Index to Locations CharlestonUnknown locationCharlestonBnai Israel CemeteryCharlestonDavis ParkCharlestonMt. Olivet CemeteryCharlestonMountain View MemorialParkCharlestonPennington CemeteryCharlestonSt. MatthewsColumbariumCharlestonSpring Hill CemeteryCross LanesTyler Mountain MemoryGardensDunbarGrandview Memorial ParkElkviewGiven CemeterySt. AlbansUnknown locationSt. AlbansBangor CemeterySt. AlbansCunningham MemorialParkSt. AlbansTeay's Hill CemeterySouth CharlestonSunset MemorialParkSpring HillSpring Hill Cemetery
UnknownLocations
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Charles Edward Hodges (1892-1968) — also known asCharles E. Hodges — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,September27, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperman;member ofWestVirginia state senate 11th District, 1931-38;Presidentof the West Virginia State Senate, 1935-38.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;PhiKappa Psi.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 1,1968 (age75 years, 217days).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Edward Hodges and Mary Amelia (Hayes) Hodges; married,April 3,1926, to Florence Kirkland Conant. |
| | R. P. DeVan — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Republican.Mayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1931-35.Interment somewhere. | | C. Lance Marshall (died c.1974) — of Mt. Hope,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Fayette County; elected1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1936.Died about 1974. Interment somewhere.
Bnai IsraelCemetery
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Paul John Kaufman (1920-1980) — also known asPaul J. Kaufman — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March16, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1961-68; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1972,1976;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1974.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Lions.DiedDecember28, 1980 (age60 years, 287days).Interment at Bnai Israel Cemetery. | | Simon Hirsch Galperin Jr. (1931-2007) — also known asSi Galperin, Jr. — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,August5, 1931.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;real estatebusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-70;member ofWestVirginia state senate 17th District, 1971-82; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1976.Jewish. Member,IzaakWalton League;B'naiB'rith.Died, from complications of astroke,June17, 2007 (age75 years, 316days).Interment at Bnai Israel Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Simon H. Galperin and Fannie (Lavenstein) Galperin; married,June 18,1958, to Rose Marie Rogers; married to MaureenSupcoe. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
DavisPark
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) — also known asHenry G. Davis — of Piedmont,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born near Woodstock,HowardCounty, Md.,November16, 1823.Democrat.Railroadpromoter; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866;member ofWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1872,1880,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1912;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1904.Died inWashington,D.C.,March11, 1916 (age92 years, 116days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Elkins, W.Va.; statue at Davis Park.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Edward Kenna (1848-1893) — also known asJohn E. Kenna — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April10, 1848.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;KanawhaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-77;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1877-83;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1883-93; died in office 1893.Catholic.Died inWashington,D.C.,January11, 1893 (age44 years, 276days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mountain ViewMemorial Park
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Boone Dawson (1897-1975) — also known asD. Boone Dawson — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Sissonville,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,September12, 1897.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1935-47; defeated, 1947; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1940, 1944; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for West Virginia,1960;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1972.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;PhiAlpha Delta;Elks;Moose;Lions.Dead on arrival at Charleston GeneralHospital,Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,September15, 1975 (age78 years, 3days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.  | Walter Simms Hallanan (1890-1962) — also known asWalter S. Hallanan — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,April29, 1890.Republican.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor; private secretary to Gov.HenryHatfield, 1913-17; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1917-23;president, PlymouthOilCompany; Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1921(voted forWarrenG. Harding andCalvinCoolidge); member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1927-30; delegate toRepublican National Convention from West Virginia,1928,1932,1936(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1940(member,ArrangementsCommittee; member,CredentialsCommittee),1944,1948,1952(TemporaryChair;speaker),1956,1960;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from West Virginia, 1928-62;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1940-44.Methodist.Member,Elks.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,December28, 1962 (age72 years, 243days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park. | | William Thurlow Weed Brotherton (1892-1961) — also known asW. T. Brotherton;"Suey" —of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Goldtown,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,September4, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;merchant;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-40;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.DiedDecember17, 1961 (age69 years, 104days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park. | | Joel Ferree Bedell Jr. (1905-1992) — also known asJ. F. Bedell, Jr.;"Free" —of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,July 20,1905.Democrat. Public affairs representative, HumbleOil andRefining Company; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;defeated, 1966.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Rotary.DiedSeptember12, 1992 (age87 years, 54days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Joel Ferree Bedell and Cora W. (Kiger) Bedell; married,September6, 1924, to Dorothy Jane Courtney. |
 | Edward Calderwood (1884-1946) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Malden,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,December27, 1884.Republican.Banker;oil and gasbusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30.Presbyterian.ScottishandEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January7, 1946 (age61 years, 11days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof William B. Calderwood and Anna (Wilkinson)Calderwood. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
 | Harold Schuyler Mathews (1882-1947) — also known asHarold S. Mathews — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 1,1882.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-30.Member,Elks.DiedFebruary2, 1947 (age64 years, 246days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof James MacGregor Mathews and Elizabeth Boyd 'Bessie' (Thompson)Mathews; married to Irene Taylor. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | Dale George Casto (1900-1958) — also known asDale G. Casto — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,September24, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1940;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1956.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,August22, 1958 (age57 years, 332days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.
PenningtonCemetery
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
St. MatthewsColumbarium
40 Norwood Road
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Thurlow Weed Brotherton Jr. (1926-1997) — also known asW. T. Brotherton, Jr. — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April17, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-64;member ofWestVirginia state senate 17th District, 1965-80;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1985-.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,KappaAlpha Order;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion;Lions;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April 6,1997 (age70 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred at St. Matthews Columbarium.
Spring HillCemetery
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Wesley Atkinson (1845-1925) — also known asGeorge W. Atkinson — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Charleston,KanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),June 29,1845.Republican.Postmaster;lawyer;WestVirginia Republican state chair, 1884-88;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1890-91;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1897-1901;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1901-05;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1904;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-16.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April 4,1925 (age79 years, 279days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) — also known asWalter E. Clark — ofWashington,D.C.; Alaska; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ashford,WindhamCounty, Conn.,January7, 1869.Republican.Newspaperreporter;Governorof Alaska District, 1909-12;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1912-13;newspapereditor.PresbyterianorCongregationalist.Member,Chi Psi.Died of aheartattack, in ahospitalat Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,February4, 1950 (age81 years, 28days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Alban Goshorn Snyder (1877-1954) — also known asAlban G. Snyder — of West Virginia. Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November5, 1877.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCiudad Porfirio Diaz, 1899-1901; U.S. Consul General inBogotá, 1903-06;Buenos Aires, 1906-09;Panama, 1909-20;Singapore, 1920;Christiania, 1921-22;Oslo, as of 1926.Died in ahospitalat St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,January26, 1954 (age76 years, 82days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Cornelius Clarkson Watts (1848-1930) — also known asCornelius C. Watts — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.BornApril23, 1848.Democrat.WestVirginia state attorney general, 1881-85;U.S.Attorney for West Virginia, 1886-89, 1893; member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1891-94; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1896.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 28,1930 (age82 years, 35days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.  | John Henry Hatcher (1875-1950) — also known asJohn H. Hatcher — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Bland,BlandCounty, Va.,June 29,1875.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Beckley, W.Va., 1903; circuit judge in West Virginia for the10th Judicial Circuit, 1921-24;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924-40; defeated, 1940.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedJune 20,1950 (age74 years, 356days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilson Cary Hatcher and Anne (Bulman) Hatcher; married,April12, 1900, to Leona Lyle Bowman. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | Adam Brown Littlepage (1859-1921) — also known asAdam B. Littlepage — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Charleston,KanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April14, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1907-10;U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1911-13, 1915-19 (3rd District1911-13, 1915-17, 6th District 1917-19); defeated, 1912.Died, fromuremiabrought about bynephritis,in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 29,1921 (age62 years, 76days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Philip Snyder (1847-1915) — also known asCharles P. Snyder — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),June 9,1847.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1872-74;KanawhaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1876-84; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1880(ConventionVice-President);U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1883-89; criminalcourt judge in West Virginia, 1890-96; U.S. Consul inCiudad Porfirio Diaz, 1897-1901.Died in Vineland,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,August21, 1915 (age68 years, 73days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Holt Gaines (1864-1951) — also known asJoseph H. Gaines — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inWashington,D.C.,September3, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for West Virginia, 1897-1901;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1901-11; delegateto Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1920,1924,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932.Died in Montgomery,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,April12, 1951 (age86 years, 221days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | James Henry Brown (1818-1900) — also known asJames H. Brown — ofKanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inCabellCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),December25, 1818.Republican.Judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1863-70.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,October28, 1900 (age81 years, 307days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | James Hall Huling (1844-1918) — also known asJames H. Huling — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.,March24, 1844.Republican.Lumberbusiness;mayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1884-88;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1895-97.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April23, 1918 (age74 years, 30days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel Augustine Miller (1819-1890) — also known asSamuel A. Miller — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inShenandoahCounty, Va.,October16, 1819.Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1875.Died in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,November19, 1890 (age71 years, 34days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.  | James Hornor Davis II (1904-1963) — also known asJ. Hornor Davis II — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,January29, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,1943-52, 1955-58; candidate formayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1935;chair ofKanawha County Democratic Party, 1940-41; candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1952; member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1959-62.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Rotary;Lions;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Sons ofthe American Revolution;ThetaDelta Chi;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Mountain Lake Park,GarrettCounty, Md.,August7, 1963 (age59 years, 190days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Wilson Byrne (1820-1903) — also known asBenjamin W. Byrne — ofBraxtonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.);KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Burnsville,BraxtonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),May 16,1820.Democrat.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Braxton, Nicholas, Clay &Webster counties, 1861;WestVirginia superintendent of schools, 1873-77; member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1883-86.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,September12, 1903 (age83 years, 119days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | Elbert Edson Caldwell (1875-1950) — also known asElbert E. Caldwell — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Cheshire,GalliaCounty, Ohio,June 4,1875.Democrat.Printer;candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1934.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 18,1950 (age75 years, 14days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.  | Daniel Mayer (1837-1910) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Nierstein,Germany,January6, 1837.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1889-90;U.S. Consul inBuenos Aires, 1897-1905.Germanancestry. Member,OddFellows;Elks;Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromuremia,in the JewishHospital,Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,May 20,1910 (age73 years, 134days).Entombed in mausoleum at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | | John Eugene Dana (1844-1923) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Cherry Valley,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1844.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1896,1900;postmaster atCharleston,W.Va., 1904-09.Died, following a series ofstrokes ofapoplexy, in Keswick,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,August23, 1923 (age79 years, 9days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery. | | William Sidney Laidley (1839-1917) — also known asWilliam S. Laidley — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inCabellCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),June 27,1839.Lawyer;historian;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1872-73.Died in1917(ageabout78 years).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
Tyler MountainMemory Gardens
Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Kenneth Keller Hall (1918-1999) — also known asK. K. Hall — of Madison,BooneCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Greenview,BooneCounty, W.Va.,February24, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;mayor of Madison, W.Va., 1949-52; circuit judge in West Virginia forthe 25th Judicial Circuit, 1953-68; defeated, 1968;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,1971-76;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1976-98; tooksenior status 1998.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,July 8,1999 (age81 years, 134days).Interment at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. | | Jesse S. Barker (1905-1977) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ashford,BooneCounty, W.Va.,November22, 1905.Democrat.Garageowner;gasolineretailer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-66,1970; defeated, 1966, 1968; appointed 1970.Methodist.Member,UnitedCommercial Travelers.DiedDecember10, 1977 (age72 years, 18days).Interment at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.| | Relatives: Sonof William Cumberland Barker and Bernie Myrtle (Atkins) Barker;married,March14, 1937, to Eleanor E. Baber. |
GrandviewMemorial Park
Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia
GivenCemetery
Little Sandy Road
Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Leslie Emmett Given (1893-1962) — also known asLeslie E. Given — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Elkview,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,July 3,1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;common pleas court judge in West Virginia, 1941-42;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1943-50;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1950-62; appointed 1950;died in office 1962.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;AmericanLegion.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 11,1962 (age68 years, 312days).Interment at Given Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Woodson Trent (1878-1960) — also known asW. W. Trent — ofNicholasCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Summersville,NicholasCounty, W.Va.,January31, 1878.Democrat.School teacherand principal;WestVirginia superintendent of schools, 1933-37; defeated, 1920,1924, 1956.Baptist.Member,Kiwanis;KappaDelta Pi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 15,1960 (age82 years, 136days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Wood Trent and Mary Agnes (McClung) Trent; married,August5, 1909, to Isabel Carmichael. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
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BangorCemetery
St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Founded 1819
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | America M. Baldwin (1835-1929) — also known asAmerica M. Grant — of St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Kentucky,November9, 1835.Republican. Postmaster atSt.Albans, W.Va., 1874-1910.Female.Died in St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,July 22,1929 (age93 years, 255days).Interment at Bangor Cemetery.
CunninghamMemorial Park
St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Mark Slack Jr. (1915-1980) — also known asJohn M. Slack, Jr. — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March18, 1915.Democrat.U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63,3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1960.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution;ExchangeClub.Died inAlexandria,Va.,March17, 1980 (age64 years, 365days).Interment at Cunningham Memorial Park. | | Leonard I. Underwood (c.1917-1999) — of St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born about 1917. Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1973-87; defeated, 1986;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1972,1976(alternate).Baptist.Member,Freemasons.DiedApril 9,1999 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Cunningham Memorial Park.
Teay's HillCemetery
St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) — also known asWilliam E. Chilton — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Colesmouth, Va. (now St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.),March17, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;KanawhaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1883-84; candidate forWestVirginia state senate, 1886;West VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1892-96; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1892;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1893-97;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1911-17; defeated, 1916, 1924, 1934.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Woodmen;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November7, 1939 (age81 years, 235days).Interment at Teay's Hill Cemetery.
Sunset MemorialPark
4301 MacCorkle Avenue Southwest
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) — also known asChapman Revercomb — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inCovington,Va.,July 20,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia,1920;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1933-34;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1944,1956(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1968,1972;candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1960.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;Elks;Moose;OmicronDelta Kappa;Rotary.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,October6, 1979 (age84 years, 78days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.  | William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) — also known asWilliam G. Conley — of Parsons,TuckerCounty, W.Va.; Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.,January8, 1866.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;newspapereditor;TuckerCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va., 1906-08;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1908-13;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1929-33.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiBeta Kappa;Pi GammaMu;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;ModernWoodmen of America;Redmen;OddFellows;Elks;Rotary;UnionLeague.DiedOctober21, 1940 (age74 years, 287days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | William Alexander MacCorkle (1857-1930) — also known asWilliam A. MacCorkle — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Lexington,RockbridgeCounty, Va.,May 7,1857.Democrat.Lawyer;prosecuting attorney;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1912(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1920,1924;member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1911-14; defeated, 1914.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,September24, 1930 (age73 years, 140days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.  | Edward Theodore England (1869-1934) — also known asEdward T. England;E. T.England —of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Gay,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,September29, 1869.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1909-16;Presidentof the West Virginia State Senate, 1915;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1917-25; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1924;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1927-29;defeated, 1928.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,September9, 1934 (age64 years, 345days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.  | George Poffenbarger (1861-1951) — of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inMasonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),November24, 1861.Republican.Schoolteacher;MasonCounty Sheriff;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1896;judgeof West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1901-22; resigned 1922.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;OddFellows;Freemasons.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March20, 1951 (age89 years, 116days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | John Thomas Copenhaver (1898-1959) — also known asJohn T. Copenhaver — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January2, 1898.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for WestVirginia,1948;mayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1951-59; died in office 1959.Died inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,August13, 1959 (age61 years, 223days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Leonard Sidney Echols (1871-1946) — also known asLeonard S. Echols — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Madison,BooneCounty, W.Va.,October30, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;MasonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-09;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1919-23;defeated, 1922, 1924; postmaster atCharleston,W.Va., 1925-29.Member,Freemasons.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 9,1946 (age74 years, 191days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.  | William Cassius Cook (1882-1947) — ofMcDowellCounty, W.Va.; Princeton,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born in Windom,WyomingCounty, W.Va.,November21, 1882.Republican.Schoolteacher;McDowellCounty Superintendent of Schools;WestVirginia superintendent of schools, 1929-33; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946.Baptist.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Hinton,SummersCounty, W.Va.,December31, 1947 (age65 years, 40days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.  | Houston Goff Young (1882-1981) — also known asHouston G. Young — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inHarrisonCounty, W.Va.,October10, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1917-25; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1942.Died in January,1981(age98years, 0 days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof David Sylvester Young and Sarah A. (Pickens) Young; married1907 toFrances V. Chesney. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1917 |
| | Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) — also known asJoe H. Farris — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April14, 1922.Radio andtelevision personality;sportsannouncer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;died in office 1997.Episcopalian.Lebaneseancestry. Member,Lions.Found dead in ahotelroom probably fromcardiacarrythmia, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August10, 1997 (age75 years, 118days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Walter W. Carey (1926-1970) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,December22, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;advertisingbusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58,1963-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;KappaAlpha Order.Killed, along with three others, in ahead-oncollision on U.S. Highway 60, Rand,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 3,1970 (age43 years, 132days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Kelly L. Castleberry (1926-2002) — of South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January17, 1926.Democrat.Realtor;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1972,1976;candidate formayorof South Charleston, W.Va., 1975.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Died in South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November19, 2002 (age76 years, 306days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Livia Simpson Poffenbarger (1861-1937) — also known asOlivia Nye Simpson;Mrs. GeorgePoffenbarger —of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Pomeroy,MeigsCounty, Ohio,March12, 1861.Republican.Newspapereditor;historian;Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1925(voted forCalvinCoolidge andCharlesG. Dawes).Female.Presbyterian.Member,ColonialDames;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,October27, 1937 (age76 years, 229days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger (1898-1962) — also known asNathan S. Poffenbarger — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; Spring Hill,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in West Virginia,August4, 1898.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1948.DiedJuly 19,1962 (age63 years, 349days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Grover Cleveland Robertson (1885-1976) — also known asGrover C. Robertson — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Kettle,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,August8, 1885.Democrat.Physician;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1924;chairof Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1941-49.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanLegion.DiedFebruary15, 1976 (age90 years, 191days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.| | Presumably namedfor:GroverCleveland | | | | Relatives: Son of George W. Robertsonand Delilah Elizabeth (Melton) Robertson; married,May 24,1908, to Hattie Mae Lytton. |
| | Stanley C. Morris (1893-1981) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.BornMarch 7,1893.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for WestVirginia,1940;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1952,1956.DiedApril26, 1981 (age88 years, 50days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger (1903-1983) — also known asL. F. Poffenbarger — of Dunbar,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Maryland,December17, 1903.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1950.Died inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,October20, 1983 (age79 years, 307days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Perry Simpson Poffenbarger (1899-1997) — also known asPerry S. Poffenbarger — ofKanawhaCounty, W.Va.BornNovember24, 1899.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1960.DiedApril20, 1997 (age97 years, 147days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park. | | Alfred James Carey (1930-2008) — also known asAl J. Carey;"Pinky" —of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,February28, 1930.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state senate 17th District, 1972.Died, in CAMC MemorialHospital,Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 21,2008 (age78 years, 83days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
Spring HillCemetery
Spring Hill, Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Brashear Avis (1872-1924) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inHarrisonburg,Va.,February19, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1913-15; delegateto Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1916.Episcopalian.Killed bylightningin Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 8,1924 (age52 years, 110days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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