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Notable Births & Deaths for Lake Fork ...

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

  • Darrell Banks
  • Dean Chance
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Wooster (OH) on June 1, 1941 (a Sunday) and died in Wooster (OH) on October 11, 2015 (a Sunday) at the age of 74.
    • Wooster is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east of Lake Fork.
    • Wooster is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east of Lake Fork.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dean Chance<1>
  • Arthur Holly Compton
    • Noble prize winning physicist. He was born in Wooster (OH) on September 10, 1892 (a Saturday) and died in Berkeley (CA) on March 15, 1962 (a Thursday) at the age of 69.
    • Wooster is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east of Lake Fork.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Arthur Holly Compton<1>
  • Pearl M. Early
  • Charles W. 'the Black Cyclone' Follis
  • Guy Jackson Hecker
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville (PA) on April 3, 1856 (a Thursday) and died in Wooster (OH) on December 3, 1938 (a Saturday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Wooster Cemetery (Wayne County, Ohio).
    • Wooster is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east of Lake Fork.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Guy Jackson Hecker<1>
  • Charles Franklin Kettering
  • Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Wooster (OH) on February 5, 1891 (a Thursday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on November 17, 1977 (a Thursday) at the age of 86.
    • Wooster is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east of Lake Fork.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh<1>
  • Luke Perry
  • Robert F. Simon
    • Actor. He was born in Mansfield (OH) on December 2, 1908 (a Wednesday) and died in Tarzana (CA) on November 29, 1992 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Mansfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Lake Fork.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert F. Simon<1>

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The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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