New Lima (Seminole County, OK)

Notable Births & Deaths for New Lima ...

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

Joe Frank Cobb (Actor)
- He was born in Shawnee (OK) on November 7, 1916 (a Tueday) and died in Santa Ana (CA) on May 21, 2002 (a Tueday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
- Shawnee is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of New Lima.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Frank Cobb<1>
Clifford William Garrison (Professional Baseball)
- He was born in Meeker (OK) on August 13, 1906 (a Monday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on August 25, 1994 (a Thursday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Capay Cemetery (Yolo County, California).
- Meeker is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of New Lima.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clifford William Garrison<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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of New Lima.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Woody Guthrie<1>
Monte Hale (Actor)
- He was born in Ada (OK) on June 8, 1919 (a Sunday) and died in Studio City (CA) on March 29, 2009 (a Sunday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
- Ada is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of New Lima.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Monte Hale<1>
Anthony Grove 'Tony' Hillerman (Author)
- He was born in Sacred Heart (OK) on May 27, 1925 (a Wednesday) and died in Albuquerque (NM) on October 26, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery (Santa Fe County, New Mexico).
- Sacred Heart is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of New Lima.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anthony Grove 'Tony' Hillerman<1>
T. Boone Pickens (Businessman)
- Full name: Thomas Boone Pickens
- 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast of New Lima.
- 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of New Lima.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Colonel William Reid Pogue<1>
Oral Roberts (Evangelist)
- He was born in Bebee (OK) on January 24, 1918 (a Thursday) and died in Newport Beach (CA) on December 15, 2009 (a Tueday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Tulsa County, Oklahoma).
- Bebee is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of New Lima.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Oral Roberts<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.