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Notable Births & Deaths for Laurette ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Laurette. 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.
- Ethel Clayton
- Actress. She was born in Champaign (IL) on November 8, 1882 (a Wednesday) and died in Oxnard (CA) on June 11, 1966 (a Saturday) at the age of 83. She is buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park (Ventura County, California).
- Champaign is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Laurette.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ethel Clayton<1>
- Joe Dowell
- Frances Louise McDormand
- Born: Cynthia Ann Smith
- Oscar nominated actress. She was born in Gibson City (IL) on June 23, 1957 (a Sunday)
- Gibson City is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast of Laurette.
- Paul Christian Lauterbur
- Chemist, inventor, Nobel Prize winner. He was born in Sidney (OH) on May 6, 1929 (a Monday) and died in Urbana (IL) on March 27, 2007 (a Tueday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Shelby County, Ohio).
- Urbana is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Laurette.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Christian Lauterbur<1>
- Marie Litta
- Opera singer. She was born in Bloomington (IL) on June 1, 1856 (a Sunday) and died in Bloomington (IL) on July 7, 1883 (a Saturday) at the age of 27. She is buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery (McLean County, Illinois).
- Bloomington is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Laurette.
- Bloomington is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Laurette.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marie Litta<1>
- Frances Mcdormand
- Oscar winning actress. She was born in Gibson City (IL) on June 23, 1957 (a Sunday)
- Gibson City is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast of Laurette.
- Charles Dean 'Dion' O'Banion
- Francis Xavier 'Big Jeff' Pfeffer
- John Joseph 'Jack' Powell
- Charles Gardner 'Old Hoss' Radbourn
- Virginia Sale
- Harold Augustus Sinclair
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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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