Notable Births & Deaths for Fort Brook Landing ...

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

• Earl Battey
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Los Angeles (CA) on January 5, 1935 (a Saturday) and died in Ocala (FL) on November 15, 2003 (a Saturday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ocala is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Fort Brook Landing.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Earl Battey<1>
• Martha O'Driscoll
  • Actress. She was born in Tulsa (OK) on March 4, 1922 (a Saturday) and died in Ocala (FL) on November 3, 1998 (a Tueday) at the age of 76. She is buried at Rosehill Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Ocala is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Fort Brook Landing.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Martha O'Driscoll<1>
• Tom Petty
  • Full name: Thomas Earl Petty
  • Musician. He was born in Gainesville (FL) on October 20, 1950 (a Friday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on October 2, 2017 (a Monday) at the age of 67. The body was cremated.
  • Gainesville is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Fort Brook Landing.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tom Petty<1>
• A. Philip Randolph
  • Full name: Asa Philip Randolph
  • Unionist, civil rights activist. He was born in Crescent City (FL) on April 15, 1889 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on May 16, 1979 (a Wednesday) at the age of 90. We don't have any burial details.
  • Crescent City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east of Fort Brook Landing.
• Mel Tillis
  • Full name: Lonnie Melvin Tillis
  • Singer, musician, songwriter. He was born in Tampa (FL) on August 8, 1932 (a Monday) and died in Ocala (FL) on November 19, 2017 (a Sunday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Woodall Cemetery (Montgomery County, Tennessee).
  • Ocala is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Fort Brook Landing.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mel Tillis<1>

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