Notable Births & Deaths for Dewar ...

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

• Billy Benedict     (Actor)
  • Full name: William Franklin Sater Benedict
  • He was born in Haskell (OK) on April 16, 1917 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 25, 1999 (a Thursday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Haskell is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Dewar.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Billy Benedict<1>
• Woody Guthrie     (Folk singer, songwriter, activist)
  • Born: Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Dewar.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Woody Guthrie<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Dewar.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Colonel William Reid Pogue<1>
• Peter Potter     (Actor)
  • Born: William Mann Moore
  • He was born in Henryetta (OK) on April 14, 1905 (a Friday) and died in Palm Springs (CA) on April 17, 1983 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Desert Memorial Park (Riverside County, California).
  • Henryetta is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest of Dewar.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Potter<1>
• Dan Rowan     (Comedian, actor)
  • Full name: Daniel Hale Rowan
  • He was born in Beggs (OK) on July 22, 1922 (a Saturday) and died in Siesta Key (FL) on September 22, 1987 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. The body was cremated.
  • Beggs is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north of Dewar.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dan Rowan<1>
• Clyde Stacy     (Musician)
  • Full name: Haskell Clyde Stacy
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Dewar.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Stacy<1>

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