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Notable Births & Deaths for Spelter City ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Spelter City. 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.
- Billy Benedict (Actor)
- 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Spelter City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Woody Guthrie<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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Spelter City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Colonel William Reid Pogue<1>
- Peter Potter (Actor)
- Born: William Mann Moore
- He was born in Henryetta (OK) on April 14, 1905 (a Friday) and died in Palm Springs (CA) on April 17, 1983 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Desert Memorial Park (Riverside County, California).
- Henryetta is located Less than 2 miles to the southwest of Spelter City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Potter<1>
- Dan Rowan (Comedian, actor)
- Full name: Daniel Hale Rowan
- He was born in Beggs (OK) on July 22, 1922 (a Saturday) and died in Siesta Key (FL) on September 22, 1987 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. The body was cremated.
- Beggs is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north of Spelter City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dan Rowan<1>
- Clyde Stacy (Musician)
- Full name: Haskell Clyde Stacy
- 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).
- Eufaula is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Spelter City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Stacy<1>
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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