Notable Births & Deaths for Starrville ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Starrville. 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.

• Jim Brewer
  • Full name: James Thomas Brewer
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Merced (CA) on November 14, 1937 (a Sunday) and died in Tyler (TX) on November 16, 1987 (a Monday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens (Tulsa County, Oklahoma).
  • Tyler is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jim Brewer<1>
• Salvador Michael 'Sal' Gliatto
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Chicago (IL) on May 7, 1902 (a Wednesday) and died in Tyler (TX) on November 1, 1995 (a Wednesday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
  • Tyler is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Salvador Michael 'Sal' Gliatto<1>
• Harry Hickox
  • Actor. He was born in Big Springs (TX) on October 22, 1910 (a Saturday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on June 3, 1994 (a Friday) at the age of 83. We don't have any burial details.
  • Big Springs is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Hickox<1>
• Freddie Christian King
  • Musician. He was born in Gilmer (TX) on September 3, 1934 (a Monday) and died in Dallas (TX) on December 28, 1976 (a Tueday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
  • Gilmer is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Freddie Christian King<1>
• Art Malone
  • Professional football. He was born in Tyler (TX) on March 20, 1948 (a Saturday) and died in Phoenix (AZ) on July 27, 2012 (a Friday) at the age of 64.
  • Tyler is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Art Malone<1>
• Ray Price
  • Full name: Noble Ray Price
  • Musician. He was born in Perryville (TX) on January 12, 1926 (a Tueday) and died in Mount Pleasant (TX) on December 16, 2013 (a Monday) at the age of 87. He is buried at Restland Memorial Park (Dallas County, Texas).
  • Perryville is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ray Price<1>
• Karen Gay Silkwood
  • Activist. She was born in Longview (TX) on February 19, 1946 (a Tueday) and died in Crescent (OK) on November 13, 1974 (a Wednesday) at the age of 28. She is buried at Danville Cemetery (Gregg County, Texas).
  • Longview is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Karen Gay Silkwood<1>
• Sissy Spacek
  • Full name: Mary Elizabeth Spacek
  • Oscar winning actress. She was born in Quitman (TX) on December 25, 1949 (a Sunday)
  • Quitman is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Starrville.
• Samuel Filmore 'Sam' West
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Longview (TX) on October 5, 1904 (a Wednesday) and died in Lubbock (TX) on November 23, 1985 (a Saturday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Resthaven Memorial Park (Lubbock County, Texas).
  • Longview is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Filmore 'Sam' West<1>
• Forest Whitaker
  • Full name: Forest Steven Whitaker III
  • Oscar winning actor. Producer, director. He was born in Longview (TX) on July 15, 1961 (a Saturday)
  • Longview is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east of Starrville.
• Noble Willingham
  • Actor. He was born in Mineola (TX) on August 31, 1931 (a Monday) and died in Palm Springs (CA) on January 17, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
  • Mineola is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Noble Willingham<1>
• Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson
  • Actor, musician. He was born in Tyler (TX) on April 3, 1886 (a Saturday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on May 30, 1953 (a Saturday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Tyler is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest of Starrville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson<1>

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