Notable Births & Deaths for Sterling ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Sterling. 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Sterling.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Rev. Joseph Everhart Boone<1>
• Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Physicist. He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Rome is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east of Sterling.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Physicist. He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Rome is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east of Sterling.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast of Sterling.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marshall Lon Freeman<1>
• Willard Lee Nixon
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Taylorsville (GA) on June 17, 1928 (a Sunday) and died in Rome (GA) on December 14, 2000 (a Thursday) at the age of 72. He is buried at East View Cemetery (Floyd County, Georgia).
  • Rome is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east of Sterling.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Willard Lee Nixon<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 northwest of Sterling.
  • 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 northwest of Sterling.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Katherine Stinson<1>

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