Notable Births & Deaths for Blairsville ...

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

• Theodore Wade 'Ted' Abernathy
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Stanley (NC) on March 6, 1933 (a Monday) and died in Gastonia (NC) on December 16, 2004 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Gaston Memorial Park (Gaston County, North Carolina).
  • Gastonia is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore Wade 'Ted' Abernathy<1>
• Hal England
  • Actor. He was born in Kings Mountain (NC) on October 2, 1932 (a Sunday) and died in Burbank (CA) on November 6, 2003 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Kings Mountain is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hal England<1>
• Art Fowler
  • Professional baseball. He was born in Converse (SC) on July 3, 1922 (a Monday) and died in Spartanburg (SC) on January 29, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens (Spartanburg County, South Carolina).
  • Converse is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Art Fowler<1>
• Spencer Gettys
  • Negro League Baseball. He was born in Rock Hill (SC) on June 8, 1916 (a Thursday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on November 18, 2004 (a Thursday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
  • Rock Hill is located 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Spencer Gettys<1>
• Donald Eugene Gibson
  • Songwriter, musician. He was born in Shelby (NC) on April 3, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Nashville (TN) on November 17, 2003 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Sunset Cemetery (Cleveland County, North Carolina).
  • Shelby is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Blairsville.
• George F. McCorkle
  • Musician. He was born in Chester (SC) on October 11, 1947 (a Saturday) and died in Lebanon (TN) on June 29, 2007 (a Friday) at the age of 59. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens (Spartanburg County, South Carolina).
  • Chester is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George F. McCorkle<1>
• James Polk
  • Full name: James Knox Polk
  • 11th President of the US (1845 - 1849). He was born in Pineville (NC) on November 2, 1795 (a Monday) and died in Nashville (TN) on June 15, 1849 (a Friday) at the age of 53.
  • Pineville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Polk<1>
• Donald Wesley Reno
  • Musician. He was born in Buffalo (SC) on February 21, 1926 (a Sunday) and died in Powhatan (VA) on October 16, 1984 (a Tueday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery (Lynchburg City, Virginia).
  • Buffalo is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Donald Wesley Reno<1>
• Earl Scruggs
  • Full name: Earl Eugene Scruggs
  • Musician. He was born in Flint Hill (NC) on January 6, 1924 (a Sunday) and died in Nashville (TN) on March 28, 2012 (a Wednesday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery (Davidson County, Tennessee).
  • Flint Hill is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Blairsville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Earl Scruggs<1>

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