Very incomplete list! | |  James Abdnor (1923-2012) — also known asJim Abdnor;Ellis JamesAbdnor —of Kennebec,LymanCounty, S.Dak.Born in Kennebec,LymanCounty, S.Dak.,February13, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;rancher;schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofSouthDakota state senate, 1957-68 (29th District 1957-66, 24thDistrict 1967-68);Presidentpro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1965-66;LieutenantGovernor of South Dakota, 1969-71;U.S.Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1973-81; defeatedin primary, 1970;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986;administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1987-89; delegateto Republican National Convention from South Dakota,1992.Methodist;laterLutheran.Lebaneseancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;FarmersUnion;Grange;SigmaChi;IzaakWalton League.Died, at DoughertyHospiceHouse, Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,May 16,2012 (age89 years, 93days).Interment atKennebec Cemetery, Kennebec, S.Dak. | | Paula Aboud — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;real estateagent;propertymanager; member ofArizonastate senate 28th District, 2006-; appointed 2006.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2006. | | Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) — also known asWalter G. Andrews — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,July 16,1889.Republican.Athletic coach; major in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;salesmanager;U.S.Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,42nd District 1945-49).Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in ahotel atDaytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,March 5,1949 (age59 years, 232days).Cremated;ashes interred atOldFort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y. | | Malcolm R. Arnold (1909-1979) — also known asMack Arnold — of Bloomingrose,BooneCounty, W.Va.Born in Racine,BooneCounty, W.Va.,April 7,1909.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1941-42;Speaker ofthe West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1941.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Redmen;UnitedMine Workers.Died in October,1979(age70years, 0 days).Cremated;ashes scattered.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Arnold and Evaline (McCutcheon) Arnold; married,January13, 1935, to Reba Thompson. |
| | James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) — also known asJames H. Arrington — of Stillwater,PayneCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Jethro,FranklinCounty, Ark.,May 23,1904.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;superintendentof schools;oil drillingbusiness;OklahomaDemocratic state chair, 1940-46; member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oklahoma,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.Presbyterian.Member,IzaakWalton League;SigmaNu;Lions.Named to Oklahoma State University AlumniHall ofFame.DiedMarch 8,1979 (age74 years, 289days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Stillwater, Okla. | | Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) — also known asDon G. Batchelor — of Grand Blanc,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Hicksville,DefianceCounty, Ohio,June 13,1895.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County2nd District, 1961-62.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;NationalEducation Association.Died in Grand Blanc,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,September25, 1971 (age76 years, 104days).Interment atMaple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Mich. | | John Frederick Bohler (1885-1960) — also known asJ. Fred Bohler — of Pullman,WhitmanCounty, Wash.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,April14, 1885.Athletic coach;mayorof Pullman, Wash., 1949-51.Died in Pullman,WhitmanCounty, Wash.,July 12,1960 (age75 years, 89days).Interment atAssociatedOrder of United Workers Cemetery, Pullman, Wash. | | Halbert W. Brooks (b. 1885) — of Green Lake,Green LakeCounty, Wis.Born in Green Lake,Green LakeCounty, Wis.,December9, 1885.Republican.Merchant;athletic coach;GreenLake County Sheriff, 1925-26; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1945-46,1949-52.Interment atDartfordCemetery, Green Lake, Wis. | | Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001) — also known asFrank Brouillet;"Buster" —of Puyallup,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Puyallup,PierceCounty, Wash.,May 18,1928.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives 25th District, 1957-73;Washingtonsuperintendent of public instruction, 1973-89.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi;Grange;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, of complications fromleukemia,in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,January20, 2001 (age72 years, 247days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet; married1956 to MargeE. Sarsten. |
| | John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) — also known asJohn Y. Brown, Sr. — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Geigers Lake,UnionCounty, Ky.,February1, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;athletic coach;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49thDistrict 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeatedin primary, 1973;U.S.Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated inprimary, 1980; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1936,1948,1964(alternate),1980;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1939.Methodist;laterChristian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;PhiKappa Tau;PhiAlpha Delta;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Badly injured in anautomobileaccident, which paralyzed his lower body, and died six monthslater frompneumonia,in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 16,1985 (age85 years, 135days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.  | H. Monroe Browne (1917-2006) — of Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Wheatland,YubaCounty, Calif.Born in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 9,1917.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II;cattle feedingbusiness; president, HartmanConcreteMaterials, and McCoyTire andRecap Company;race horseowner; president and CEO, Institute for Contemporary Studies,1975-81; U.S. Ambassador toNew Zealand, 1981-85;Western Samoa, 1981-85.Member,Rotary.Died in Wheatland,YubaCounty, Calif.,June 13,2006 (age89 years, 35days).Interment atWheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Calif. | | James Wesley Bryan Jr. (1901-1969) — of Bremerton,KitsapCounty, Wash.Born in Lake Charles,CalcasieuParish, La.,October31, 1901.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;lawyer;KitsapCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate forWashingtonstate senate, 1956.Protestant.Member,PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Eagles;Lions;Freemasons;Elks.Died in December,1969(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) — of McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December1, 1902.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;automobiledealer;mayorof McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1944;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died inoffice 1951.Protestant.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;PhiGamma Delta;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Lions.Died, fromesophagealand gastric bleeding, in thenavalhospital at Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April27, 1951 (age48 years, 147days).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, AlleghenyCounty, Pa. | | Carroll E. Bumgarner (1937-1984) — of Oak Hill,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Born inWirtCounty, W.Va.,January13, 1937.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1973-78, 1981-82 (FayetteCounty 1973-74, 21st District 1975-78, 1981-82).Methodist.Member,Lions.Died, fromheartdisease, in July,1984(age47years, 0 days).Interment atPisgahCemetery, Palestine, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph C. Bumgarner and Nina M. (Greer) Bumgarner; married,February19, 1960, to Sandra J. Lowe. |
| | Harry Clifton Byrd (1889-1970) — also known asHarry C. Byrd;Curley Byrd — Born in Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.,February12, 1889.Democrat.Athletic coach;president,University of Maryland, 1936-54; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1966.Member,Moose;Rotary.Died, fromheartdisease, in the University of MarylandHospital,Baltimore,Md.,October2, 1970 (age81 years, 232days).Interment atAsbury Cemetery, Crisfield, Md.  | Vernon Quincy Callaway (1907-1988) — also known asVernon Q. Callaway;"Coach" —of Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born in Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.,November29, 1907.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;small mineowner; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-60.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.DiedDecember15, 1988 (age81 years, 16days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John F. Callaway and Vita (Totten) Callaway; married,October10, 1932, to Evelyn Hall. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
 | Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) — also known asAlbert B. Chandler;HappyChandler —of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HendersonCounty, Ky.,July 14,1898.Democrat.Athletic coach;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofKentuckystate senate 22nd District, 1930-31;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1931-35;Governor ofKentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1936,1940,1944,1952,1956;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1939;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939; Commissioner ofBaseball1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1956.Episcopalian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PiKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died in Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,June 15,1991 (age92 years, 336days).Interment atPisgahChurch Cemetery, Versailles, Ky. | | John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) — also known asJohn A. Cherberg — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,October17, 1910.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;LieutenantGovernor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate formayorof Seattle, Wash., 1964; account executive, KIRO-TVtelevisionstation.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;SigmaNu.DiedApril 8,1992 (age81 years, 174days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Cherberg and Annie (Rand) Cherberg; married,August17, 1935, to Elizabeth Ann Walker. |
| | Charles E. Donley (b. 1921) — also known asChuck Donley — of Wellsburg,BrookeCounty, W.Va.Born inBrookeCounty, W.Va.,May 12,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;steelworker;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974;elected unopposed 1976.Christian.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John B. Donley and Mary (Jones) Donley; married,July 4,1946, to Mattie Lang. |
| | William T. Emblen (b. 1906) — of Elm Grove,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March22, 1906.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-48;defeated, 1948.Christian.Member,KappaSigma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank J. Emblen and Ella Josephine (Miller) Emblen; married,October3, 1931, to Celesta Richard. |
| | Milton A. Feller (b. 1902) — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,September21, 1902.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1942-44;district judge in New Jersey 1st District, 1944;lawprofessor;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,1947.Member,Elks.Burial location unknown. | | John F. Fitzpatrick (1898-1979) — of South River,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in South River,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,July 5,1898.Athletic coach;mayorof South River, N.J., 1937, 1953; board member, Central JerseySavingsBank;board member, St. Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick.DiedOctober20, 1979 (age81 years, 107days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, East Brunswick, N.J. | | Thomas J. Foerster (1928-2000) — also known asTom Foerster — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April17, 1928.Democrat.Athletic coach; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1959-68; resigned 1968; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1968;candidate formayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1977; Democratic Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1992.Catholic.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January11, 2000 (age71 years, 269days).Interment atNorth Side Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Lyman L. Frimodig (1891-1972) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Laurium,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,October9, 1891.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;athletic coach;collegeprofessor;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1933-38; resigned 1938.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,May 6,1972 (age80 years, 210days).Burial location unknown. | | Glen B. Gainer Jr. (1927-2009) — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,July 4,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;schoolteacher;athletic coach;mayorof Parkersburg, W.Va., 1968-70;WestVirginia state auditor, 1977-93.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,September8, 2009 (age82 years, 66days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | Anthony R. Gentile (1905-1966) — of Williamson,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Thomas,TuckerCounty, W.Va.,October26, 1905.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II;insurancebusiness; member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1961-63; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1963-64.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks;Moose;Sons ofItaly;PhiSigma Kappa;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedSeptember6, 1966 (age60 years, 315days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Williamson, W.Va. | | Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) — also known asErnest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,March 6,1901.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;mathematician;lawyer;WindhamCounty State's Attorney, 1929-32;U.S.Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II;Governor ofVermont, 1947-50;U.S.District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69; died in office 1969.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Eagles;PhiDelta Phi;ThetaChi.Died in Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,November4, 1969 (age68 years, 243days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt. | | Thomas G. Goodwin (b. 1922) — also known as"Blue" — of Seth,BooneCounty, W.Va.Born inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November22, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1965-80 (Boone County 1965-74,15th District 1975-80).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Lions.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles A. Goodwin and Grace B. (Hudnall) Goodwin; married,May 28,1955, to Shirley Jo Stamper. |
| | Walter A. Gordon (1894-1976) — Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,1894.Athletic coach;policeofficer;lawyer;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1955-58;U.S.District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1958-68.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha;NAACP.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,April 1,1976 (ageabout 81years).Burial location unknown. | | Brock L. Greenfield (born c.1976) — of Clark,ClarkCounty, S.Dak.Born about 1976. Republican.Merchant;athletic coach; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom South Dakota,2004,2008;electedSouthDakota state house of representatives 6th District 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Lyle W. Hanks (1930-2012) — of St. Louis Park,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Elk River,SherburneCounty, Minn.,August28, 1930.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;mayorof St. Louis Park, Minn., 1982-96.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.,November2, 2012 (age82 years, 66days).Burial location unknown. | | John Dennis Hastert (b. 1942) — also known asJ. Dennis Hastert;DennyHastert —of Oswego,KendallCounty, Ill.; Yorkville,KendallCounty, Ill.; Plano,KendallCounty, Ill.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,January2, 1942.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1981-86;U.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1987-;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1999-; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,2008.Methodist.Still living as of 2020. | | Clifford D. Hatten (b. 1912) — of Kenova,WayneCounty, W.Va.Born inWayneCounty, W.Va.,May 7,1912.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1941-42.Baptist.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Chester A. Hatten and Meda (Perdue) Hatten. |
| | Carl Henry Hoffman (1896-1980) — also known asCarl H. Hoffman — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Bangor,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,August12, 1896.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;lumberbusiness;oilbusiness;banker;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1946-47;defeated, 1944.DiedNovember30, 1980 (age84 years, 110days).Interment atHusbandCemetery, Somerset, Pa. | | Joseph Warren Holt (born c.1968) — also known asJoseph W. Holt — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1968.Filmmaker;athletic coach; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 2009.Still living as of 2009. | | Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) — also known asRush D. Holt — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.,June 19,1905.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35,1942-50, 1955; defeated (Democratic), 1928; died in office 1955;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1935-41; defeated in Democraticprimary, 1940; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1944, 1952.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, fromcancer,in the ResearchClinicof the National Inbstitutes of Health, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February8, 1955 (age49 years, 234days).Interment atMacpelahCemetery, Weston, W.Va. | | Jim Lee Howell (c.1915-1995) — of Arkansas. Born about 1915. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1960. Professionalfootballplayer for the New York Giants 1937-48, andhead coach1954-60; among his coaching assistants were Vince Lombardi and TomLandry.Died in Lonoke,LonokeCounty, Ark.,January4, 1995 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown. | | L. Opie Jeffries (b. 1909) — ofPutnamCounty, W.Va.Born in Liberty,PutnamCounty, W.Va.,January13, 1909.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1945-48;defeated, 1948.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Lions.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof J. J. Jeffries and Laura M. (Beller) Jeffries; married toGeraldine Fisher; married,August19, 1946, to Eveline Rosalind Mitchell. |
| | James Daniel Jordan (b. 1964) — also known asJim Jordan — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,February17, 1964.Republican.Athletic coach; member ofOhiostate house of representatives 85th District, 1995-2000; memberofOhiostate senate 12th District, 2001-06;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 2007-; in 2018, he wasaccusedby former Ohio State University wrestlers of ignoringsexualabuse by the team physician; he denied this, but refused tocooperate with aninvestigation;in a lawsuit, he waschargedwithwitnesstampering andintimidation;received theMedalof Freedom on January 11, 2021;speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.Still living as of 2024. | | Charles Minor Karshner (b. 1897) — of Napoleon,HenryCounty, Ohio.Born in Liberty Center,HenryCounty, Ohio,September16, 1897.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;athletic coach;chair ofHenry County Democratic Party, 1933, 1948.Methodist.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles B. Karshner and Ella (Steedman) Karshner; married toGertrude Yaney. |
| | Roger Joseph Kiley (1900-1974) — also known asRoger J. Kiley — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October23, 1900.Democrat. Professionalfootballplayer, Chicago Cardinals, 1923;athletic coach;lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940;superior court judge in Illinois, 1940; Judge, Illinois AppellateCourt, 1941-61;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1961-74; tooksenior status 1974.Catholic.Irishancestry.Suffering fromdiabetesand aheartailment, he collapsed at Rosary College in River Forest, and diedsoon after at Gottlieb MemorialHospital,Melrose Park,CookCounty, Ill.,September6, 1974 (age73 years, 318days).Interment atQueenof Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill. | | Phillip Mitchell Landrum (1907-1990) — also known asPhillip M. Landrum — of Jasper,PickensCounty, Ga.Born in Martin,StephensCounty, Ga.,September10, 1907.Democrat.Athletic coach;superintendentof schools;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1953-77; defeated inprimary, 1942.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Elks;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Co-author of Landrum-Griffin Act. DiedNovember19, 1990 (age83 years, 70days).Burial location unknown.  | Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) — also known asEdwin S. Lanier — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born near Metter,CandlerCounty, Ga.,July 19,1901.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; director of student financial aid(1934-61), and director of records and registration (1945-61),University of North Carolina;mayorof Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-54; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59; North Carolinastate personnel director, 1961-62;NorthCarolina insurance commissioner, 1962-72; appointed 1962.Baptist.Member,Rotary.Died, fromemphysema,in WesleyanNursingCenter, Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 5,1983 (age81 years, 229days).Interment atOldChapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C. | | Melvin L. Larsen (b. 1936) — of Oxford,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa,October19, 1936.Republican.Schoolprincipal;athletic coach; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 61st District, 1973-78; candidateforsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1978;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1979-81.Catholic.Norwegianancestry.Still living as of 2000.  | Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) — also known asRobert L. Larson — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa,September20, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;athleticcoach;lawyer;Iowastate attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1953-71;chiefjustice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;SigmaPi;Rotary.Died in1986(ageabout87 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married,June 1,1922, to Helen Kruse; married,March12, 1938, to Wilma Donham. | | | | Image source: Iowa Official Register1951-52 |
| | William W. Lee (b. 1900) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born inGratiotCounty, Mich.,May 10,1900.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;retail foodbusiness; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1944; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946.Methodist.Member,Moose.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1926 toMildred Hileman. |
| | Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) — of St. Louis,GratiotCounty, Mich.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,September23, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;schoolteacher;athletic coach;accountant;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,1961; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District1965-70); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1968;candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1970.Episcopalian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Rotary.Died, at St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August2, 2002 (age82 years, 313days).Cremated;ashes scattered in Gulf of Mexico. | | Paul R. Lostutter (b. 1897) — of Bedford,LawrenceCounty, Ind.Born inSwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,February4, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;athletic coach;mayorof Bedford, Ind., 1943-44.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Burial location unknown. | | Einer Peter Lund (b. 1903) — also known asEiner P. Lund — of Menomonie,DunnCounty, Wis.Born inSweden,1903.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;clothingmerchant; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dunn County; elected 1958; defeated, 1960.Swedishancestry. Member,Rotary.Burial location unknown. | | Antonio James Manchin (1927-2003) — also known asA. James Manchin — of Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.,April 7,1927.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1949-50, 1999-2003; defeated,1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1952;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1976-84;WestVirginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.Catholic.Italianancestry.Following the disclosure of losses from the State ConsolidatedInvestment Fund and accusations ofmismanagementin the State Treasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989,broughtimpeachmentcharges against him, but heresignedas State Treasurer before a trial could be held.Died, following aheartattack, in Fairmont GeneralHospital,Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,November3, 2003 (age76 years, 210days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Farmington, W.Va. | | C. P. Marstiller (1906-1968) — also known asCam Marstiller — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.,September16, 1906.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;insuranceagent;appraiser;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1963-68;died in office 1968.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Lions.Died in1968(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Steward L. Marstiller and Mollie Grace (Ramsey) Marstiller;married,June 14,1930, to Mildred Lipscomb. |
| | Leo J. McLaughlin (1917-1983) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Allison Park,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 28,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;assessor;athletic coach; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 5thDistrict; elected 1954, 1960.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Died in April,1983(age65years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Lucille Alice Dunseth. |
| | Russell D. Meredith (b. 1897) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,June 27,1897.Democrat.Athletic coach;lumberbusiness;truckdealer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-42.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;SigmaChi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof H. Brady Meredith and Myrtle (Hill) Meredith; married,October12, 1933, to Helen Devol. |
| | Jeff Meyers — of Shawnee,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;mayorof Shawnee, Kan., 2004-.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Still living as of 2008. | | George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (1924-2005) — also known asGeorge Mikan;"Mr.Basketball" —of Minnesota. Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,June 18,1924.Republican. Professionalbasketballplayer andcoach for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and1950s; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,BasketballHall ofFame.Croatianancestry.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,June 1,2005 (age80 years, 348days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue atTarget Center, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Arthur E. Morris — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Athletic coach;mayorof Lancaster, Pa., 1980-90.Still living as of 1990. | | Charles C. Morris (b. 1895) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Harrisville,RitchieCounty, W.Va.,January4, 1895.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;salesman;farmer;candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942;member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1945-48.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.  | Milton T. Murray (b. 1898) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 1,1898.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District, 1931-39;resigned 1939; member ofWisconsinstate senate 4th District, 1939-44.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
| | Mark W. Neumann (b. 1954) — of Nashotah,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.Born in East Troy,WalworthCounty, Wis.,February27, 1954.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;real estatedeveloper;builder;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1995-99; defeated,1992, 1993; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1998; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,2008.Still living as of 2014. | | Carl Newton — of Melvindale,WayneCounty, Mich.Athletic coach; candidate formayorof Melvindale, Mich., 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vernon Lewis Nickell (1891-1969) — also known asVernon L. Nickell — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Bellflower,McLeanCounty, Ill.,March 2,1891.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;superintendentof schools;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1943-59; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1952.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Kappa;KappaDelta Pi;KappaPhi Kappa;ExchangeClub;UnionLeague;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,August15, 1969 (age78 years, 166days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill. | | Thomas William Osborne (b. 1937) — also known asTom Osborne — of LeMoyne,KeithCounty, Neb.Born in Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.,February23, 1937.Republican. Played profootballas a receiver with the NFL Washington Redskins, 1960-61;footballcoach with the University of Nebraska, 1973-97, where he won 13conference titles and three national championships, and was inductedinto the College FootballHall ofFame;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 2001-; candidate forGovernorof Nebraska, 2006.Methodist.Still living as of 2014. | | Ray Page (b. 1921) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in New Berlin,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December8, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;schoolteacher;athletic coach;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964(delegation secretary),1968.Christian.Member,PhiDelta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page; married,June 6,1943, to Kathryn Kincaid. |
| | Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) — also known asVal Peterson — of Elgin,AntelopeCounty, Neb.; Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.Born in Oakland,BurtCounty, Neb.,July 18,1903.Republican.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;newspaperpublisher; secretary to Gov.DwightGriswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World WarII;Governor ofNebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on IntergovernmentalRelations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1957-61;Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1960,1972;insuranceexecutive.Lutheran.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease andrespiratoryfailure, in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,October17, 1983 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Oakdale, Neb. | | Glendal William Poshard (b. 1945) — also known asGlenn Poshard — of Marion,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.Born in Herald,WhiteCounty, Ill.,October30, 1945.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1984-88; defeated, 1982;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1989-99 (22nd District 1989-93,19th District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1996;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1998.Baptist.Still living as of 2014. | | Edmund Patrick Radwan (1911-1959) — also known asEdmund P. Radwan — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1911.Republican.Athletic coach;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 54th District, 1946-50;U.S.Representative from New York, 1951-59 (43rd District 1951-53,41st District 1953-59); defeated (New Deal), 1941.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1959 (age47 years, 350days).Interment atSt.Stanislaus Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y. | | Thomas Euclid Rains, Sr. (c.1921-2000) — also known asT. Euclid Rains — of Alabama. Born about 1921.Broommanufacturer; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives 26th District, 1979-91.Methodist.Member,Lions.Becameblindwhen he lost both eyes in an accident with a pair scissors as a boy. He was the only totally blind baseballcoach in Little Leaguehistory.Killed in anautomobileaccident, when the car in which he was a passenger went off abridge inheavyrain, near Geraldine,MarshallCounty, Ala.,August27, 2000 (ageabout 79years).Interment atAsburyMethodist Church Cemetery, Near Albertville, Marshall County, Ala. | | Robert E. Roach (b. 1907) — of New Cumberland,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in Chester,HancockCounty, W.Va.,June 20,1907.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1945-50;defeated, 1950.Presbyterian.Member,Moose;Lions;PhiKappa Tau;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Burial location unknown. | | Albert J. Ruffo (1908-2003) — also known asAl Ruffo — of San Jose,SantaClara County, Calif.BornJuly 1,1908.Athletic coach;lawyer;mayorof San Jose, Calif., 1946-48; helped found the San Francisco49ersprofootball team; part owner of the team for 24 years.Italianancestry.DiedFebruary10, 2003 (age94 years, 224days).Burial location unknown. | | Earl Baker Ruth (1916-1989) — also known asEarl B. Ruth — of Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.Born in Spencer,RowanCounty, N.C.,February7, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;athleticcoach; athletic director anddean,Catawba College;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1969-75;Governor ofAmerican Samoa, 1975-76.Presbyterian.DiedAugust15, 1989 (age73 years, 189days).Interment atNationalCemetery, Salisbury, N.C. | | Forest Sale (1911-1985) — also known asAggie Sale — of Harrodsburg,MercerCounty, Ky.Born in Lawrenceburg,AndersonCounty, Ky.,June 25,1911.Democrat. Famed college basketball player; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;schoolteacher;athletic coach;sportinggoods merchant; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 55th District, 1972-83.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Lions.Died, following aheartattack, in St. JosephHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December4, 1985 (age74 years, 162days).Burial location unknown. | | Cecil Carlton Sanders (1914-2007) — of Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.Born inGarrardCounty, Ky.,March 2,1914.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1953-55; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1955-59.Disciplesof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Rotary;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January13, 2007 (age92 years, 317days).Interment atLancasterCemetery, Lancaster, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof James Blythe Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders; married to ViolaLayton and Mary Elizabeth Gulley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Roland Savilla (b. 1916) — also known asJoe Savilla — of St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 13,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected1972; member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.Christian.Italianancestry. Member,Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons ofItaly.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married,May 12,1973, to Betty Jo Martin. |
| | O. Webster Saylor — also known as"Slats" — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Athletic coach; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebusiness;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1930-32.Member,Chi Phi.Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) — also known asAndrew F. Schoeppel — of Ness City,NessCounty, Kan.; Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born near Claflin,BartonCounty, Kan.,November23, 1894.Republican.Athletic coach;lawyer;Governor ofKansas, 1943-47;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member,Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta;Rotary;Lions;Freemasons;Shriners.Died ofabdominalcancer, at theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January21, 1962 (age67 years, 59days).Interment atOldMission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.  | Herbert Schupbach (1906-1965) — of New Martinsville,WetzelCounty, W.Va.Born in New Martinsville,WetzelCounty, W.Va.,June 27,1906.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;automobilesalesman; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wetzel County, 1939-50,1953-65; defeated, 1950; died in office 1965.Methodist.Member,Moose;Eagles;Jaycees.Died in1965(ageabout59 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George S. Schupbach and Della (Suegard) Schupbach; married,May 15,1935, toEvelynV. Morris. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Frederick Delbert Schwengel (1906-1993) — also known asFred Schwengel — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Born near Sheffield,FranklinCounty, Iowa,May 28,1906.Republican.Athletic coach;schoolteacher;insuranceagent; member ofIowastate house of representatives from Scott County, 1944-54;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1955-65, 1967-73;defeated, 1964, 1972.Baptist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in1993(ageabout87 years).Burial location unknown. | | Mike Shoemaker —Athletic coach; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1983-97; member ofOhiostate senate 17th District, 1997-2000.Still living as of 2004. | | Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991) — also known asHarley O. Staggers — of Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born in Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.,August3, 1907.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;MineralCounty Sheriff, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World WarII;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1949-81; delegateto Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1960,1972,1976.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;FarmBureau;Moose;Lions;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died, in Sacred HeartHospital,Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,August20, 1991 (age84 years, 17days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Mineral County, W.Va.  | Glenn Taylor (1904-1982) — of Matewan,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Jacksonburg,WetzelCounty, W.Va.,December21, 1904.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1937-44;member ofWestVirginia state senate 6th District, 1946-62; appointed 1946.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died in1982(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Homer Taylor and Alice (Bland) Taylor; married,September6, 1929, to Leila Robey. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | | Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) — also known asMelvin E. Thompson — of Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.Born in Millen,JenkinsCounty, Ga.,May 1,1903.Democrat.Athletic coach;schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1946-47;Governor ofGeorgia, 1947-48.Baptist.Member,Elks;Woodmen ofthe World;Civitan;Freemasons;Shriners;KappaPhi Kappa.DiedOctober3, 1980 (age77 years, 155days).Entombed in mausoleum atLakeviewCemetery, Valdosta, Ga.  | Max A. Townson — of Cullman,CullmanCounty, Ala.Schoolteacher;athletic coach;pharmaceuticalsalesman;mayorof Cullman, Ala., 2008-.EvangelicalChristian.Still living as of 2014.| | Relatives:Married to Kay Locke. | | | | Image source: City ofCullman |
| | Johnny Ray Turner (b. 1949) — of Drift,FloydCounty, Ky.BornDecember19, 1949.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; dean of students, Morehead StateUniversity; member ofKentuckystate senate 29th District, 2001-.Baptist.Still living as of 2004. | | Henry Chester Walker Jr. (b. 1906) — also known asHenry C. Walker — of Ridgeland,JasperCounty, S.C.Born in Seneca,OconeeCounty, S.C.,July 19,1906.Schoolprincipal;athletic coach;superintendentof schools;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1949-51, 1961-68 (Jasper County 1949-51,1961-66, 17th District 1967-68); resigned 1951.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Lions.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof H. C. Walker and Mary Alice (Buchanan) Walker; married to BessSuber. |
| | Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (1891-1943) — also known asN. J. Webb — ofNewportNews, Va.Born inPrinceGeorge County, Va.,April25, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;schoolteacher;athletic coach;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1936-39.Methodist.Died, of aheartattack, inIsle ofWight County, Va.,July 18,1943 (age52 years, 84days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Newport News, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof James Duncan Webb and Helen Howerton (Rives) Webb; married toLalie Lett (niece ofRobertWalker Perkins). |
| | Robert Andrew Crawford Wells (b. 1968) — also known asRobby Wells — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Bartow,JeffersonCounty, Ga.,April10, 1968.Athletic coach; Party Party candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2024.Still living as of 2024. | | Bud Wilkinson (1916-1994) — of Oklahoma. BornApril23, 1916.Republican.Football coach, Oklahoma University; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1964.DiedFebruary9, 1994 (age77 years, 292days).Burial location unknown. | | Todd C. Willis (b. 1925) — of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.Born inLoganCounty, W.Va.,April 4,1925.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athletic coach; member ofWestVirginia state senate 7th District, 1973-76.Presbyterian.Member,Jaycees.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Todd C. Willis and Thelma (Chambers) Willis; married,June 20,1948, to Elizabeth Bartlett. |
| | Paul W. Workman (b. 1894) — also known asPop Workman — of Clendenin,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Lavalette,WayneCounty, W.Va.,February21, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;athletic coach;tiredealer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1963.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Lions;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jefferson Bowen Workman and Grace (Wellman) Workman; married,September1, 1920, to Violet Christene Snow. |
| | Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,December17, 1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;athleticcoach; Michigan State College athletic director; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1957-62; died in office 1962.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Rotary;PhiGamma Delta.Elected to Michigan SportsHall ofFame.Died in East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,January23, 1962 (age72 years, 37days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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