Notable Births & Deaths for Upton ...

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

• 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Upton.
  • Gadsden is located 5 miles [8 km] to the southwest of Upton.
  • 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 5 miles [8 km] to the southwest of Upton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hershell Baskin Freeman, Jr.<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Upton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Philip Ober<1>
• Willie Smith
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Anniston (AL) on February 11, 1939 (a Saturday) and died in Anniston (AL) on January 18, 2006 (a Wednesday) at the age of 66.
  • Anniston is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Upton.
  • Anniston is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Upton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Willie Smith<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Upton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Katherine Stinson<1>

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