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Notable Births & Deaths for Custer City ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Custer 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.
- Gene Autry
- Full name: Orvon Grover Autry
- Actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, baseball owner. He was born in Tioga (TX) on September 29, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Studio City (CA) on October 2, 1998 (a Friday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Tioga is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Custer City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gene Autry<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Custer City.
- 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Custer City.
- 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Custer City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Hillerman<1>
- Ray Renfro
- Professional football. He was born in Whitesboro (TX) on November 7, 1929 (a Thursday) and died in Fort Worth (TX) on August 4, 1997 (a Monday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park (Tarrant County, Texas).
- Whitesboro is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east of Custer City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ray Renfro<1>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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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