Very incomplete list! | |  John Henry Annett (1903-1976) — also known asJohn Annett — of Staytonville,SussexCounty, Del.BornDecember15, 1903.Republican.Merchant;school and charter bus contractor; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromDelaware,1972.Member,Rotary;FarmBureau.Suffered aheartattack, and was dead on arrival at Milford MemorialHospital,Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,August26, 1976 (age72 years, 255days).Interment atSt.Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del. | | James Edwin Theodore Bowden (1857-1930) — also known asJ. E. T. Bowden — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,1857.Democrat. Promoter of the Corbett-Mitchellboxingmatch in Jacksonville, January 25, 1894;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1899-1901, 1915-17;taxicab owner;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1920,1924.Died, of aheartattack, in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,November19, 1930 (ageabout 73years).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Jacksonville, Fla. | | James Bernard Cochran (1901-1989) — also known asJames B. Cochran — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Woolwine,PatrickCounty, Va.,February8, 1901.Inspector;bus driver; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democraticprimary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican), 1950(Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic primary), 1960 (Democraticprimary).Member,Freemasons.Died, in Appalachian RegionalHospital,Whitesburg,LetcherCounty, Ky.,June 7,1989 (age88 years, 119days).Interment atPotter Cemetery, Ashcamp, Ky.| |  Relatives: Sonof James David Cochran and Mary Ellen (Wood) Cochran; married,July 4,1920, to Ruth J. Watson; married,March18, 1946, to Josephine Janules; married,December22, 1951, to Bernice Mae (Lackey) Johnson; married,February1, 1984, to Goldie (Potter) Childress. |
| | Clayton C. Davidson (b. 1917) — of Huntington,WayneCounty, W.Va.Born in Iaeger,McDowellCounty, W.Va.,June 1,1917.Democrat.Bus driver;president,Local 1050, Amalgamated Transit Union; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1963-74;resigned 1974.Christian.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Elisha E. Davidson and Clara (Roberts) Davidson; married,January11, 1943, to Edith Lawson. |
| | Adolph A. Deering (b. 1888) — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born inShawanoCounty, Wis.,1888.Republican.Bus driver;undersheriff;unionpresident;legislativerep, Green Bay Labor Council; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1959-60; defeatedin primary, 1960.Burial location unknown. | | Erle Roy Dickover (1888-1963) — also known asErle R. Dickover — of Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January20, 1888.Bookkeeper;manager of anauto livery company, 1909;interpreter;U.S. Vice Consul inDairen, 1916;Kobe, 1916-21; U.S. Consul inKobe, 1921-32; U.S. Consul General inMelbourne, as of 1943.Episcopalian.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Sons ofthe American Revolution.DiedApril18, 1963 (age75 years, 88days).Interment atSantaBarbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif. | | David Donaldson (b. 1894) — Born in Fleming,RayCounty, Mo.,March10, 1894.Chauffeur;mechanic;stenographer;U.S. Vice Consul inPrince Rupert, 1918-19;Hamilton, as of 1921-22.Burial location unknown. | | Henry J. Drury (1886-1947) — of Ste. Genevieve,Ste.Genevieve County, Mo.Born in Bloomsdale,Ste.Genevieve County, Mo.,May 1,1886.Republican.Farmer;automobileand tire repair business;taxicab service; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County,1945-46.Died, from aheartailment, in Ste. Genevieve,Ste.Genevieve County, Mo.,March 2,1947 (age60 years, 305days).Interment atValle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo. | | Carol Ernst — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Bus driver; Human Rights candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1975.Female.Still living as of 1975. | | Glenn Walter Gainer (1896-1981) — also known asGlenn W. Gainer;"Pop" —of Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.Born in Montrose,RandolphCounty, W.Va.,August24, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner, Gainer'sTaxi Cab Service; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom West Virginia,1948.Baptist.Died in April,1981(age84years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Matthew L. Gainer and Lydia Ann (Phares) Gainer; married to MarthaH. Gall; third cousin once removed ofCarlEdwin Gainer, Sr.. |
| | Edmund Prentice Hyde (b. 1894) — also known asEdmund P. Hyde — of Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Pawcatuck, Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November4, 1894.Republican.Chauffeur;taxicab service;bus lineowner; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stonington; elected 1930;defeated, 1932.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Eugene P. Hyde. |
| | R. James Kenneda (born c.1923) — also known asJim Kenneda — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born about 1923.Bus driver;firefighter; candidate formayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1977, 1981.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William C. Marshall (1921-2000) — also known asWilliam Marshall;BillMarshall —of Taylor,WayneCounty, Mich.; Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Tunica,TunicaCounty, Miss.,1921.Democrat.Bus driver;president ofAmalgamated Transit Union Local 1303 for ten years; exectivevice-president,secretary-treasurer,and thenpresidentMichigan AFL-CIO, 1971-83;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964,1968,1972,1976,1980;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1973-81.Episcopalian.Died, ofheartfailure, in Gilbert,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,August22, 2000 (ageabout 79years).Burial location unknown. | | Dale A. Reed — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Taxicab driver; candidate formayor ofAustin, Tex., 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March14, 1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;taxicabdriver;physician;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 2ndDistrict, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; memberofPennsylvaniastate senate 38th District, 1956-66; died in office 1966.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows.DiedSeptember13, 1966 (age65 years, 183days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf; married to AmandaGilmore. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | J. Lynn Swiger (b. 1903) — of Hinton,SummersCounty, W.Va.Born in Wilsonburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March30, 1903.Democrat.Automobiledealer;taxicab operator; member ofWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1951-54.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
| | Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,May 7,1919.Republican.Farmer;automobilemechanic;school bus driver; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,1961.Died in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,May 7,2006 (age87 years, 0days).Interment atHighland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William Gordon Willford and Helen (Walker) Willford; married,January22, 1940, to Geneva Thorington. |
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