Notable Births & Deaths for Assumption ...

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

• Richard Peck
  • Author. He was born in Decatur (IL) on April 5, 1934 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on May 23, 2018 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Macon County, Illinois).
  • Decatur is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Assumption.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Peck<1>
• Dwain Clifford 'Lefty' Sloat
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Nokomis (IL) on December 1, 1918 (a Sunday) and died in Saint Paul (MN) on April 18, 2003 (a Friday) at the age of 84.
  • Nokomis is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Assumption.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dwain Clifford 'Lefty' Sloat<1>
• Tex Williams
  • Born: Sollie Paul Williams
  • Actor, singer, songwriter. He was born in Ramsey (IL) on August 23, 1917 (a Thursday) and died in Newhall (CA) on October 11, 1985 (a Friday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Eternal Valley Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ramsey is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Assumption.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tex Williams<1>
• Arthur Earl 'Dutch' Wilson
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Macon (IL) on December 11, 1885 (a Friday) and died in Chicago (IL) on June 12, 1960 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Macon County, Illinois).
  • Macon is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Assumption.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Arthur Earl 'Dutch' Wilson<1>

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