Notable Births & Deaths for Bay Springs ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Bay Springs. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Rev. Joseph Everhart Boone
  • Activist. He was born in Cedartown (GA) on September 19, 1922 (a Tueday) and died in Atlanta (GA) on July 15, 2006 (a Saturday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery (Fulton County, Georgia).
  • Cedartown is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Bay Springs.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Rev. Joseph Everhart Boone<1>
• M.L. Brackett
  • Professional football. He was born in Attalla (AL) on July 4, 1933 (a Tueday) and died in Gadsden (AL) on June 30, 2015 (a Tueday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery (Etowah County, Alabama).
  • Attalla is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of Bay Springs.
  • Gadsden is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Bay Springs.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: M.L. Brackett<1>
• Hershell Baskin Freeman, Jr.
  • Professional baseball. He was born in Gadsden (AL) on July 1, 1928 (a Sunday) and died in Orlando (FL) on January 17, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery (Etowah County, Alabama).
  • Gadsden is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Bay Springs.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hershell Baskin Freeman, Jr.<1>
• Marshall Lon Freeman
  • Singer. He was born in Berryton (GA) on February 6, 1921 (a Sunday) and died in Rocky Face (GA) on July 30, 2003 (a Wednesday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Whitfield Memorial Gardens (Whitfield County, Georgia).
  • Berryton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Bay Springs.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marshall Lon Freeman<1>
• Philip Ober
  • Actor. He was born in Fort Payne (AL) on March 23, 1902 (a Sunday) and died in Mexico City (Mexico) on September 13, 1982 (a Monday) at the age of 80. The body was cremated.
  • Fort Payne is located 18 miles [29 km] to the north of Bay Springs.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Philip Ober<1>
• Katherine Stinson
  • Aviation pioneer. She was born in Fort Payne (AL) on February 14, 1891 (a Saturday) and died in Santa Fe (NM) on July 8, 1977 (a Friday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery (Santa Fe County, New Mexico).
  • Fort Payne is located 18 miles [29 km] to the north of Bay Springs.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Katherine Stinson<1>

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