Very incomplete list! | |  Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) — also known asWatkins M. Abbitt — of Appomattox,AppomattoxCounty, Va.Born in Appomattox,AppomattoxCounty, Va.,May 21,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;AppomattoxCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1944;delegateto Virginia limited constitutional convention 11th District,1945;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1964,1972;VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1964-70.Baptist.Member,Ruritan;Lions;OmicronDelta Kappa;DeltaTheta Phi;AmericanForestry Association.Died, ofleukemia,at Virginia BaptistHospital,Lynchburg,Va.,July 13,1998 (age90 years, 53days).Interment atLibertyBaptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, Va. | | John Bradie Allman (1895-1958) — also known asJ. Bradie Allman — of Rocky Mount,FranklinCounty, Va.Born in Union Hall,FranklinCounty, Va.,November17, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director,People's NationalBank;president,TobaccoBoard of Trade;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1926-31, 1948-55, 1958; died in office1958; mayor of Rocky Mount, Va.; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1948.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;FarmBureau;Freemasons;Lions;Ruritan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedJuly 7,1958 (age62 years, 232days).Interment atHighStreet Cemetery, Rocky Mount, Va. | | Edward Almer Ames Jr. (1903-1987) — also known asE. Almer Ames, Jr. — of Accomac,AccomackCounty, Va.Born in Onley,AccomackCounty, Va.,January22, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;AccomackCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1943-55; vice-president, FirstNationalBank,Onancock, Va.;chair ofAccomack County Democratic Party, 1948-67; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1952;member ofVirginiastate senate 1st District, 1956-67; member ofVirginiaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1956.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Ruritan;Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi.Died in May,1987(age84years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Edward Almer Ames and Lena E. (Trower) Ames; married,January8, 1936, to Elizabeth Johnson Melson. |
| | Howard Palmer Anderson (1915-2000) — also known asHoward P. Anderson — Born in Crystal Hill,HalifaxCounty, Va.,May 25,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;FBIspecial agent;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1958-71; member ofVirginiastate senate 18th District, 1972-91.Member,Ruritan;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FarmBureau.Died in South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November1, 2000 (age85 years, 160days).Interment atCrystal Hill Cemetery, Crystal Hill, Va. | | Frank Bryant Beazley (1897-1973) — also known asFrank B. Beazley — of Bowling Green,CarolineCounty, Va.Born in Sparta,CarolineCounty, Va.,September3, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1944-51.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;Ruritan;ThetaChi;DeltaTheta Phi.DiedDecember17, 1973 (age76 years, 105days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Washington Bland (1912-1991) — also known asJ. W. Bland — of Alberta,BrunswickCounty, Va.Born in Crewe,NottowayCounty, Va.,October8, 1912.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1948-53.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Ruritan.DiedMarch16, 1991 (age78 years, 159days).Interment atBethelMethodist Church Cemetery, Alberta, Va. | | John B. Boatwright (1881-1965) — of Buckingham,BuckinghamCounty, Va.Born in Marion,SmythCounty, Va.,November27, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1922-23, 1936-59 (Buckingham &Cumberland counties 1922-23, Appomattox & Buckingham counties1936-43, Buckingham, Appomattox & Cumberland counties 1944-59).Baptist.Member,ModernWoodmen of America;Ruritan.DiedMarch28, 1965 (age83 years, 121days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard H. Bowman (1903-1993) — also known asDick Bowman — of Rainelle,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,July 14,1903.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1955-60, 1963-64, 1967-72(Greenbrier County 1955-60, 1963-64, 4th District 1967-72).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;Elks;Moose;Lions;FarmBureau;Ruritan.DiedMarch17, 1993 (age89 years, 246days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward McPhail Bridgforth (1906-1951) — also known asE. M. Bridgforth — of Kenbridge,LunenburgCounty, Va.Born in Kenbridge,LunenburgCounty, Va.,June 16,1906.Democrat.Farmer;oil companyagent; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1950-51; died in office 1951.Methodist.Member,KappaAlpha Society;Ruritan.DiedDecember16, 1951 (age45 years, 183days).Burial location unknown. | | Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) — also known asGoodloe E. Byron — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in Williamsport,WashingtonCounty, Md.,June 22,1929.Democrat.Lawyer;FrederickCounty Attorney, 1959-62; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1963-66; member ofMarylandstate senate District 2, 1967-70;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; defeated,1968; died in office 1978.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;OptimistClub;Ruritan;KappaAlpha Order.Died near Williamsport,WashingtonCounty, Md.,October11, 1978 (age49 years, 111days).Interment atAntietamNational Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Md. | | J. R. Campbell (b. 1921) — also known asDick Campbell — of Rupert,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Born in Dawson,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,August10, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1959-60.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Ruritan.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wrendo Marion Godwin (1896-1976) — also known asWrendo M. Godwin — of Parksley,AccomackCounty, Va.Born in Poulson,AccomackCounty, Va.,September22, 1896.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1948;member ofVirginiaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1948; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Accomack County, 1948-55.Baptist.Member,Lions;Freemasons;Shriners;Ruritan.Died in1976(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown. | | John William Green (b. 1925) — of Turbeville,ClarendonCounty, S.C.Born in Turbeville,ClarendonCounty, S.C.,October22, 1925.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;merchant;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-62.Methodist.Member,Ruritan;Freemasons;Shriners.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) — also known asAndy Guest — of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1939.Republican.Farmer;banker;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1973-99.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Rotary;IzaakWalton League;Ruritan.Died, ofcancer,in Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.,April 2,2001 (age61 years, 185days).Interment atOldChapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va. | | Burr Powell Harrison (1904-1973) — also known asBurr P. Harrison — ofWinchester,Va.Born inWinchester,Va.,July 2,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;FrederickCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-40; member ofVirginiastate senate 25th District, 1940-43; circuit judge in Virginia 17th Circuit, 1942-46;U.S.Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1946-63.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Moose;Kiwanis;Ruritan.Died inWinchester,Va.,December29, 1973 (age69 years, 180days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va. | | 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;AlphaZeta;Ruritan;Lions;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson; married,December26, 1940, to Avery Heiskel Pancake. |
| | William J. Oates Jr. (1936-1980) — of Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born inMineralCounty, W.Va.,February8, 1936.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1973-80; died in office1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1976.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;FarmBureau;Ruritan;Rotary;Moose.DiedSeptember23, 1980 (age44 years, 228days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates; married,December23, 1961, to Nancy Hockensmith. |
| | Otey Roy Parker (1902-1991) — also known asO. Roy Parker — of Union,MonroeCounty, W.Va.Born in Wayside,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,March15, 1902.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1955-66.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Rotary;Ruritan.DiedMarch 1,1991 (age88 years, 351days).Burial location unknown.  | John I. Rogers (1910-1994) — of Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born in Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.,July 10,1910.Republican.Transferbusiness;funeraldirector;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1939-48,1951-54; defeated, 1934; member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1969-72; defeated, 1966,1972.UnitedBrethren; laterPresbyterian.Member,Rotary;Lions;OddFellows;Ruritan.DiedJanuary13, 1994 (age83 years, 187days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albin I. Rogers and Dessie Grace (Alt) Rogers; married,October21, 1931, to Hazel V. Shumaker. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
 | William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) — also known asWilliam M. Tuck — of South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born near High Hill,HalifaxCounty, Va.,September28, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1924-32; member ofVirginiastate senate 10th District, 1932-41; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1940(alternate),1948,1952;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1942-46;Governor ofVirginia, 1946-50;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaPhi Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Woodmen;Moose;Redmen;Lions;Ruritan.Died in South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.,June 9,1983 (age86 years, 254days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, South Boston, Va. | | | Dallas Wolfe (b. 1895) — of Grafton,TaylorCounty, W.Va.; Rowlesburg,PrestonCounty, W.Va.Born in Colebank,PrestonCounty, W.Va.,September1, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;schoolteacher;farmer;millwright;lumberbusiness;servicestation operator;restaurantowner;motelowner; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1935-36;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1961-72.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Ruritan.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe; married,October2, 1928, to Virginia Jones; married,June 28,1971, to Gladys McDaniel. |
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