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Notable Births & Deaths for Trophy Club ...

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

  • Norman Alden     (Actor)
  • Tol Avery     (Actor)
    • Born: Taliaferro Ware Avery
    • He was born in Fort Worth (TX) on August 28, 1915 (a Saturday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on August 27, 1973 (a Monday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Llano Cemetery (Randall County, Texas).
    • Fort Worth is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Trophy Club.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tol Avery<1>
  • Gordon Lee 'Tex' Beneke     (Singer, musician, actor)
  • Dennis James Biodrowski     (Professional football)
  • Robert Randall 'Bobby' Bragan     (Major League Baseball)
  • Bobby Brown     (Professional baseball)
  • May Hogan Cambern     (Musician)
  • James Otto 'Tex' Carleton     (Major League Baseball)
  • Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn     (Entertainer, mother of Van Cliburn)
  • Van Cliburn     (Musician)
  • Frank Edgar Cornish, IV     (Professional football)
  • Patrick Cranshaw     (Actor)
  • Heloise Bowles Cruse     (Journalist)
  • Al Dexter     (Singer, songwriter)
  • Pete Donohue     (Major League Baseball)
  • Shelley Duval     (Actress, producer)
  • Lawrence Clifton Elliott     (Aviation pioneer)
  • Lon Worth Evans     (Professional football, actor)
    • He was born in Fort Worth (TX) on December 25, 1911 (a Monday) and died in Fort Worth (TX) on December 11, 1992 (a Friday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park (Tarrant County, Texas).
    • Fort Worth is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Trophy Club.
    • Fort Worth is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Trophy Club.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lon Worth Evans<1>
  • Joe Frank Ferguson, III     (Musician)
    • He was born in Fort Worth (TX) on April 22, 1914 (a Wednesday) and died in Fort Worth (TX) on February 14, 2001 (a Wednesday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park (Tarrant County, Texas).
    • Fort Worth is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Trophy Club.
    • Fort Worth is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Trophy Club.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Frank Ferguson, III<1>
  • Mike Gaechter     (Professional football)
    • Full name: Michael Theodore Gaechter
    • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Trophy Club.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mike Gaechter<1>
  • Darrell Orvis Glenn     (Singer, songwriter)

The official website for Trophy Club: www.trophyclub.org/

The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.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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