Culler, Richard "Dick" b. January 15, 1915 d. June 16, 1964 Major League Baseball Player. The shortstop spent eight years in the big leagues with the Philadelphia Athletics (1936), the Chicago White Sox (1943), the Boston Braves (1944 to 1947), the Chicago Cubs (1948) and the New York Giants (1949). His best year was 1945, when the right-handed hitter batted .262 and scored 87 runs. He hit .255 and scored 70 runs in 1946. The Braves swapped him to the Cubs on March 1, 1948 for infielder Bobby Sturgeon. For his career, he batted .244 with two homers and...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons) Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Hayworth, Red b. May 14, 1915 d. November 2, 2006 Major League Baseball Player. Born Myron Claude Hayworth. He was a catcher for two seasons (1944 to 1945) with the St. Louis Browns. He was a member of the 1944 American League Pennant winning Browns. During the 1944 World Series, Hayworth had 17 at bats with two hits. His older brother Ray was a Major League catcher. In 146 career regular season games, Hayworth had 91 hits with a .212 lifetime batting average. (Bio by: C.S.) Springfield Friends Meeting House Cemetery, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Neal, Roy b. May 30, 1921 d. August 15, 2003 Television Correspondent. Born Roy N. Hinkle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1921, he was recognized as a leading news expert in spaceflight and science. As a NBC TV news executive, he covered all of the Mercury missions and later reported the Gemini and Apollo missions and the early space shuttle flights. He hosted the ARRL video production, New World Of Amateur Radio, an overview of ham radio in space and also appeared in the films "The Night Holds Terror" (1955), "Cry Terror" (1958) and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Columbariu, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Richmond, David Leinail b. 1941 d. December 7, 1990 Civil Rights Figure. On February 1, 1960 Richmond and three other African-American young men sat down at a segregated cafeteria counter at the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The four were refused service at the time, but their act led to the "Greensboro Sit-Ins", a series of protest demonstrations that eventually brought about the integration of the cafeteria counters. Richmond was a native of Greensboro. He graduated from Dudley High School and then attended the North...[Read More] (Bio by: Jesse) Carolina Biblical Gardens, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
b. January 15, 1915 d. June 16, 1964
b. May 14, 1915 d. November 2, 2006