Very incomplete list! | |  Shirley Levoy Abbott (1924-2013) — also known asS. L. Abbott — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Fairview,MajorCounty, Okla.,July 23,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;optometrist;rancher;candidate forTexasstate senate, 1962, 1964, 1966;chair ofEl Paso County Republican Party, 1965-66; candidate forTexasstate comptroller, 1970; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Texas,1972;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1977-78; U.S. Ambassador toLesotho, 1984-86.Catholic.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,April23, 2013 (age88 years, 274days).Burial location unknown. | | D. Boyce Alford (1923-2002) — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born in Cove,PolkCounty, Ark.,November13, 1923.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;optometrist;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1969-79.Episcopalian.Died, ofheartfailure, at Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.,February27, 2002 (age78 years, 106days).Interment atGraceChurch Memorial Garden, Pine Bluff, Ark. | | Thomas Dale Alford (1916-2000) — also known asDale Alford — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in New Hope,PikeCounty, Ark.,January28, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;opthamologist;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1959-63; defeated inprimary, 1984; candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1962, 1966.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, of complications ofcongestiveheart failure, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January25, 2000 (age83 years, 362days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | Ralph Edward Barnett (1910-1998) — also known asRalph E. Barnett;RayBarnett —of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.;Chesapeake,Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,June 9,1910.Democrat.Optician; member ofWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1961-72.Baptist.Member,Elks;Lions;Freemasons.DiedSeptember20, 1998 (age88 years, 103days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Sim Barnett and Emma (Zink) Barnett; married,October2, 1925, to Nell Margaret Harlow. |
| | John Nichols Boozman (b. 1950) — also known asJohn Boozman — of Rogers,BentonCounty, Ark.Born in Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,December10, 1950.Republican.Optometrist;businessowner;rancher;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 2001-11; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Arkansas,2004,2008(delegation chair);U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 2011-.Still living as of 2014. | | Alex C. Donna — of Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich.Republican.Optometrist; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1948.Member,AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Albert C. Esposito (b. 1912) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November9, 1912.Republican.Physician;opthamologist; major in the U.S. Army during World War II;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 11th District, 1975-78;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1978.Catholic.Member,American MedicalAssociation;AlphaPhi Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles A. Munzio Micali Esposito and Elizabeth Ellen (Cuda)Esposito; married,July 17,1940, to V. Elizabeth Dodson. |
| | Rupert Emil Flower (1896-1964) — also known asRupert Flower — of Visalia,TulareCounty, Calif.Born in Monticello,GreenCounty, Wis.,September18, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;optometrist; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1948.Member,Kiwanis.Died in1964(ageabout67 years).Burial location unknown. | | Matthew J. Fowler (b. 1879) — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in St. Catherines,Ontario,May31, 1879.Republican.Optometrist; president, Haverhill CooperativeBank;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1924.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Fowler and Mary Fowler; married,April18, 1907, to Daisy Longley. |
| | Nan Hayworth (b. 1959) — also known asNan Alison Sutter — of Bedford Hills,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December14, 1959.Republican.Opthamologist;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 2011-13; defeated,2012, 2014.Female.Still living as of 2014. | | Richard H. Knauf — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Republican.Optician; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1943-54.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Myron Bradford Kreidler (b. 1943) — also known asMike Kreidler — of Washington. Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,September28, 1943.Democrat.Optometrist; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1977-84; member ofWashingtonstate senate, 1985-92;U.S.Representative from Washington 9th District, 1993-95; defeated,1994.Still living as of 1998. | | John Lamb (1735-1800) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1735.Optician;winemerchant; general in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1784-97.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1800 (age65 years, 150days).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Oscar R. Lanng (1843-1915) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inDenmark,1843.Physician;oculist;Consulfor Denmark inNewOrleans, La., 1893-99.Danishancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February20, 1915 (ageabout 71years).Entombed atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La. | | Donald Jerome Mitchell (1923-2003) — also known asDonald J. Mitchell — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;optometrist;mayorof Herkimer, N.Y., 1956-59; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-72 (Herkimer County 1965, 122nd District1966, 112th District 1967-72);U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1973-83.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,September27, 2003 (age80 years, 142days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Herkimer, N.Y. | | Helen Murphy (1860-1940) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in1860.Socialist.Physician;oculist; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1922, 1928;candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1932.Female.DiedNovember9, 1940 (ageabout 80years).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives:Daughter of James Murphy and Susan Bispham (Roe)Murphy. |
| | Rand Paul (b. 1963) — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January7, 1963.Republican.Opthamologist;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 2011-; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kentucky,2012;candidate for Republican nomination for President,2016.Still living as of 2018. | | Edwin Fitzhugh Polk (1888-1938) — also known asE. F. Polk — of Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.Born in West Point,ClayCounty, Miss.,August18, 1888.Democrat.Optometrist; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1916.Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,November16, 1938 (age50 years, 90days).Interment atPolkCemetery, Bolivar, Tenn. | | Kevin Ryan (born c.1952) — of Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born about 1952. Democrat.Optician; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 139th District, 1993-.Arrestedfordrunkdrivingon July 12, 2001;pleadedguilty in September andsentencedto 120 days inprison;released January 1, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | James F. Safford (b. 1844) — of Farmington,StraffordCounty, N.H.Born in Maine, November,1844.Jeweler;optician; member ofNewHampshire state senate 5th District, 1899-1900.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James P. Safford and Mary (Gilkey) Safford. |
| | Robert M. Shackleford Jr. (1920-1988) — of Jackson,ClarkeCounty, Ala.Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,June 7,1920.Republican.Optometrist; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Alabama,1964;chairof Clarke County Republican Party, 1964-76.DiedDecember16, 1988 (age68 years, 192days).Interment atSpring Hill Graveyard, Mobile, Ala.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert M. Shackleford and Myrtice Christine (Brannan)Shackleford. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William W. Tamplin (1881-1965) — of Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 23,1881.Socialist.Optometrist;jeweler;candidate forGovernor ofKansas, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1946.Died in Larned,PawneeCounty, Kan.,September9, 1965 (age84 years, 48days).Interment atFairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Tamplin and Mary Elizabeth (Thornhill) Tamplin; married1906 toHaida Myrtle Day; married1945 toMargaret Bramhall. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter Volmari — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Optician; Prohibition candidate formayorof Muskegon, Mich., 1917.Burial location unknown. | | Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) — also known asMonrad C. Wallgren;Mon C.Wallgren —of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,April17, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;jeweler;optician;U.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1940-45;Governor ofWashington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Eagles;Rotary.Died, from injuries suffered in anautomobileaccident, in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September18, 1961 (age70 years, 154days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Everett, Wash. | | Paul Weiss (1864-1943) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Basel,Switzerland,July8, 1864.Naturalized U.S. citizen;optician;HonoraryConsul for Switzerland inDenver,Colo., 1902-35.Died inDenver,Colo.,February13, 1943 (age78 years, 220days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Earl Whedon (1872-1958) — also known asEdwin Earl Whedon — of Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.Born in Hudson,SummitCounty, Ohio,April29, 1872.Democrat.Physician;eye, ear, nose and throat specialist; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wyoming,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee).DiedSeptember10, 1958 (age86 years, 134days).Interment atSheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo. | | Robert E. Willis (born c.1911) — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born about 1911.Optometrist;mayorof Decatur, Ill., 1951-54.Burial location unknown.
| |
