Notable Births & Deaths for University Village ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding University Village. 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.
- Smiley Burnette
- Born: Lester Alvin Burnette
- Actor, singer, songwriter, musician. He was born in Summum (IL) on March 18, 1911 (a Saturday) and died in Encino (CA) on February 16, 1967 (a Thursday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Summum is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of University Village.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Smiley Burnette<1>
- Virginia Cherrill
- Actress. She was born in Carthage (IL) on April 12, 1908 (a Sunday) and died in Santa Barbara (CA) on November 14, 1996 (a Thursday) at the age of 88. She is buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery (Santa Barbara County, California).
- Carthage is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of University Village.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Virginia Cherrill<1>
- Earl Homer 'Whitey' Sheely
- Professional baseball. He was born in Bushnell (IL) on February 12, 1893 (a Sunday) and died in Seattle (WA) on September 16, 1952 (a Tueday) at the age of 59. He is buried at East Lawn Memorial Park (Sacramento County, California).
- Bushnell is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast of University Village.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Earl Homer 'Whitey' Sheely<1>
- Olan Soule
- Full name: Olan Evart Soule
- Actor. He was born in La Harpe (IL) on February 28, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Corona (CA) on February 1, 1994 (a Tueday) at the age of 85.
- La Harpe is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest of University Village.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Olan Soule<1>
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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. |