Notable Births & Deaths for Chapel Hill ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Chapel Hill. 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Chapel Hill.
  • 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 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Chapel Hill.
  • 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 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Charley Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
  • Born: Charles Arthur Floyd
  • Crime figure. He was born in Adairsville (GA) on February 3, 1904 (a Wednesday) and died in East Liverpool (OH) on October 22, 1934 (a Monday) at the age of 30. He is buried at Akins Cemetery (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma).
  • Adairsville is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charley Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Chapel Hill.
  • 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).
  • Taylorsville is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast of Chapel Hill.
  • Rome is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest of Chapel Hill.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Willard Lee Nixon<1>

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