Notable Births & Deaths for Sanger ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Sanger. 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 northeast of Sanger.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gene Autry<1>
• Frank Edgar Cornish, IV
  • Professional football. He was born in Chicago (IL) on September 24, 1967 (a Sunday) and died in Southlake (TX) on August 22, 2008 (a Friday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park (Tarrant County, Texas).
  • Southlake is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Sanger.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Edgar Cornish, IV<1>
• Al Dexter
  • Singer, songwriter. He was born in Jacksonville (TX) on May 4, 1905 (a Thursday) and died in Denton (TX) on January 28, 1984 (a Saturday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park (Denton County, Texas).
  • Denton is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south of Sanger.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Dexter<1>
• Mike Gaechter
  • Full name: Michael Theodore Gaechter
  • Professional football. He was born in Santa Monica (CA) on January 9, 1940 (a Tueday) and died in Frisco (TX) on August 17, 2015 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
  • Frisco is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Sanger.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mike Gaechter<1>
• Jerry Mays
  • Born: Gerald Avery Mays
  • Professional football. He was born in Dallas (TX) on November 24, 1939 (a Friday) and died in Lewisville (TX) on July 17, 1994 (a Sunday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
  • Lewisville is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Sanger.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jerry Mays<1>
• Byron Nelson
  • Professional golf. He was born in Waxahachie (TX) on February 4, 1912 (a Sunday) and died in Roanoke (TX) on September 26, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. He is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park (Denton County, Texas).
  • Roanoke is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Sanger.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Byron Nelson<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Sanger.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ray Renfro<1>

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