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Notable Births & Deaths for Porter ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Porter. 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.
- Max Ray Boydston
- Professional football. He was born in Ardmore (OK) on January 22, 1932 (a Friday) and died in Muskogee (OK) on December 12, 1998 (a Saturday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
- Muskogee is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Porter.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Max Ray Boydston<1>
- Grant Foreman
- Author. He was born in Detroit (IL) on June 3, 1869 (a Thursday) and died in Muskogee (OK) on April 21, 1953 (a Tueday) at the age of 83.
- Muskogee is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Porter.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grant Foreman<1>
- Joe Frazier
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Liberty (NC) on October 6, 1922 (a Friday) and died in Broken Arrow (OK) on February 15, 2011 (a Tueday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Bixby Cemetery (Tulsa County, Oklahoma).
- Broken Arrow is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Porter.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Frazier<1>
- Barney Kessel
- Musician. He was born in Muskogee (OK) on October 16, 1923 (a Tueday) and died in San Diego (CA) on May 6, 2004 (a Thursday) at the age of 80. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Ontario County, New York).
- Muskogee is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Porter.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Barney Kessel<1>
- Warren Edward Spahn
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Buffalo (NY) on April 23, 1921 (a Saturday) and died in Broken Arrow (OK) on November 24, 2003 (a Monday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery (Pittsburg County, Oklahoma).
- Broken Arrow is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Porter.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Warren Edward Spahn<1>
- Clyde Stacy
- Full name: Haskell Clyde Stacy
- Musician. 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).
- Muskogee is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Porter.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Stacy<1>
- Claude 'Fiddler' Williams
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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