Notable Births & Deaths for Allendale ...

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

• Theodore Wade 'Ted' Abernathy
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Stanley (NC) on March 6, 1933 (a Monday) and died in Gastonia (NC) on December 16, 2004 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Gaston Memorial Park (Gaston County, North Carolina).
  • Stanley is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Allendale.
  • Gastonia is located 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Allendale.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore Wade 'Ted' Abernathy<1>
• Forrest Harrill 'Smoky' Burgess
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Caroleen (NC) on February 6, 1927 (a Sunday) and died in Rutherfordton (NC) on September 15, 1991 (a Sunday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Park (Rutherford County, North Carolina).
  • Caroleen is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of Allendale.
  • Rutherfordton is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Allendale.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Forrest Harrill 'Smoky' Burgess<1>
• Hal England
  • Actor. He was born in Kings Mountain (NC) on October 2, 1932 (a Sunday) and died in Burbank (CA) on November 6, 2003 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Kings Mountain is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of Allendale.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hal England<1>
• Art Fowler
  • Professional baseball. He was born in Converse (SC) on July 3, 1922 (a Monday) and died in Spartanburg (SC) on January 29, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens (Spartanburg County, South Carolina).
  • Converse is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Allendale.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Art Fowler<1>
• Donald Eugene Gibson
  • Songwriter, musician. He was born in Shelby (NC) on April 3, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Nashville (TN) on November 17, 2003 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Sunset Cemetery (Cleveland County, North Carolina).
  • Shelby is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest of Allendale.
• Eddie Jackson
  • Singer. He was born in Forest City (NC) on September 4, 1946 (a Wednesday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on May 3, 2010 (a Monday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Peace Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Forest City is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Allendale.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eddie Jackson<1>
• Earl Scruggs
  • Full name: Earl Eugene Scruggs
  • Musician. He was born in Flint Hill (NC) on January 6, 1924 (a Sunday) and died in Nashville (TN) on March 28, 2012 (a Wednesday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery (Davidson County, Tennessee).
  • Flint Hill is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Allendale.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Earl Scruggs<1>

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