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Melvin Eugene “Mel” Carnahan

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Melvin Eugene “Mel” Carnahan

Birth
Birch Tree, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
Death
16 Oct 2000 (aged 66)
Goldman, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Mill Spring, Wayne County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID
13058 View Source
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Missouri Governor. Served two terms as Governor of Missouri from 1993 to 2000. He was on the campaign trail running for the United States Senate against John Ashcroft when his plane crashed about 25 miles south of St. Louis, killing him, his son Randy Carnahan (who was the pilot of the plane) and his top aide, Chris Sifford. He subsequently won the election posthumously, and his widow, Jean Carnahan, was appointed to serve out the term.

Missouri Governor. Served two terms as Governor of Missouri from 1993 to 2000. He was on the campaign trail running for the United States Senate against John Ashcroft when his plane crashed about 25 miles south of St. Louis, killing him, his son Randy Carnahan (who was the pilot of the plane) and his top aide, Chris Sifford. He subsequently won the election posthumously, and his widow, Jean Carnahan, was appointed to serve out the term.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 17 Oct 2000
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 13058
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13058/melvin-eugene-carnahan: accessed ), memorial page for Melvin Eugene “Mel” Carnahan (11 Feb 1934–16 Oct 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13058, citing Carson Hill Cemetery, Mill Spring, Wayne County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.