville, W.Va. | | Donald Heston Eaton (1923-2000) — also known asDonald H. Eaton — of Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Lost Creek,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,September29, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;automobile dealer;mayorof Oakmont, Pa., 1978-2000; died in office 2000.Presbyterian.Died in Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September4, 2000 (age76 years, 341days).Interment atOakmont-Verona Cemetery, Oakmont, Pa.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Bernard Eaton and Georgia Alice (Heston) Eaton; married toLois Nicholas. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Indus Farley (1871-1948) — also known asJames I. Farley — of Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Born near Hamilton,SteubenCounty, Ind.,February24, 1871.Democrat.Schoolteacher;automobile dealer; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1928;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 16,1948 (age77 years, 113days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Auburn, Ind. | | Ronald E. Forcht (c.1936-2002) — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa., about 1936.Republican.Automobile dealer;mayor ofButler, Pa., 1982-86.Died, of abrainhemorrhage, in St. FrancisHospital,Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April 8,2002 (ageabout 66years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Butler, Pa. | | Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Houtzdale,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,March 6,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;automobiledealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons.On ahuntingtrip, he suffered aheartattack while sittingin hisJeep, holding ashotgun,whichaccidentallydischarged, hitting him in the chest and killing him, on FoxIsland, Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1953 (age58 years, 196days).Burial location unknown. | | Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) — also known asWilson D. Gillette — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born near Sheshequin,BradfordCounty, Pa.,July 1,1880.Republican.Automobile dealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1931-41;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,August7, 1951 (age71 years, 37days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa. | | George Joseph Kelly Jr. (b. 1948) — also known asMike Kelly — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 10,1948.Republican.Automobile dealer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 2011-21 (3rd District 2011-19,16th District 2019-21).Catholic.Still living as of 2021. | | John Armand Lafore Jr. (1905-1993) — also known asJohn A. Lafore, Jr. — of Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Bala,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,May 25,1905.Republican.Automobile dealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1950-57;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1957-61;president, KellettAircraftCorp., 1961.Member,UnionLeague.DiedJanuary24, 1993 (age87 years, 244days).Burial location unknown. | | John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) — also known asJ. Irving Whalley — of Windber,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria),CambriaCounty, Pa.,September14, 1902.Republican.Automobile dealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1951-55; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,12th District 1963-73).Member,Lions;Rotary;Eagles.Inducted, AutomotiveHall ofFame, 1982.Died in Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.,March 8,1980 (age77 years, 176days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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