Notable Births & Deaths for Colby ...

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

• Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
  • Suffragette, activist. She was born in Woodlake (KY) on May 20, 1872 (a Monday) and died in Lexington (KY) on November 25, 1920 (a Thursday) at the age of 48. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Woodlake is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest of Colby.
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge<1>
• Sophonisha Preston Breckinridge
  • Social reformer. She was born in Lexington (KY) on April 1, 1866 (a Sunday) and died in Chicago (IL) on July 30, 1948 (a Friday) at the age of 82. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sophonisha Preston Breckinridge<1>
• Gay Brewer, Jr.
  • Professional golf. He was born in Middletown (OH) on March 19, 1932 (a Saturday) and died in Lexington (KY) on August 31, 2007 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gay Brewer, Jr.<1>
• William Wells Brown
  • Author, historian. He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 6, 1814 (a Sunday) and died in Chelsea (MA) on November 6, 1884 (a Thursday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Cambridge Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Wells Brown<1>
• Leslie Carter
  • Born: Caroline Louise Dudley
  • Actress. She was born in Lexington (KY) on June 10, 1862 (a Tueday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on November 13, 1937 (a Saturday) at the age of 75. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leslie Carter<1>
• Laura Clay
  • Suffragette, activist. She was born in Richmond (KY) on February 9, 1849 (a Friday) and died in Richmond (KY) on June 29, 1941 (a Sunday) at the age of 92. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Richmond is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Colby.
  • Richmond is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Laura Clay<1>
• Mary Barr Clay
  • Suffragette, activist. She was born in Lexington (KY) on October 2, 1839 (a Wednesday) and died in Richmond (KY) on October 12, 1924 (a Sunday) at the age of 85. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Richmond is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Barr Clay<1>
• Earle Combs
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Pebworth (KY) on May 14, 1899 (a Sunday) and died in Richmond (KY) on July 21, 1976 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Richmond Cemetery (Madison County, Kentucky).
  • Richmond is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Earle Combs<1>
• Joyce Compton
  • Actress. She was born in Lexington - Fayette (KY) on January 27, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on October 13, 1997 (a Monday) at the age of 90. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lexington - Fayette is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joyce Compton<1>
• Theodore 'Ted' Conovar
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lexington (KY) on March 10, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Paris (KY) on July 27, 1910 (a Wednesday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Paris is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore 'Ted' Conovar<1>
• Ralph Wesley Foody
  • Actor. He was born in Chicago (IL) on November 13, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Lexington (KY) on November 21, 1999 (a Sunday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph Wesley Foody<1>
• John Fox, Jr.
  • Author. He was born in Stony Point (KY) on December 16, 1862 (a Tueday) and died in Big Stone Gap (VA) on July 8, 1919 (a Tueday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Paris Cemetery (Bourbon County, Kentucky).
  • Stony Point is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Fox, Jr.<1>
• Bell Hooks
  • Born: Gloria Jean Watkins
  • Author. She was born in Hopkinsville (KY) on September 25, 1952 (a Thursday) and died in Berea (KY) on December 15, 2021 (a Wednesday) at the age of 69. The body was cremated.
  • Berea is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bell Hooks<1>
• Wallace Clayton 'Wah Wah' Jones
  • Professional basketball. He was born in Harlan (KY) on July 14, 1926 (a Wednesday) and died in Lexington (KY) on July 27, 2014 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wallace Clayton 'Wah Wah' Jones<1>
• Ralph Godfrey Kercheval
  • Professional football. He was born in Salt Lick (KY) on December 1, 1911 (a Friday) and died in Lexington (KY) on October 6, 2010 (a Wednesday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph Godfrey Kercheval<1>
• Mary Lincoln
  • Born: Mary Ann Todd
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861 - 1865). She was born in Lexington (KY) on December 13, 1818 (a Sunday) and died in Springfield (IL) on July 16, 1882 (a Sunday) at the age of 63.
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lincoln<1>
• Stephen Frank 'Steve' Meilinger
  • Professional football. He was born in Bethlehem (PA) on December 12, 1930 (a Friday) and died in Lexington (KY) on September 14, 2015 (a Monday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephen Frank 'Steve' Meilinger<1>
• David S. 'Davey' Moore
  • Professional boxer. He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 1, 1933 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 25, 1963 (a Monday) at the age of 29.
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David S. 'Davey' Moore<1>
• Thomas Satterwhite Noble
  • Painter. He was born in Lexington (KY) on May 29, 1835 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on April 27, 1907 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery (Hamilton County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Satterwhite Noble<1>
• Julia Amanda Perry
  • Composer. She was born in Lexington (KY) on March 25, 1927 (a Friday) and died in Akron (OH) on April 24, 1979 (a Tueday) at the age of 52. She is buried at Glendale Cemetery (Summit County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Amanda Perry<1>
• Gail Robinson
  • Opera singer. She was born in Jackson (TN) on August 7, 1946 (a Wednesday) and died in Lexington (KY) on October 19, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 62. She is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Shelby County, Tennessee).
  • Lexington is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Colby.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gail Robinson<1>

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