Find A Grave - Guilford County

Alston, Tom E. b. January 31, 1926 d. December 30, 1993
Major League Baseball Player. He was a 6'5" firstbaseman playing for San Diego in the Pacific Coast League when his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his major league debut on April 13, 1954, becoming the first African-American to play for the St. Louis Cardinals. He remained with the Cardinals through 1957 and hit .244 with 4 homeruns and 36 RBI's in his major league career. In 1990, Southern singer/songwriter and poet Bruce Piephoff recorded a song which told the...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis)
New Goshen Methodist Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Brown, Mace Stanley b. May 21, 1909 d. March 24, 2002
Major League Baseball Player. Mace Brown was one of the first pitchers to specialize in a relief roll and was the first full time relief pitcher in the major leagues to make the All-Star Team. During an 11 year career spent mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he established himself as one of the top relief pitchers in the NL. In 1937 he set a record by appearing in 50 games without recording a complete game. The 1938 season was the best of times and the worst of times for him. Recording his...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Clack, Jim (James) Thomas b. October 26, 1947 d. April 7, 2006
Professional Football Player. As an offensive lineman he played in the National Football League for eleven seasons. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971 to 1977 and for the New York Giants from 1978 to 1981. During the 1974 and 1975 seasons he helped the Steelers win back to back Super Bowls. He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina where he attended Wake Forest University. He was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1991 and entered the North Carolina Sports hall of Fame in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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
Current, Dr. Richard Nelson b. October 5, 1912 d. October 26, 2012
Historical, Writer. Know as a prolific and award-winning Abraham Lincoln scholar. Graduated in Political Science at Tufts University and with a research doctorate in History obtained in 1940 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, he taught at several American universities, including the Salisbury State University, the University of Illinois, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and University of Wisconsin at Madison. Thanks to the international spread of his essays, Dr. Current...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Greensboro Christian Church, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Davis Jr., Walter Burke b. July 24, 1913 d. August 18, 2006
Author. Walter Burke Davis, Jr, known as Burke Davis to his many readers, started his career in journalism and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, he worked for a number of newpapers in the Charlotte and Baltimore areas before returning to Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1960 he moved to Virginia where he spent the next 20 years working for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. as a special projects writer. Davis has written over 50 books including fiction...[Read More] (Bio by: Bernadette Loeffel - Atkins)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Ferrell, Rick b. October 12, 1905 d. July 27, 1995
Professional Baseball Player. In a career that spanned from 1929 until 1947 he played for the Saint Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators. He was a solid defensive catcher who had a great eye at the plate. In 1,884 games he struck out only 277 times. He gathered 1,692 hits and had a .281 career batting average. He was chosen for the All-Star team eight times but only played in two games. After retiring as a player he spent thirty years in the Detroit Tigers organization serving...[Read More] (Bio by: Reddfamilyhistory)
New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section 1
Ferrell, Wes b. February 2, 1908 d. December 9, 1976
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Guilford, North Carolina, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut at age nineteen with the Cleveland Indians on September 9, 1927. For fifteen seasons, he played with the Cleveland Indians (1927-33), Boston Red Sox (1934-37), Washington Senators in 1938, New York Yankees in 1939, Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940 and Boston Braves in 1941. In 1931, he pitched a no-hitter and was selected to the All-Star teams of 1933 and 1935. He finished with a record of 193...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section 1
Franklin, Jesse b. March 24, 1760 d. August 31, 1823
US Congressman, US Senator, North Carolina Governor. Having served as a Major in the Revolutionary War, he was elected as a Congressman from North Carolina to the Fourth Congress and served from 1795 to 1797. He served twice as a Senator from North Carolina (1799 to 1805 and 1807 to 1813), including service as President Pro Tempore of the Senate in the Eighth Congress. He was appointed a Commissioner to treat with the Chickasaw Indians in 1817, and was elected Governor of North Carolina...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Gilmer, John Adams b. November 4, 1805 d. May 14, 1868
US Congressman. CSA Congressman. Gilmer was a member of the North Carolina State senate for ten years (1846-1856). He left the State senate when he ran for governor. After losing the governor's election in 1856, he ran and was elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina in 1857. He left the U.S. Congress in 1861 as the Civil War broke out. He served as a Representative from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Hayworth, Ray (Raymond Hall) b. January 29, 1904 d. September 25, 2002
Major League Baseball Player. He was a catcher for four teams in fifteen years in the major leagues. He broke in with the Detroit Tigers in 1926, playing with Ty Cobb during that Hall of Famer's final season. He spent the bulk of his big league years with the Tigers (1926, 1929-1938). He also played with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-39, 1944-45), New York Giants (1939), and St. Louis Browns (1942). His glove is on exhibit in the Hall of Fame for setting an American League record for most...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, 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
Hickman, David Emanuel b. January 16, 1988 d. November 14, 2011
United States Army Soldier. He is listed by the United States Department of Defense as being the last American military casualty of the 2003-2011 Iraq War. He served in the conflict as a Specialist in the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and died on November 14, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered after encountering an improvised explosive device. The war was officially declared over on December 14, 2011. (Bio by: 46561848)
Lakeview Memorial Park, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Hodgin, Ralph b. February 10, 1915 d. October 4, 2011
Major League Baseball Player. For six seasons (1939, 1943 to 1944, 1946 to 1948), he played at the outfielder and third-base positions with the Boston Bees and Chicago White Sox. Born Elmer Ralph Hodgin, he broke into the Major Leagues with the Bees on April 19th, 1939 and appeared in 32 games that year, recording 10 hits. In 1943 during his rookie season, he flourished with the White Sox, as he batted .314 finishing third-place in hitting in the American League. The following year (1944), he...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Hooper, William b. June 28, 1742 d. October 14, 1790
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a minister. His father wanted him to become a minister like himself, but young William wanted to study law. He graduated from Harvard University at age 18, then studied law under the tutelage of James Otis, a strongly patriotic lawyer, who probably influenced his political opinions. After completing his law studies, in 1764, William moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where he set up a...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Reinterred here in 1894, many historians believe that much of his remains are still in his original grave
Jarrell, Randall b. May 6, 1914 d. October 14, 1965
Poet. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, the eldest son of Owen and Ann Campbell Jarrell. Jarrell attended Vanderbilt, graduating in 1935 and taking a graduate degree three years later. Between 1939 and 1942 he was an English professor at the University of Texas, when he enlisted the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving as a control tower operator. His first book of poems, �Blood for a Stranger,' was published in 1942. His second and third collections, �Little Friend, Little Friend,' published in 1945 and �...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Hit by a car
New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Kirkpatrick, Sanford b. February 11, 1842 d. February 13, 1932
US Congressman. During the Civil War, Kirkpatrick served for four years, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant in the Union Army. He served as a U.S. Representative from Iowa from 1913 to 1915. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
McDonald, PFC. Phill Gene b. February 13, 1941 d. June 7, 1968
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. One day before his 26th birthday, he received his draft notice. He was working at cedar plant in Greensboro, North Carolina, and was active in the Central Assembly Church of God. He taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, played the guitar and had plans to become a minister. Inducted into service in Beckley, West Virginia, he was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. Less than a year later, "Preacher" became...[Read More] (Bio by: Beth Painter)
Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
McLean, James Robert b. September 21, 1823 d. April 15, 1870
CSA Congressman. McLean was a member of North Carolina state legislature from 1850 to 1851. During the Civil War, he served as a Representative from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Morehead, James Turner b. January 11, 1799 d. May 5, 1875
US Congressman. Morehead served 7 years in the North Carolina state legislature in the 1830s and 40s. He was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina serving from 1851 to 1853. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

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