Notable Births & Deaths for Amber ...

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

• Plato Gus Andros
  • Professional football. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on November 28, 1921 (a Monday) and died in Norman (OK) on September 22, 2008 (a Monday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Rose Hill Burial Park (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Norman is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Plato Gus Andros<1>
• Ray Stanton Avery
  • Inventor, businessman. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on January 13, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Pasadena (CA) on December 12, 1997 (a Friday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Live Oak Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ray Stanton Avery<1>
• Molly Bee
  • Born: Molly Gene Beachboard
  • Singer. She was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on August 18, 1939 (a Friday) and died in Oceanside (CA) on February 7, 2009 (a Saturday) at the age of 69. She is buried at El Camino Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Molly Bee<1>
• John Alton 'Al' Benton
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Noble (OK) on March 18, 1911 (a Saturday) and died in Lynwood (CA) on April 14, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Noble is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Alton 'Al' Benton<1>
• Harry David 'The Cat' Brecheen
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Broken Bow (OK) on October 14, 1914 (a Wednesday) and died in Bethany (OK) on January 17, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Pontotoc County, Oklahoma).
  • Bethany is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry David 'The Cat' Brecheen<1>
• Paul 'Buddy' Burris
  • Professional football. He was born in Nowata (OK) on January 20, 1923 (a Saturday) and died in Norman (OK) on November 26, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery (Muskogee County, Oklahoma).
  • Norman is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul 'Buddy' Burris<1>
• Henson Cargill
  • Singer. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on February 5, 1941 (a Wednesday) and died in Oklahoma City (OK) on March 24, 2007 (a Saturday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Henson Cargill<1>
• Sunset Carson
  • Born: Winifred Maurice Harrison
  • Actor. He was born in Gracemont (OK) on November 12, 1920 (a Friday) and died in Reno (NV) on May 1, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Highland Memorial Gardens (Madison County, Tennessee).
  • Gracemont is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sunset Carson<1>
• Lon Chaney, Jr.
  • Born: Chreighton Tull Chaney
  • Actor. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on February 10, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in San Clemente (CA) on July 12, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. We don't have any burial details.
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lon Chaney, Jr.<1>
• Robert I. Clarke
  • Actor. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on June 1, 1920 (a Tueday) and died in Valley Village (CA) on June 11, 2005 (a Saturday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert I. Clarke<1>
• Harlond Benton 'Darkie' Clift
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in El Reno (OK) on August 12, 1912 (a Monday) and died in Yakima (WA) on April 27, 1992 (a Monday) at the age of 79. He is buried at Terrace Heights Memorial Park (Yakima County, Washington).
  • El Reno is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harlond Benton 'Darkie' Clift<1>
• Cot Deal
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Arapaho (OK) on January 23, 1923 (a Tueday) and died in Oklahoma City (OK) on May 23, 2013 (a Thursday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Rose Hill Burial Park (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cot Deal<1>
• Ellis Ferguson 'Cot' Deal
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Arapaho (OK) on January 23, 1923 (a Tueday) and died in Oklahoma City (OK) on May 23, 2013 (a Thursday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Rose Hill Burial Park (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ellis Ferguson 'Cot' Deal<1>
• Dudley Dickerson
  • Actor. He was born in Chickasha (OK) on November 27, 1906 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on September 23, 1968 (a Monday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Lincoln Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Chickasha is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the south of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dudley Dickerson<1>
• Shug Fisher
  • Born: George Clinton Fisher, Jr.
  • Actor, comedian, singer, songwriter. He was born in Tabler (OK) on September 26, 1907 (a Thursday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on March 16, 1984 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Tabler is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Shug Fisher<1>
• James Garner
  • Born: James Scott Bumgarner
  • Actor. He was born in Norman (OK) on April 7, 1928 (a Saturday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on July 19, 2014 (a Saturday) at the age of 86. We don't have any burial details.
  • Norman is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Garner<1>
• Prentice Gautt
  • Professional football. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on February 8, 1938 (a Tueday) and died in Lawrence (KS) on March 17, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery (Douglas County, Kansas).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Prentice Gautt<1>
• Karl Guthe Jansky
  • Physicist, radio engineer, astronomer. He was born in Norman (OK) on October 22, 1905 (a Sunday) and died in Red Bank (NJ) on February 14, 1950 (a Tueday) at the age of 44. He is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery (Dane County, Wisconsin).
  • Norman is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Karl Guthe Jansky<1>
• William C. 'Skinny' Johnson
  • Professional basketball. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on August 16, 1911 (a Wednesday) and died in Oklahoma City (OK) on February 5, 1980 (a Tueday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William C. 'Skinny' Johnson<1>
• Cal 'Buster' McLish
  • Full name: Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Anadarko (OK) on December 1, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Edmond (OK) on August 26, 2010 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
  • Anadarko is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cal 'Buster' McLish<1>
• Lindy Pearson
  • Professional football. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on March 6, 1929 (a Wednesday) and died in Oklahoma City (OK) on March 9, 2011 (a Wednesday) at the age of 82. The body was cremated.
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Oklahoma City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Amber.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lindy Pearson<1>

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