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Notable Births & Deaths for Gore ...

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

  • Eugene Booth, Jr.     (Physicist)
  • Charley Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd     (Crime figure)
  • 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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west of Gore.
    • Rocky Face is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Gore.
    • 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast of Gore.
    • Rome is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast of Gore.
    • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Gore.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Philip Ober<1>
  • Katherine Stinson     (Aviation pioneer)

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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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