Very incomplete list! | |  Edward Lisle Allen (1868-1932) — also known asEdward L. Allen — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Leicester,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1868.Republican.Newspapereditor; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1920.CongregationalistorPresbyterian.Member,Alpha Zeta;Grange.Died in Bemus Point,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1932 (age64 years, 77days).Interment atBemusPoint Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y. | | Elmer Andrew Bass (1887-1965) — also known asElmer A. Bass — of Red Oak,MontgomeryCounty, Iowa.Born near Oakland,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,November26, 1887.Republican.Farmer;member ofIowastate house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1945-51.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Alpha Zeta;PhiKappa Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;Rotary.DiedJanuary10, 1965 (age77 years, 45days).Interment atEmerson Cemetery, Emerson, Iowa.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Cary Bass and Mary Ellen (Wenner) Bass; married to NellieM. Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) — Born in Whitney,FranklinCounty, Idaho,August4, 1899.Republican.Farmer;agriculturalextension agent;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints(Mormon), 1985-94.Mormon. Member,FarmBureau;Alpha Zeta;Kiwanis;Rotary.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,May 29,1994 (age94 years, 298days).Interment atWhitneyCemetery, Whitney, Idaho. |  | Clark Louis Brody (1879-1961) — also known asClark L. Brody — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Fabius,St. JosephCounty, Mich.,February1, 1879.Republican.Farmer;county agricultural agent, 1915-21; executive with Farm Bureau;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1921-59; appointed 1921; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1956.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Alpha Zeta;PhiKappa Phi;Kiwanis.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October12, 1961 (age82 years, 253days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | | Edgar Bernard Brossard (b. 1889) — also known asEdgar B. Brossard — of Utah;Washington,D.C.Born in Oxford,BannockCounty, Idaho,April 1,1889.Republican.Collegeprofessor;economist;member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1925-45; chair, U.S. TariffCommission, 1930.Mormon. Member,AmericanEconomic Association;Grange;PhiKappa Phi;Alpha Zeta;PiKappa Alpha.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Amable Alphonse Brossard and Mary Catherine (Hobson) Brossard;married,August25, 1915, to Laura P. Crowley. |
 | Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) — also known asEarl L. Butz — of West Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Albion,NobleCounty, Ind.,July 3,1909.Economist;universityprofessor;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.Member,AlphaGamma Rho;SigmaXi;SigmaDelta Chi;TauKappa Alpha;Alpha Zeta;Kiwanis.Resignedin 1976 following afurorover aracistjoke. In 1981, hepleadedguilty toincometax evasion;sentencedto five years inprison(served 30 days) andfined$10,000.Died in Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February2, 2008 (age98 years, 214days).Interment atTippecanoeMemory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind. |  | Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) — also known asElbert N. Carvel;"BigBert" —of Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Shelter Island,SuffolkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1910.Democrat.Fertilizermanufacturer;LieutenantGovernor of Delaware, 1945-49;DelawareDemocratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Delaware,1948,1952,1956,1960;Governorof Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Delaware,1972.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Lions;Grange;SigmaDelta Kappa;Alpha Zeta.Died in Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.,February6, 2005 (age94 years, 363days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md. | | | Milton Stover Eisenhower (1899-1985) — also known asMilton S. Eisenhower — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Abilene,DickinsonCounty, Kan.,September15, 1899.Republican.Newspaperreporter;universityprofessor; U.S. Vice Consul inEdinburgh, 1924-26;presidentof Kansas State University, 1943-50; Pennsylvania State University,1950-56; and Johns Hopkins University, 1956-67 and 1971-72; directorforrailroads;trustee forhospitals;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964;Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1980.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaDelta Chi;Alpha Zeta;OmicronDelta Kappa;DeltaSigma Pi.Died, ofcancer,inBaltimore,Md.,May 2,1985 (age85 years, 229days).Interment atCentre County Memorial Park, State College, Pa. | | John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) — also known asJohn A. Hannah — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October9, 1902.Republican.Agriculturalextension agent;presidentof Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,1955-69; director,MotorWheel Corporation, Michigan BellTelephoneCompany, AmericanBank andTrust Company, and Manufacturers NationalBank ofDetroit;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;NewcomenSociety;PhiEta Sigma;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;PiKappa Delta;Alpha Zeta.Died in1991(ageabout88 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married toSarah May Shaw. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) — also known asWilliam M. Jardine — of Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.; Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born inOneidaCounty, Idaho,January16, 1879.Collegeprofessor;agronomist;president,Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister toEgypt, 1930;Kansasstate treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.Congregationalist.Member,SigmaXi;BetaTheta Pi;Alpha Zeta;PhiKappa Phi;GammaSigma Delta;Freemasons;Rotary;AmericanForestry Association;FarmBureau.DiedJanuary17, 1955 (age76 years, 1days).Interment atLoganCity Cemetery, Logan, Utah. | | William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) — also known asW. Pat Jennings — of Marion,SmythCounty, Va.; Vienna,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Camp,SmythCounty, Va.,August20, 1919.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;automobiledealer;farmimplement dealer;SmythCounty Sheriff, 1948-54;U.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1968.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Alpha Zeta;SigmaPhi Epsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was drivingoverturnedand crushed him, in Marion,SmythCounty, Va.,August2, 1994 (age74 years, 347days).Interment atRose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Va. | | Jerry Lon Litton (1937-1976) — also known asJerry Litton — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.Born near Lock Springs,DaviessCounty, Mo.,May 12,1937.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1973-76; died inoffice 1976.Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;Alpha Zeta.Whilerunningfor U.S. Senator, died in thecrash of aprivate plane, shortly after takeoff from the MunicipalAirport,Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.,August3, 1976 (age39 years, 83days).Interment atResthavenMemorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Mo.  | Walter Scott McNab (1885-1963) — also known asWalter S. McNab — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915-19 (Schenectady County 1915-17, SchenectadyCounty 1st District 1918-19); defeated, 1913;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1938.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry. Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Alpha Zeta;BetaTheta Pi.Died in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1963 (age78 years, 216days).Interment atValeCemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.| | Presumably namedfor:WalterScott | | | | Relatives: Son of Duncan McNab andSarah Florella (Osborn) McNab; married1911 toRebecca Swan Henning. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | William T. Milleson (b. 1907) — of Springfield,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born in Springfield,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,September16, 1907.Democrat.Farmer;aviator;director, First NationalBank ofRomney; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1937-42, 1975-80 (HampshireCounty 1937-42, 34th District 1975-80).Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Grange;ThetaChi;Alpha Zeta;Ruritan;Lions;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson; married,December26, 1940, to Avery Heiskel Pancake. |
| | Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) — also known asStanley M. Powell — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,July 7,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,1932;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,1961-62.Baptist.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;AmericanLegion;PiKappa Delta;DeltaSigma Rho;Alpha Zeta.Died inIoniaCounty, Mich.,August25, 1988 (age90 years, 49days).Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Ionia, Mich. | | Roland Roger Renne (1905-1989) — also known asRoland Renne — of Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.Born in Greenwich,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,December12, 1905.Democrat.Economist;collegeprofessor;president,Montana State College, Bozeman, 1943-64; candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1964.PresbyterianorUnitarian.Member,Rotary;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;Alpha Zeta.DiedAugust30, 1989 (age83 years, 261days).Interment atSunsetHills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont. | | Robert Walter Scott (1929-2009) — also known asRobert Scott — of Haw River,AlamanceCounty, N.C.Born in Haw River,AlamanceCounty, N.C.,June 13,1929.Democrat.Farmer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1964;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1965-69;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1969-73.Presbyterian.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;Jaycees;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Alpha Zeta.DiedJanuary23, 2009 (age79 years, 224days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Gray Shelton (b. 1906) — also known asHenry G. Shelton — of Speed,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born near Speed,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.,November14, 1906.Democrat.Farmer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 4th District, 1957-59.Episcopalian.Member,FarmBureau;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Alpha Zeta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin F. Shelton and Annie Little (Thigpen) Shelton; married toAthlea Boone. |
| | Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) — also known asRobert L. F. Sikes — of Crestview,OkaloosaCounty, Fla.Born in Isabella,WorthCounty, Ga.,June 3,1906.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1937-40;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1956(delegation chair),1960(delegation chair);reprimandedby the House of Representatives, 1976, overconflictsof interest.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Kiwanis;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;Alpha Zeta;AlphaGamma Rho;Elks.Died while suffering fromAlzheimer'sdisease,September28, 1994 (age88 years, 117days).Interment atLiveoakPark Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla. | | Robert Lee Taylor (1912-1993) — also known asRobert L. Taylor — of Salamanca,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born in Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1912.Democrat.Mayorof Salamanca, N.Y., 1945-49; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1948.Episcopalian.Member,Moose;Elks;Rotary;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;Alpha Zeta.DiedJuly 6,1993 (age80 years, 331days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y. | | Mark G. Thornburg (1882-1962) — of Emmetsburg,Palo AltoCounty, Iowa.Born in Linden,DallasCounty, Iowa,June 8,1882.Republican.Iowasecretary of agriculture, 1924-33, 1939-43.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;PhiKappa Psi;Alpha Zeta.DiedDecember15, 1962 (age80 years, 190days).Interment atGlendaleCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas A. Thornburg and Jennie (Vestal) Thornburg; married toBlanche Scholes. |
| | Dale Edward Wolf (b. 1924) — also known asDale E. Wolf — of near Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.,September6, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;vice-president ofpharmaceuticalbusiness for the E. I. Du Pontchemicalcompany; Delaware Director of Development, 1987-88;LieutenantGovernor of Delaware, 1989-92;Governor ofDelaware, 1992-93.Member,Freemasons;SigmaXi;Alpha Zeta.Still living as of 2014.
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