Notable Births & Deaths for Tenkiller ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Tenkiller. 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Tenkiller.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Tenkiller.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grant Foreman<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Tenkiller.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Barney Kessel<1>
• Woodrow Wilson Rawls
  • Author. He was born in Scraper (OK) on September 24, 1913 (a Wednesday) and died in Marshfield (WI) on December 16, 1984 (a Sunday) at the age of 71. The body was cremated.
  • Scraper is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Tenkiller.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Woodrow Wilson Rawls<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Tenkiller.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clyde Stacy<1>
• Edward Payson Washburn
  • Artist. He was born in Dwight Mission (OK) on November 17, 1831 (a Thursday) and died in Little Rock (AR) on March 26, 1860 (a Monday) at the age of 28. He is buried at Mt. Holly Cemetery (Pulaski County, Arkansas).
  • Dwight Mission is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Tenkiller.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Payson Washburn<1>
• Claude 'Fiddler' Williams
  • Musician. He was born in Muskogee (OK) on February 22, 1908 (a Saturday) and died in Kansas City (MO) on April 25, 2004 (a Sunday) at the age of 96. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Muskogee is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Tenkiller.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Claude 'Fiddler' Williams<1>

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