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Notable Births & Deaths for Denison ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Denison. 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Denison.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gene Autry<1>
- Benny Binion
- Charlie Christian
- Full name: Charles Henry Christian
- Musician. He was born in Bonham (TX) on July 29, 1916 (a Saturday) and died in Staten Island (NY) on March 2, 1942 (a Monday) at the age of 25. He is buried at Gates Hill Cemetery (Fannin County, Texas).
- Bonham is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Denison.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charlie Christian<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 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Denison.
- 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 on October 14, 1890 (a Tueday) and died in Washington, DC on March 28, 1969 (a Friday) at the age of 78.
- 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Denison.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee 'Lefty' Grissom<1>
- John Hillerman
- Actor. He was born in Denison 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.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Hillerman<1>
- Bob Cleveland Muncrief, Jr.
- Ray Renfro
- John Henderson 'Silent John' Whitehead
- Art Tyree 'Hambone' Williams
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Denison: www.ci.denison.tx.us/ The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.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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