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Notable Births & Deaths for Tidings ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Tidings. 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)
  • 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the west of Tidings.
    • Rocky Face is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Tidings.
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Tidings.
    • Rome is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast of Tidings.
    • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Tidings.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Philip Ober<1>
  • Katherine Stinson     (Aviation pioneer)

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.