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Notable Births & Deaths for Darvills ...

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

  • Roy Clark
    • Full name: Roy Linwood Clark
    • Singer, entertainer. He was born in Meherrin (VA) on April 15, 1933 (a Saturday) and died in Tulsa (OK) on November 15, 2018 (a Thursday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Tulsa County, Oklahoma).
    • Meherrin is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Darvills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roy Clark<1>
  • Joseph Cotton
    • Full name: Joseph Cheshire Cotton, Jr.
    • Actor. He was born in Petersburg (VA) on May 15, 1905 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 6, 1994 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Blandford Cemetery (Petersburg City, Virginia).
    • Petersburg is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Darvills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Cotton<1>
  • Joseph Cotton
    • Full name: Joseph Cheshire Cotton, Jr.
    • Actor. He was born in Petersburg (VA) on May 15, 1905 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 6, 1994 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Blandford Cemetery (Petersburg City, Virginia).
    • Petersburg is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Darvills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Cotton<1>
  • Moses Eugene Malone
  • Edna Thomas
    • Actress. She was born in Lawrenceville (VA) on November 1, 1885 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on July 22, 1974 (a Monday) at the age of 88. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Lawrenceville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Darvills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edna Thomas<1>
  • Dr. Edgar Allan Toppin
    • Author, social reformer. He was born in Harlem (NY) on January 22, 1928 (a Sunday) and died in Ettrick (VA) on December 8, 2004 (a Wednesday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Blandford Cemetery (Petersburg City, Virginia).
    • Ettrick is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Darvills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Edgar Allan Toppin<1>

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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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