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Notable Births & Deaths for Lees Ferry ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Lees Ferry. 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     (Major League Baseball)
    • Born: Henry Louis Aaron
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tommie Lee Aaron<1>
  • Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews     (Author)
  • Billy Bang     (Musician)
    • Born: William Vincent Walker
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Billy Bang<1>
  • Alva Erskine Stirling Smith Belmont     (Suffragette)
  • Jean Byron     (Actress)
    • Born: Imogene Audette Burkhart
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jean Byron<1>
  • Thomas Cooper De Leon     (Author)
  • John Lewis Dodge, Jr.     (Major League Baseball)
  • Harry Curtis 'Harry Love' Galbreath     (Professional football)
  • Phil Gordon     (Actor, dialect coach)
    • Born: Phil Gulley
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Gordon<1>
  • Bernard William 'Bernie' Graham     (Major League Baseball)
  • 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).
    • Mobile is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lil Greenwood<1>
  • Vivian Malone Jones     (Social reformer)
  • William Lamar 'Billy' Lothridge     (Professional football)
  • Max Cullen Macon     (Major League Baseball)
  • Gia Maione     (Singer)
    • She was born in Roebling (NJ) on May 20, 1941 (a Tueday) and died in Pensacola (FL) on September 23, 2013 (a Monday) at the age of 72. She is buried at Metairie Cemetery (Orleans Parish, Louisiana).
    • Pensacola is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gia Maione<1>
  • William March     (Author)
    • Born: William Edward Campbell
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William March<1>
  • Fayard Nicolas     (Tap dancer, entertainer)
    • Full name: Fayard Antonio Nicolas
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Fayard Nicolas<1>
  • Satchel Paige     (Major League and Negro League Baseball)
  • Joan Perry     (Actress)
    • Born: Elizabeth Rosiland Miller
    • She was born in Pensacola (FL) on July 7, 1911 (a Friday) and died in Montecito (CA) on September 16, 1996 (a Monday) at the age of 85. She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Pensacola is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Lees Ferry.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joan Perry<1>
  • Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe     (Negro League Baseball)

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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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