Mount Hope (Floyd County, GA)

Notable Births & Deaths for Mount Hope ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Mount Hope. 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 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Mount Hope.
- 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east of Mount Hope.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
Charley Arthur 'Pretty Boy' 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Mount Hope.
- 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of Mount Hope.
- 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Mount Hope.
- Rome is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east of Mount Hope.
- 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Mount Hope.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Philip Ober<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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Mount Hope.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Katherine Stinson<1>

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.