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Notable Births & Deaths for Lamar ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Lamar. 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
- 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Lamar.
- 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Lamar.
- 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west of Lamar.
- 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Lamar.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Colonel William Reid Pogue<1>
- Wilber Underhill
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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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