Raleigh County
West Virginia
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Raleigh County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Raleigh County, UnknownLocation Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia
Sunset MemorialPark Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Erland Harold Hedrick (1894-1954) — also known asE. H. Hedrick — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born inMercerCounty, W.Va.,August9, 1894.Democrat.Physician;realestate business;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1945-53;candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1952.Member,American MedicalAssociation;AmericanLegion;Moose.Died in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,September20, 1954 (age60 years, 42days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
| Robert Johnson Ashworth (1909-2008) — also known asRobert J. Ashworth — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born inMcDowellCounty, W.Va.,May 8,1909.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;chair ofRaleigh County Republican Party, 1949-54; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from West Virginia,1956;president and part owner, RichmondCleaners andLaundry; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1988.Baptist.Member,Lions;Elks;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners;PhiDelta Theta.Died in Beaver,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,October2, 2008 (age99 years, 147days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
| J. LeRoy Huffman (1878-1962) — also known asRoy Huffman — ofRaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Washington College,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.,August30, 1878.Democrat.Lumberdealer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died in1962(ageabout83 years).Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Park.
WildwoodCemetery Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Alfred Beckley (1802-1888) — of Raleigh,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born inWashington,D.C.,May 26,1802.Democrat.Physician;preacher;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1876.Died inRaleighCounty, W.Va.,May 26,1888 (age86 years, 0days).Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
 Howard Prince Meadows (1905-1993) — also known asH. P. Meadows;"Friday" —of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,December21, 1905.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Elks.DiedJuly 4,1993 (age87 years, 195days).Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
Dunbar FamilyCemetery Clear Creek, Raleigh County, West Virginia
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