Notable Births & Deaths for Munroe ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Munroe. 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east of Munroe.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Munroe.
  • Salisbury is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Munroe.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • Winston - Salem is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Don Cardwell<1>
• Bob Denver
  • Full name: Robert Osbourne Denver
  • Comedic actor. 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bob Denver<1>
• Jester Joseph Hairston
  • Actor, musician, actor. 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Munroe.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Hamilton, IV<1>
• Wilbert Harrison
  • Full name: Wilbert Huntington Harrison
  • Singer. 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Munroe.
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east of Munroe.
  • High Point is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east of Munroe.
  • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Munroe.
  • Salisbury is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Munroe.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Kluttz<1>
• Dolley Madison
  • Full name: Dorothea Dandridge Payne Todd-Madison
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of James Madison (1809 - 1817). 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Munroe.
  • 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Munroe.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Mae Brown Mainer<1>
• Harold Nicholas
  • Full name: Harold Lloyd Nicholas
  • Tap dancer, entertainer. 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harold Nicholas<1>
• Gene Tanner
  • Full name: Eugene Tanner
  • Musician - a member of 'The Five Royales'. 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • Winston - Salem is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • Winston - Salem is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north of Munroe.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Munroe.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jackie Torrence<1>

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