economy. He was re-elected in 1946, by a margin of more than two to one, but died in office the next year. Death On October 28, 1947, Snell, Oregon Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., and State Senate President Marshall E. Cornett were killed along with pilot Cliff Hogue when their small plane crashed in stormy weather southwest of Dog Lake in Lake County, Oregon. The group left Klamath Falls about 10:00 p.m. en route to a ranch owned by Oscar Kittredge in Warner Valley near Lakeview, Oregon. A state funeral was held for Snell, Farrell and Cornett at the Capitol in Salem. Snell was buried in Salem's Belcrest Memorial Park. See also 1947 Earl Snell plane crash Footnotes External links American military personnel of World War I Republican Party governors of Oregon Secretaries of State of Oregon 1895 births 1947 deaths Speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Accidental deaths in Oregon Oregon city council members Oregon Institute of Technology alumni Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1947 People from Gilliam County, Oregon People from Condon, Oregon Military personnel from Oregon 20th-century American Episcopalians