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Notable Births & Deaths for Glen Acres ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Glen Acres. 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.

  • Hank Aaron
    • Born: Henry Louis Aaron
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Mobile (AL) on February 5, 1934 (a Monday) and died in Atlanta (GA) on January 22, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 86. He is buried at South View Cemetery (Fulton County, Georgia).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hank Aaron<1>
  • Tommie Lee Aaron
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Mobile (AL) on August 5, 1939 (a Saturday) and died in Atlanta (GA) on August 16, 1984 (a Thursday) at the age of 45. He is buried at Catholic Cemetery (Mobile County, Alabama).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tommie Lee Aaron<1>
  • Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
  • Billy Bang
    • Born: William Vincent Walker
    • Musician. He was born in Mobile (AL) on September 20, 1947 (a Saturday) and died in Bronx (NY) on April 11, 2011 (a Monday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Billy Bang<1>
  • Alva Erskine Stirling Smith Belmont
    • Suffragette. She was born in Mobile (AL) on January 17, 1853 (a Monday) and died in Paris (France) on January 26, 1933 (a Thursday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alva Erskine Stirling Smith Belmont<1>
  • Jean Byron
    • Born: Imogene Audette Burkhart
    • Actress. She was born in Paducah (KY) on December 10, 1925 (a Thursday) and died in Mobile (AL) on February 3, 2006 (a Friday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Mobile Memorial Gardens (Mobile County, Alabama).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jean Byron<1>
  • Thomas Cooper De Leon
  • John Lewis Dodge, Jr.
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bolivar (TN) on April 27, 1889 (a Saturday) and died in Mobile (AL) on June 19, 1916 (a Monday) at the age of 27. He is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery (Jefferson County, Kentucky).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Lewis Dodge, Jr.<1>
  • Calvin Robert 'Cal' Ellison
  • Stanley 'Uncle Elmer' Frazier
  • Harry Curtis 'Harry Love' Galbreath
  • Phil Gordon
    • Born: Phil Gulley
    • Actor, dialect coach. He was born in Meridian (MS) on May 5, 1916 (a Friday) and died in Mobile (AL) on June 15, 2010 (a Tueday) at the age of 94.
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Gordon<1>
  • Bernard William 'Bernie' Graham
  • Lil Greenwood
    • Singer. She was born in Prichard (AL) on November 18, 1924 (a Tueday) and died in Mobile (AL) on July 19, 2011 (a Tueday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Catholic Cemetery (Mobile County, Alabama).
    • Prichard is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lil Greenwood<1>
  • Vivian Malone Jones
    • Social reformer. She was born in Mobile (AL) on July 15, 1942 (a Wednesday) and died in Atlanta (GA) on October 13, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 63. She is buried at Westview Cemetery (Fulton County, Georgia).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vivian Malone Jones<1>
  • William March
    • Born: William Edward Campbell
    • Author. He was born in Mobile (AL) on September 18, 1894 (a Tueday) and died in New Orleans (LA) on May 15, 1954 (a Saturday) at the age of 59.
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William March<1>
  • Fayard Nicolas
    • Full name: Fayard Antonio Nicolas
    • Tap dancer, entertainer. He was born in Mobile (AL) on October 20, 1914 (a Tueday) and died in Burbank (CA) on January 24, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 91.
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Fayard Nicolas<1>
  • Satchel Paige
  • Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe
  • Donald Francis Reese, Sr.
    • Professional football. He was born in Mobile (AL) on September 4, 1951 (a Tueday) and died in Mobile (AL) on September 18, 2003 (a Thursday) at the age of 52.
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Donald Francis Reese, Sr.<1>
  • Joe Sewell
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Titus (AL) on October 9, 1898 (a Sunday) and died in Mobile (AL) on March 6, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama).
    • Mobile is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Glen Acres.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Sewell<1>

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Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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