Mountain View (Kiowa County, OK)

Notable Births & Deaths for Mountain View ...

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

Sunset Carson (Actor)
- Born: Winifred Maurice Harrison
- 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Mountain View.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sunset Carson<1>
Louis Henry Kretlow (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Apache (OK) on June 27, 1921 (a Monday) and died in Enid (OK) on September 12, 2007 (a Wednesday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
- Apache is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Mountain View.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis Henry Kretlow<1>
Robert Emmett McDowell (Author, historian)
- He was born in Sentinel (OK) on April 5, 1914 (a Sunday) and died in Louisville (KY) on March 29, 1975 (a Saturday) at the age of 60. He is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery (Jefferson County, Kentucky).
- Sentinel is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Mountain View.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Emmett McDowell<1>
Cal 'Buster' McLish (Major League Baseball)
- Full name: Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish
- 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Mountain View.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cal 'Buster' McLish<1>
Thomas Stafford (Astronaut - Gemini 6, Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz, USAF)
- Full name: Thomas Patten Stafford
- He was born in Weatherford (OK) on September 17, 1930 (a Wednesday) and died in Satellite Beach (FL) on March 18, 2024 (a Monday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Custer County, Oklahoma).
- Weatherford is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Mountain View.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Stafford<1>

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.