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Notable Births & Deaths for Powell ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Powell. 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).
- Ardmore is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Powell.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Max Ray Boydston<1>
- Joe Dobson
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Durant (OK) on January 20, 1917 (a Saturday) and died in Jacksonville (FL) on June 23, 1994 (a Thursday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Duval County, Florida).
- Durant is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Powell.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Dobson<1>
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Full name: Dwight David Eisenhower
- 34th President of the US (1953 - 1961). He was born in Denison (TX) on October 14, 1890 (a Tueday) and died in Washington, DC on March 28, 1969 (a Friday) at the age of 78.
- Denison is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Powell.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dwight D. Eisenhower<1>
- Booker Telleferro Ervin, II
- Lee 'Lefty' Grissom
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Sherman (TX) on October 23, 1907 (a Wednesday) and died in Corning (CA) on October 4, 1998 (a Sunday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Sunset Hill Cemetery (Tehama County, California).
- Sherman is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Powell.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee 'Lefty' Grissom<1>
- John Hillerman
- Actor. He was born in Denison (TX) on December 20, 1932 (a Tueday) and died in Houston (TX) on November 9, 2017 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. We don't have any burial details.
- Denison is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Powell.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Hillerman<1>
- Bob Cleveland Muncrief, Jr.
- Ray Renfro
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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