Notable Births & Deaths for Joppa Junction ...

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

• Bobby Burnett
  • Professional football. He was born in Clinton (AR) on January 4, 1943 (a Monday) and died in Marion (IL) on October 1, 2016 (a Saturday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Douglas County, Colorado).
  • Marion is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bobby Burnett<1>
• Jean Byron
  • Born: Imogene Audette Burkhart
  • Actress. She was born in Paducah (KY) on December 10, 1925 (a Thursday) and died in Mobile (AL) on February 3, 2006 (a Friday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Mobile Memorial Gardens (Mobile County, Alabama).
  • Paducah is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jean Byron<1>
• Sara Campbell
  • Poet, author, flag designer. She was born in Dover (TN) on April 24, 1890 (a Thursday) and died in Paducah (KY) on November 18, 1965 (a Thursday) at the age of 75. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery (McCracken County, Kentucky).
  • Paducah is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sara Campbell<1>
• Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
  • Author, humorist, columnist, editor. He was born in Paducah (KY) on June 23, 1876 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on March 10, 1944 (a Friday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery (McCracken County, Kentucky).
  • Paducah is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb<1>
• Vern 'Turk' Curtis
  • Full name: Vernon Eugene Curtis
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Cairo (IL) on May 24, 1920 (a Monday) and died in Cairo (IL) on June 24, 1992 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72.
  • Cairo is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Joppa Junction.
  • Cairo is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vern 'Turk' Curtis<1>
• Charles E. 'Charlie' Hoover
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Mound City (IL) on September 21, 1865 (a Thursday) and died in Shreveport (LA) on February 27, 1905 (a Monday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Caddo Parish, Louisiana).
  • Mound City is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Joppa Junction.
• Rex Ingram
  • Actor. He was born in Cairo (IL) on October 20, 1895 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on September 19, 1969 (a Friday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Cairo is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Rex Ingram<1>
• Rush Limbaugh
  • Full name: Rush Hudson Limbaugh, III
  • Conservative commentator, radio host, author. He was born in Cape Girardeau (MO) on January 12, 1951 (a Friday) and died in Palm Beach (FL) on February 17, 2021 (a Wednesday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery (Saint Louis City, Missouri).
  • Cape Girardeau is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Rush Limbaugh<1>
• Laurie Metcalf
  • Full name: Laura Elizabeth Metcalf
  • Actress. She was born in Carbondale (IL) on June 16, 1955 (a Thursday)
  • Carbondale is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Joppa Junction.
• Oscar Micheaux
  • Director, writer, producer. He was born in Metropolis (IL) on January 2, 1884 (a Wednesday) and died in Charlotte (NC) on March 25, 1951 (a Sunday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Great Bend Cemetery (Barton County, Kansas).
  • Metropolis is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Oscar Micheaux<1>
• Everett Saylor
  • Race car driver. He was born in Dayton (OH) on October 8, 1909 (a Friday) and died in Cape Girardeau (MO) on May 31, 1942 (a Sunday) at the age of 32. He is buried at Willow View Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Cape Girardeau is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Everett Saylor<1>
• John Thomas Scopes, Sr.
  • Substitute schoolteacher, defendant at the 'Monkey Trial' of 1925. He was born in Paducah (KY) on August 3, 1900 (a Friday) and died in Shreveport (LA) on October 21, 1970 (a Wednesday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery (McCracken County, Kentucky).
  • Paducah is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Joppa Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Thomas Scopes, Sr.<1>

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