Notable Births & Deaths for Grain Valley ...

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

• Ada Brown     (Singer)
  • She was born in Kansas City (KS) on May 1, 1890 (a Thursday) and died in Kansas City (MO) on March 31, 1950 (a Friday) at the age of 59. She is buried at Westlawn Cemetery (Wyandotte County, Kansas).
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Kansas City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ada Brown<1>
• Jeanne Carpenter     (Actress)
  • Born: Theo-Alice Jeanne Carpenter
  • She was born in Kansas City (KS) on February 1, 1916 (a Tueday) and died in Oxnard (CA) on January 5, 1994 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jeanne Carpenter<1>
• Al Christy     (Actor)
  • He was born in Kansas City (KS) on September 7, 1918 (a Saturday) and died in Kansas City (MO) on March 3, 1995 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery (Wyandotte County, Kansas).
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Kansas City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Christy<1>
• Margaret Daniel     (Author)
  • Born: Mary Margaret Truman
  • She was born in Independence (MO) on February 17, 1924 (a Sunday) and died in Chicago (IL) on January 29, 2008 (a Tueday) at the age of 83.
  • Independence is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Margaret Daniel<1>
• Daniel L. Fapp     (Cinematographer)
  • He was born in Kansas City (KS) on April 21, 1904 (a Thursday) and died in Laguna Niguel (CA) on July 19, 1986 (a Saturday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Daniel L. Fapp<1>
• Brenda Joyce     (Actress)
  • Born: Betty Graftina Leabo
  • She was born in Excelsior Springs (MO) on February 25, 1917 (a Sunday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on July 4, 2009 (a Saturday) at the age of 92. She is buried at Westwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Excelsior Springs is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brenda Joyce<1>
• Grover G. Ligon     (Actor)
  • He was born in Kearney (MO) on February 1, 1885 (a Sunday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on March 3, 1965 (a Wednesday) at the age of 80. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Kearney is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grover G. Ligon<1>
• Steven Bernard 'Steve' Mingori     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Kansas City (MO) on February 29, 1944 (a Tueday) (which is Leap Day) and died in Liberty (MO) on July 10, 2008 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Highland Park Cemetery (Crawford County, Kansas).
  • Kansas City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Liberty is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Steven Bernard 'Steve' Mingori<1>
• Charlie 'Bird' Parker     (Musician)
  • He was born in Kansas City (KS) on August 29, 1920 (a Sunday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on March 12, 1955 (a Saturday) at the age of 34. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charlie 'Bird' Parker<1>
• Arnold Mario 'Arnie' Portocarrero     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on July 5, 1931 (a Sunday) and died in Kansas City (KS) on June 21, 1986 (a Saturday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Calverton National Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Arnold Mario 'Arnie' Portocarrero<1>
• John Quade     (Actor)
  • He was born in Kansas City (KS) on April 1, 1938 (a Friday) and died in Rosamond (CA) on August 9, 2009 (a Sunday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Joshua Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Quade<1>
• Dan Quisenberry     (Major League Baseball)
  • Full name: Daniel Raymond Quisenberry
  • He was born in Santa Monica (CA) on February 7, 1953 (a Saturday) and died in Leawood (KS) on September 30, 1998 (a Wednesday) at the age of 45. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Leawood is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dan Quisenberry<1>
• Frank C. Ringo     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Parkville (MO) on October 12, 1860 (a Friday) and died in Kansas City (MO) on April 12, 1889 (a Friday) at the age of 28. He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Parkville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Grain Valley.
  • Kansas City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank C. Ringo<1>
• Ginger Rogers     (Oscar winning actress, dancer, singer)
  • Born: Virginia Katherine McMath
  • She was born in Independence (MO) on July 16, 1911 (a Sunday) and died in Rancho Mirage (CA) on April 25, 1995 (a Tueday) at the age of 83. She is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Independence is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ginger Rogers<1>
• Paul Splittorff, Jr.     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Evansville (IN) on October 8, 1946 (a Tueday) and died in Blue Springs (MO) on May 25, 2011 (a Wednesday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Blue Springs Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Blue Springs is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Splittorff, Jr.<1>
• Carl W. Stalling     (Composer)
  • Full name: Carl William Stalling
  • He was born in Lexington (MO) on November 10, 1891 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 29, 1972 (a Wednesday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lexington is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carl W. Stalling<1>
• Craig Stevens     (Actor)
  • Born: Gail Shikles, Jr.
  • He was born in Liberty (MO) on July 8, 1918 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on May 10, 2000 (a Wednesday) at the age of 81. The body was cremated.
  • Liberty is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Craig Stevens<1>
• George Thomas 'Firebrand' Stovall     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Leeds (MO) on November 23, 1877 (a Friday) and died in Burlington (IA) on November 5, 1951 (a Monday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Aspen Grove Cemetery (Des Moines County, Iowa).
  • Leeds is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Thomas 'Firebrand' Stovall<1>
• Bess Truman     (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Harry S. Truman (1945 - 1953))
  • Born: Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
  • She was born in Independence (MO) on February 13, 1885 (a Friday) and died in Independence (MO) on October 18, 1982 (a Monday) at the age of 97.
  • Independence is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Grain Valley.
  • Independence is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bess Truman<1>
• Lyle Wesley Waggoner     (Actor)
  • He was born in Kansas City (KS) on April 13, 1935 (a Saturday) and died in Westlake Village (CA) on March 17, 2020 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. The body was cremated.
  • Kansas City is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lyle Wesley Waggoner<1>
• Bill Whitaker     (Professional football)
  • Full name: William Andrew Whitaker
  • He was born in Kansas City (MO) on January 18, 1959 (a Sunday) and died in Prairie Village (KS) on October 2, 2022 (a Sunday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Kansas City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Prairie Village is located 23 miles [37 km] to the west of Grain Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bill Whitaker<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grain Valley: www.cityofgrainvalley.org/

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/