Notable Births & Deaths for Currytown ...

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

• Lucius Benjamin 'Luke' Appling     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in High Point (NC) on April 2, 1907 (a Tueday) and died in Cumming (GA) on January 3, 1991 (a Thursday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Sawnee View Gardens (Forsyth County, Georgia).
  • High Point is located 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lucius Benjamin 'Luke' Appling<1>
• Vernon 'Vern' Adair Benson     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Granite Quarry (NC) on September 19, 1924 (a Friday) and died in Salisbury (NC) on January 20, 2014 (a Monday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Rowan Memorial Park (Rowan County, North Carolina).
  • Granite Quarry is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Currytown.
  • Salisbury is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vernon 'Vern' Adair Benson<1>
• Don Cardwell     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Winston - Salem (NC) on December 7, 1935 (a Saturday) and died in Winston - Salem (NC) on January 14, 2008 (a Monday) at the age of 72. He is buried at God's Acre (Forsyth County, North Carolina).
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don Cardwell<1>
• Bob Denver     (Comedic actor)
  • Full name: Robert Osbourne Denver
  • He was born in New Rochelle (NY) on January 9, 1935 (a Wednesday) and died in Winston - Salem (NC) on September 2, 2005 (a Friday) at the age of 70. The body was cremated.
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bob Denver<1>
• Skinnay Ennis     (Musician)
  • Born: Edgar Clyde Ennis
  • He was born in Salisbury (NC) on August 13, 1909 (a Friday) and died in Beverly Hills (CA) on June 3, 1963 (a Monday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Salisbury is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Skinnay Ennis<1>
• Jester Joseph Hairston     (Actor, musician, composer)
  • He was born in Belews Creek (NC) on July 9, 1901 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on January 18, 2000 (a Tueday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Belews Creek is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jester Joseph Hairston<1>
• George Hamilton, IV     (Singer, musician)
  • He was born in Winston - Salem (NC) on July 19, 1937 (a Monday) and died in Nashville (TN) on September 17, 2014 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77. He is buried at God's Acre (Forsyth County, North Carolina).
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Hamilton, IV<1>
• Wilbert Harrison     (Singer)
  • Full name: Wilbert Huntington Harrison
  • He was born in Charlotte (NC) on January 5, 1929 (a Saturday) and died in Spencer (NC) on October 26, 1994 (a Wednesday) at the age of 65. He is buried at North Pinewood Cemetery (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina).
  • Spencer is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wilbert Harrison<1>
• Raymond Hall 'Ray' Hayworth     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in High Point (NC) on January 29, 1904 (a Friday) and died in High Point (NC) on September 25, 2002 (a Wednesday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Guilford Memorial Park (Guilford County, North Carolina).
  • High Point is located 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Currytown.
  • High Point is located 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Raymond Hall 'Ray' Hayworth<1>
• Clyde Kluttz     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Rockwell (NC) on December 12, 1917 (a Wednesday) and died in Salisbury (NC) on May 12, 1979 (a Saturday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Rowan Memorial Park (Rowan County, North Carolina).
  • Rockwell is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Currytown.
  • Salisbury is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Kluttz<1>
• Dolley Madison     (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of James Madison (1809 - 1817))
  • Full name: Dorothea Dandridge Payne Todd-Madison
  • She was born in Guilford College (NC) on May 20, 1768 (a Friday) and died in Washington, DC on July 12, 1849 (a Thursday) at the age of 81.
  • Guilford College is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dolley Madison<1>
• Julia Mae Brown Mainer     (Musician)
  • She was born in Mocksville (NC) on March 13, 1919 (a Thursday) and died in Flint (MI) on January 21, 2015 (a Wednesday) at the age of 95. She is buried at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery (Genesee County, Michigan).
  • Mocksville is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Mae Brown Mainer<1>
• Harold Nicholas     (Tap dancer, entertainer)
  • Full name: Harold Lloyd Nicholas
  • He was born in Winston - Salem (NC) on March 27, 1921 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on July 3, 2000 (a Monday) at the age of 79. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harold Nicholas<1>
• Frances 'Baba' Hedrick Raeburn     (Actress)
  • She was born in Winston - Salem (NC) on August 15, 1924 (a Friday) and died somewhere in Los Angeles County on December 26, 1976 (a Sunday) at the age of 52.
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frances 'Baba' Hedrick Raeburn<1>
• Gene Tanner     (Musician - a member of 'The Five Royales')
  • Full name: Eugene Tanner
  • He was born in Winston - Salem (NC) on February 1, 1936 (a Saturday) and died in Winston - Salem (NC) on December 29, 1994 (a Thursday) at the age of 58.
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gene Tanner<1>
• Johnny Tanner     (Musician - a member of 'The Five Royales')
  • He was born in Winston - Salem (NC) on November 28, 1926 (a Sunday) and died in Winston - Salem (NC) on November 8, 2005 (a Tueday) at the age of 79.
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Winston - Salem is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny Tanner<1>
• Jackie Torrence     (Storyteller)
  • She was born in Chicago (IL) on February 12, 1944 (a Saturday) and died in Granite Quarry (NC) on November 30, 2004 (a Tueday) at the age of 60. She is buried at Rowan Memorial Park (Rowan County, North Carolina).
  • Granite Quarry is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Currytown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jackie Torrence<1>

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