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Notable Births & Deaths for Wrightsville ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Wrightsville. 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.
- Lamar 'Buddy' Allen (Professional baseball)
- James Pinckney Alley (Cartoonist)
- Frank Bonner (Actor, director)
- Born: Frank Woodrow Boers, Jr.
- He was born in Little Rock (AR) on February 28, 1942 (a Saturday) and died in Laguna Niguel (CA) on June 16, 2021 (a Wednesday) at the age of 79. The body was cremated.
- Little Rock is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north of Wrightsville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Bonner<1>
- Otis Owen Brannan (Major League Baseball)
- Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton (Professional basketball)
- Gail Davis (Actress)
- William Malcolm 'Bill' Dickey (Major League Baseball)
- John Gould Fletcher (Author)
- He was born in Little Rock (AR) on January 3, 1886 (a Sunday) and died in Little Rock (AR) on May 10, 1950 (a Wednesday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Mt. Holly Cemetery (Pulaski County, Arkansas).
- Little Rock is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north of Wrightsville.
- Little Rock is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north of Wrightsville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Gould Fletcher<1>
- Jay C. Flippen (Actor)
- Born: John Constantine Flippen
- He was born in Little Rock (AR) on March 6, 1899 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 3, 1971 (a Wednesday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Westwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Little Rock is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north of Wrightsville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jay C. Flippen<1>
- Betty Francisco (Actress)
- Ann Gillis (Actress)
- Born: Alma Mabel Conner
- She was born in Little Rock (AR) on February 12, 1927 (a Saturday) and died in Horam (England) on January 31, 2018 (a Wednesday) at the age of 90. We don't have any burial details.
- Little Rock is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north of Wrightsville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ann Gillis<1>
- Ransom Joseph 'Randy' Jackson (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Little Rock (AR) on February 10, 1926 (a Wednesday) and died in Athens (GA) on March 20, 2019 (a Wednesday) at the age of 93. We don't have any burial details.
- Little Rock is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north of Wrightsville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ransom Joseph 'Randy' Jackson<1>
- Byron 'Mex' Johnson (Negro League Baseball)
- Charles Johnson (Negro League Baseball)
- Andrew Marshall III (Actor)
- Lawrence Phillips (Professional football)
- Full name: Lawrence Lamond Phillips
- He was born in Little Rock (AR) on May 12, 1975 (a Monday) and died in Delano (CA) on January 13, 2016 (a Wednesday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Little Rock is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north of Wrightsville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Phillips<1>
- Ben Piazza (Actor)
- Elihan Pitts (Professional football)
- Full name: Elihan Eugene Pitts
- He was born in Mayflower (AR) on February 3, 1938 (a Thursday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on July 10, 1998 (a Friday) at the age of 60. The body was cremated.
- Mayflower is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Wrightsville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elihan Pitts<1>
- Arthur Lee 'Art' Porter, Jr. (Musician, composer)
- Carl Sawatski (Major League Baseball)
- Peggy Shannon (Actress)
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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