RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Oklahoma >> Stephens County >> Comanche >> Notable Births & DeathsIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Oklahoma


The Commemorative Quarter for Oklahoma







Notable Births & Deaths for Comanche ...

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

  • Hoyt Wayne Axton
  • Cady Groves
    • Singer, songwriter. She was born in Marlow (OK) on July 30, 1989 (a Sunday) and died in Nashville (TN) on May 2, 2020 (a Saturday) at the age of 30. We don't have any burial details.
    • Marlow is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Comanche.
  • 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).
    • Temple is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Comanche.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pepper Martin<1>
  • Rue McClanahan
    • Full name: Eddi-Rue McClanahan
    • Actress. She was born in Healdton (OK) on February 21, 1934 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on June 3, 2010 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. The body was cremated.
    • Healdton is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Comanche.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Rue McClanahan<1>
  • Leon Russell
    • Born: Claude Russell Bridges
    • Musician, sognwriter, producer. He was born in Lawton (OK) on April 2, 1942 (a Thursday) and died in Hermitage (TN) on November 13, 2016 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Tulsa County, Oklahoma).
    • Lawton is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Comanche.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leon Russell<1>
  • Loren Tindall
  • Maud Stevens Wagner
    • First female tatto artist in America, aerialist, contortionist. She was born on February 12, 1877 (a Monday) and died in Lawton (OK) on February 12, 1877 (a Monday) at the age of 0. She is buried at Homestead Cemetery (Chase County, Kansas).
    • Lawton is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Comanche.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maud Stevens Wagner<1>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Comanche. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.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.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024