Notable Births & Deaths for Carson ...

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

• John Allyn Berryman
  • Pulitzer Prize winning author. He was born in McAlester (OK) on October 25, 1914 (a Sunday) and died in Minneapolis (MN) on January 7, 1972 (a Friday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery (Dakota County, Minnesota).
  • McAlester is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Carson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Allyn Berryman<1>
• Woody Guthrie
  • Born: Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
  • Folk singer, songwriter, activist. He was born in Okemah (OK) on July 14, 1912 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on October 3, 1967 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Highland Cemetery (Okfuskee County, Oklahoma).
  • Okemah is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Carson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Woody Guthrie<1>
• Pepper Martin
  • Born: Johnny Leonard Roosevelt
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Temple (OK) on February 29, 1904 (a Monday) (which is Leap Day) and died in McAlester (OK) on March 5, 1965 (a Friday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Quinton Cemetery (Haskell County, Oklahoma).
  • McAlester is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Carson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pepper Martin<1>
• T. Boone Pickens
  • Full name: Thomas Boone Pickens
  • Businessman. He was born in Holdenville (OK) on May 22, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Dallas (TX) on September 11, 2019 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. We don't have any burial details.
  • Holdenville is located 18 miles [29 km] to the west of Carson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: T. Boone Pickens<1>
• Colonel William Reid Pogue
  • Astronaut - Skylab 3, USAF, test pilot. He was born in Okemah (OK) on January 23, 1930 (a Thursday) and died in Cocoa Beach (FL) on March 3, 2014 (a Monday) at the age of 84. We don't have any burial details.
  • Okemah is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Carson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Colonel William Reid Pogue<1>
• Clyde Stacy
  • Full name: Haskell Clyde Stacy
  • Musician. He was born in Eufaula (OK) on August 11, 1936 (a Tueday) and died in Muskogee (OK) on November 6, 2013 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery (McIntosh County, Oklahoma).
  • Eufaula is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Carson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Stacy<1>
• Wilber Underhill
  • Crime figure. He was born in Joplin (MO) on March 16, 1901 (a Saturday) and died in McAlester (OK) on January 6, 1934 (a Saturday) at the age of 32. He is buried at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery (Jasper County, Missouri).
  • McAlester is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Carson.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wilber Underhill<1>

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