 |  Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) — also known asRobert C. Byrd;Cornelius Calvin SaleJr.;"The King of Pork" —of Sophia,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in North Wilkesboro,WilkesCounty, N.C.,November20, 1917.Democrat.Grocer;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1960,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Lions;FarmBureau;TauKappa Epsilon;Ku Klux Klan.Died inFairfax,Va.,June 28,2010 (age92 years, 220days).Interment atColumbiaGardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Irvine Damron (b. 1947) — also known asK. O. Damron — of Lenore,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born inMingoCounty, W.Va.,July 27,1947.Democrat.Grocer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1979-86 (13thDistrict 1975-76, 1979-82, 15th District 1983-86).Methodist.Member,PhiKappa Sigma;Moose.Still living as of 1986. | | Raphael Placidus Deegan (1892-1959) — also known asRaphael P. Deegan — of Benwood,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Benwood,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,October5, 1892.Democrat.Grocer;mayorof Benwood, W.Va., 1941-51; candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1942.Died, fromadenocarcinomaof left lung, in ahospitalat Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December2, 1959 (age67 years, 58days).Interment atSt. Patrick's Cemetery, Hohman, Ohio.  | Douglas E. Facemire (b. 1961) — also known asDoug Facemire — of Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.Born in Gassaway,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,August22, 1961.Democrat. Owner ofgrocery stores; member ofWestVirginia state senate 12th District, 2009-.Baptist.Member,FraternalOrder of Police.Still living as of 2014.| |  Relatives: Sonof Eugene Facemire and Barbara Facemire; married to TammyGregory. | | | | Image source: West VirginiaLegislature |
| | Robert F. Hatfield (b. 1932) — also known asBob Hatfield — of Hurricane,PutnamCounty, W.Va.Born inMingoCounty, W.Va.,July 26,1932.Democrat.Food market owner;mobile homedealer;chair ofPutnam County Democratic Party, 1969-70, 1975; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Putnam County; elected1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1972(alternate),1976;member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1973-78; defeated, 1978.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;AmericanLegion.Still living as of 1978.| | Relatives: Sonof Warren Hatfield and Okey (Cisco) Hatfield; married,January16, 1953, to Evelyn Litton. |
| | Thomas J. Hawse (b. 1911) — of Moorefield,HardyCounty, W.Va.Born in Rock Oak,HardyCounty, W.Va.,July 27,1911.Democrat.Grocer;farmer;HardyCounty Sheriff; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1963-64, 1967-74 (Hardy County1963-64, 3rd District 1967-74).Presbyterian.Member,Moose;Lions.Burial location unknown.  | Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) — also known asT. V. Pennington — of Powhatan,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born inAsheCounty, N.C.,April22, 1898.Republican.Coal miner;postmaster;grocer;bankdirector; candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,1956.Methodist.Died, in WelchHospital,Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.,February22, 1981 (age82 years, 306days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnMemorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; marriedto Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source:Find-A-Grave |
 | Hiram Phillips (1894-1972) — of Sprigg,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Matewan,MingoCounty, W.Va.,April11, 1894.Democrat.Coal miner;presidentof Mine Workers union local;grocer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,1949-52.Baptist.Member,Moose;Redmen;UnitedMine Workers.Died inFranklinCounty, Ohio,September7, 1972 (age78 years, 149days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wesley Phillips and Gillian (Whitely) Phillips; married,April 3,1915, to Pricy Thelma Wells; third cousin once removed ofJohnT. Crisp. | | | | Political family:Cockrell-Southfamily of Kentucky. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944) — also known asSharon Percy — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December10, 1944.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1976,1996;president and CEO of WETA publicradio andtelevision in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (foodandsoftdrink maker).Female.Still living as of 2014.  | John Birk Stevenson (1868-1925) — also known asJohn B. Stevenson — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Ohio,November8, 1868.Democrat.Wholesale grocer;mayorof Huntington, W.Va., 1908-09; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,August6, 1925 (age56 years, 271days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. | | Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) — also known asO. L. Teagarden — of Oak Harbor,OttawaCounty, Ohio.Born in West Virginia,February24, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner andoperator ofcanning plants;banker;mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1944(alternate),1956,1964;member ofOhioDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49.Protestant.Member,Eagles;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died in1987(ageabout91 years).Burial location unknown. | | Harry Chapman Woodyard (1867-1929) — also known asHarry C. Woodyard — of Spencer,RoaneCounty, W.Va.Born in Spencer,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,November13, 1867.Republican.Wholesale grocer;lumberbusiness; member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1899-1902;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1903-11, 1916-23,1925-27; defeated, 1910, 1922.Died in Spencer,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,June 21,1929 (age61 years, 220days).Entombed in mausoleum atSpencerMemorial Cemetery, Spencer, W.Va. | | Floyd Roscoe Yoho (1893-1990) — also known asFloyd R. Yoho — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born inMarshallCounty, W.Va.,May 21,1893.Republican.Grocer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1939-46.Died in Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,July 21,1990 (age97 years, 61days).Burial location unknown.
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