Notable Births & Deaths for Mountain Home ...

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

• 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of Mountain Home.
  • Rutherfordton is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Mountain Home.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Forrest Harrill 'Smoky' Burgess<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Mountain Home.
• 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south of Mountain Home.
  • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Mountain Home.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Earl Scruggs<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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