| |  Ned H. Ragland (b. 1909) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born inLynchburg,Va.,August18, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1957-58.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Lions.Burial location unknown. | | Nick Joe Rahall II (b. 1949) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,May 20,1949.Democrat. Staff assistant to U.S. Sen.RobertByrd, 1972-74; director of Rahall Communications, familybusiness, owningradio and TVstations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1972,1980,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1977-2012 (4th District1977-93, 3rd District 1993-2012);arrestedin California fordrunkdriving,1988.Presbyterian.Lebaneseancestry. Member,Rotary;Elks;Moose;Eagles;NAACP;NationalRifle Association;Freemasons;Shriners.Still living as of 2014. | | Barrick Samuel Rankin (b. 1872) — also known asB. S. Rankin — of Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clearfield,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,July 16,1872.Republican.Physician;surgeon;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1929-32;resigned 1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;JuniorOrder;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.  | Archie L. Reed (b. 1898) — also known asA. L. Reed — of Newburg,PrestonCounty, W.Va.Born in Fellowsville,PrestonCounty, W.Va.,October6, 1898.Republican.Automobiledealer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1941-44;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1945-60.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary.Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof J. Q. Reed and Virginia (Ridgeway) Reed; married,June 15,1919, to Madge Marie Morrow. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
|  | Edward Ray Reed (b. 1891) — also known asE. Ray Reed — of Clay,ClayCounty, W.Va.Born in Clay,ClayCounty, W.Va.,March15, 1891.Republican.Banker;coalbusiness;oil and gasoperator; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1933-36;defeated, 1936; member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1941-44, 1951-54; candidateforU.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; candidateforWestVirginia state auditor, 1956; member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1967.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Reed and Carrie (Wheeler) Reed; married1917 to LulaR. Wilson. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | | Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) — also known asStuart F. Reed — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born near Philippi,BarbourCounty, W.Va.,January8, 1866.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster atClarksburg,W.Va., 1897-1901;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1909-17;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Woodmen.DiedJuly 4,1935 (age69 years, 177days).Interment atElkviewMasonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.  | Walter Raleigh Reitz (1885-1957) — also known asWalter R. Reitz — of Sistersville,TylerCounty, W.Va.Born in Barnesville,BelmontCounty, Ohio,December8, 1885.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;oilbusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom West Virginia,1920;member ofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1927-30.Member,Freemasons;Elks;DeltaTau Delta.Died in1957(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:WalterRaleigh | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | Stanley J. Rexrode (b. 1883) — of Marlinton,PocahontasCounty, W.Va.Born in New Hampden,HighlandCounty, Va.,August5, 1883.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County, 1935-36.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons;Woodmen;JuniorOrder.Burial location unknown.  | Edward Bunker Reynolds (1873-1939) — also known asE. Bunker Reynolds — of Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born in Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.,July 18,1873.Republican.Lawyer;fruitgrower;member ofWestVirginia state senate 14th District, 1923-38.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November7, 1939 (age66 years, 112days).Intermentsomewhere in Keyser, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Marion Reynolds and Belle Rodgers (Hennen) Reynolds;married,December19, 1918, to Mary Warden Russell. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
 | John Gough Ridenour (1918-1963) — also known asGough Ridenour — of Grafton,TaylorCounty, W.Va.Born in Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.,August11, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;geologist;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Taylor County; elected1950, 1952; defeated, 1954.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Grafton,TaylorCounty, W.Va.,July 3,1963 (age44 years, 326days).Interment atBluemontCemetery, Grafton, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Alston Gordon Ridenour and Grace Maude (Gough) Ridenour; married,November1, 1948, to Betty Louise Robinson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Edgar Elwood Righter (b. 1867) — also known asEdgar E. Righter — of Shinnston,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born near Saltwell,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,February18, 1867.Democrat.Schoolteacher;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1923-24,1931-42; defeated, 1928, 1942.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Bigler Righter and Emily Atkinson Righter; married,May 2,1899, to Rose E. Louther. |
| | Ray E. Ritchie (b. 1890) — of Ravenswood,JacksonCounty, W.Va.BornJuly 30,1890.Republican.Contractor;banker;mayorof Ravenswood, W.Va., 1933-46; member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1935-36.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof A. C. Ritchie and Laura V. Ritchie; married,May 8,1911, to Pearl Huey. |
 | Evan Garrett Roberts (1870-1949) — also known asEvan G. Roberts — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,May 4,1870.Republican.Mayorof Moundsville, W.Va., 1910; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1927-28;member ofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1929-32.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.DiedOctober28, 1949 (age79 years, 177days).Interment atMt.Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John Clinton Roberts and Elmira Adelaide (Garrett) Roberts;married to Cora Luella Courtwright. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
 | Ford Franklin Roberts (1912-1959) — also known asFord F. Roberts — of Milton,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Milton,CabellCounty, W.Va.,March 7,1912.Democrat.Merchant;insuranceagent; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1949-52.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Moose.Died, in St. Mary'sHospital,Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,June 19,1959 (age47 years, 104days).Interment atForest Memorial Park, Milton, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof James Maxwell Roberts and Lula Mae (Shamlin) Roberts; married,July 20,1936, to Gladys C. Simonton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | William W. Roberts (b. 1901) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Christianburg,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,March20, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36.Baptist.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.  | Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known asA. Willis Robertson — ofLexington,Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,May 27,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7thDistrict 1935-46);U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1948,1952,1956.Baptist.Member,PiKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons;Sonsof Confederate Veterans.Died inLexington,Va.,November1, 1971 (age84 years, 158days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Lexington, Va. | | 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 atSunsetMemorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.| | Presumably namedfor:GroverCleveland | | | | Relatives: Son of George W. Robertsonand Delilah Elizabeth (Melton) Robertson; married,May 24,1908, to Hattie Mae Lytton. |
| | Sidney Hampton Robertson (b. 1877) — also known asSidney H. Robertson;SidRobertson —of Clendenin,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Kettle,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,July 3,1877.Democrat.Banker;merchant;oil and gasbusiness; member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1937-42; appointed 1937;defeated, 1942.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George W. Robertson and Delilah E. (Melton) Robertson; married,December26, 1900, to Gladys M. Grubb. |
 | Frank Barnes Robinson (b. 1885) — also known asFrank B. Robinson — of Ranson,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,September20, 1885.Republican.Farmer,fruitgrower;manufacturer;banker;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1927-30.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
| | French Robinson (d. 1987) — of Elizabeth,WirtCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Chair ofWirt County Democratic Party, 1940.Member,Freemasons. Died in1987.Interment atOwlHill Methodist Cemetery, Wirt County, W.Va. | | Walter Rollins (1922-1992) — of Kenova,WayneCounty, W.Va.Born in Catlettsburg,BoydCounty, Ky.,January2, 1922.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1971-76, 1985-92 (Wayne County1971-74, 12th District 1975-76, 14th District 1985-92); died inoffice 1992; member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1977-80.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;BetaTheta Pi;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedFebruary9, 1992 (age70 years, 38days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter F. Rollins and Nellie (Hatfield) Rollins; married,April 9,1943, to Martha Lacock. |
| | Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) — also known asWalter V. Ross — of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born in Henry,FranklinCounty, Va.,September7, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;MercerCounty Prosecuting Attorney;chair ofMercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48,1963-64.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;PhiGamma Delta;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to KatherineMcClung. |
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