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Notable Births & Deaths for Royse City ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Royse 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.
- Griff Barnett (Actor)
- Born: Manley Griffith
- He was born in Blue Ridge (TX) on November 12, 1884 (a Wednesday) and died in El Monte (CA) on January 12, 1958 (a Sunday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Blue Ridge is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Royse City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Griff Barnett<1>
- James Edward 'Jimmy' Belken, Sr. (Musician)
- Billy Bizor (Musician)
- John Boles (Actor, singer)
- Bettye 'Mighty Mite' Danoff (Professional golf)
- Lawrence Clifton Elliott (Aviation pioneer)
- Ross Emil 'Tex' Erwin (Major League Baseball)
- Jamie Foxx (Oscar winning actor, singer, songwriter, producer, comedian)
- Born: Eric Marion Bishop
- He was born in Terrell (TX) on December 13, 1967 (a Wednesday)
- Terrell is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south of Royse City.
- Ted Healy (Actor, comedian)
- Born: Ernest Lea Nash
- He was born in Kaufman (TX) on October 1, 1896 (a Thursday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 21, 1937 (a Tueday) at the age of 41. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Kaufman is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Royse City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ted Healy<1>
- Gino Hernandez (Professional wrestler)
- He was born in Highland Park (TX) on August 8, 1957 (a Thursday) and died in Highland Park (TX) on February 2, 1986 (a Sunday) at the age of 28. He is buried at Memorial Oaks Cemetery (Harris County, Texas).
- Highland Park is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Royse City.
- Highland Park is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Royse City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gino Hernandez<1>
- Frank Lane (Major League Baseball)
- Ormer Leslie Locklear (Aviation pioneer)
- Forrest Matthews (Actor)
- He was born in McKinney (TX) on September 24, 1908 (a Thursday) and died in Dallas (TX) on November 22, 1951 (a Thursday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
- McKinney is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Royse City.
- Dallas is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest of Royse City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Forrest Matthews<1>
- Norman McRae (Major League Baseball)
- Raymond Anderson Morehart (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Terrell (TX) on December 2, 1899 (a Saturday) and died in Dallas (TX) on January 13, 1989 (a Friday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
- Terrell is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south of Royse City.
- Dallas is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest of Royse City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Raymond Anderson Morehart<1>
- Claude Pfaff Stroud (Actor)
- Mark Tuinei (Professional football)
- Francia White (Opera singer, actress)
- Chill Wills (Actor)
- Full name: Theodore Childress Wills
- He was born in Seagoville (TX) on July 18, 1902 (a Friday) and died in Encino (CA) on December 15, 1978 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Grand View Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Seagoville is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Royse City.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chill Wills<1>
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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