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Notable Births & Deaths for Minburn ...

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

  • Frank Mills Andrews
  • Charles Edward 'Buster' Brown
  • Laurel Blair Salton-Clark
    • Astronaut, medical doctor, flight surgeon. She was born in Ames (IA) on March 10, 1961 (a Friday) and died in Over Texas, killed when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003 (a Saturday) at the age of 41. She is buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington County, Virginia).
    • Ames is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Minburn.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Laurel Blair Salton-Clark<1>
  • Bill Daily
    • Full name: William Edward Daily, Jr.
    • Actor, comedian. He was born in Des Moines (IA) on August 30, 1927 (a Tueday) and died in Santa Fe (NM) on September 4, 2018 (a Tueday) at the age of 91. The body was cremated.
    • Des Moines is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Minburn.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bill Daily<1>
  • Mamie Eisenhower
    • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953 - 1961). She was born in Boone (IA) on November 14, 1896 (a Saturday) and died in Washington, DC on November 1, 1979 (a Thursday) at the age of 83.
    • Boone is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Minburn.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mamie Eisenhower<1>
  • V.T. Hamlin
    • Full name: Vincent Trout Hamlin
    • Cartoonist. He was born in Perry (IA) on May 10, 1900 (a Thursday) and died in Brooksville (FL) on June 14, 1993 (a Monday) at the age of 93. We don't have any burial details.
    • Perry is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest of Minburn.
  • Thornton James 'Pookie' Hudson
  • Frank Jenks
    • Actor, musician. He was born in Des Moines (IA) on November 4, 1902 (a Tueday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on May 13, 1962 (a Sunday) at the age of 59. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Des Moines is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Minburn.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Jenks<1>
  • Joey Jordison
    • Born: Nathan Jonas Jordison
    • Musician. He was born in Des Moines (IA) on April 26, 1975 (a Saturday) and died on July 26, 2021 (a Monday) at the age of 46.
    • Des Moines is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Minburn.
  • Ruth Kobart
  • Cloris Leachman
    • Actress, comedian. She was born in Des Moines (IA) on April 30, 1926 (a Friday) and died in Encinitas (CA) on January 26, 2021 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. The body was cremated.
    • Des Moines is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Minburn.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cloris Leachman<1>
  • Hermas Walter 'Herm' McFarland
  • Harry T. Robinson
  • Billy Sunday
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Ames (IA) on November 19, 1862 (a Wednesday) and died in Chicago (IL) on November 6, 1935 (a Wednesday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
    • Ames is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Minburn.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Billy Sunday<1>
  • John Wayne

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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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