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Notable Births & Deaths for Sherman Junction ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Sherman Junction. 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of Sherman Junction.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gene Autry<1>
  • Griff Barnett
  • James Milton 'Jim' Battle
  • Benny Binion
    • Businessman, founder of Binion's Horseshoe Casino. He was born in Pilot Grove (TX) on November 20, 1904 (a Sunday) and died in Las Vegas (NV) on December 25, 1989 (a Monday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park (Clark County, Nevada).
    • Pilot Grove is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Sherman Junction.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Benny Binion<1>
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east of Sherman Junction.
    • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Sherman Junction.
    • 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 (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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Sherman Junction.
    • 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 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west of Sherman Junction.
    • 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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north of Sherman Junction.
    • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Sherman Junction.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ray Renfro<1>
  • John Henderson 'Silent John' Whitehead
  • Art Tyree 'Hambone' Williams

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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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