Notable Births & Deaths for Thermal Valley ...

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

• 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Thermal Valley.
  • Rutherfordton is located Less than 2 miles to the south of Thermal Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Forrest Harrill 'Smoky' Burgess<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 south of Thermal Valley.
  • Spartanburg is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Thermal Valley.
  • 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east of Thermal Valley.
• 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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast of Thermal Valley.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Thermal Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Earl Scruggs<1>
• Nina Simone
  • Born: Eunice Kathleen Simone
  • Singer, songwriter, musician, activist. She was born in Tryon (NC) on February 21, 1933 (a Tueday) and died in Carry-le-Rouet (France) on April 21, 2003 (a Monday) at the age of 70. The body was cremated.
  • Tryon is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Thermal Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nina Simone<1>
• Robert 'Buffalo Bob' Smith
  • Born: Robert Emil Schmidt
  • Actor, TV Host. He was born in Buffalo (NY) on November 27, 1917 (a Tueday) and died in Hendersonville (NC) on July 30, 1998 (a Thursday) at the age of 80. The body was cremated.
  • Hendersonville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Thermal Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert 'Buffalo Bob' Smith<1>

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