Boone, Brady b. August 22, 1958 d. December 15, 1998 Professional Wrestler. Born Dean Peters, he wrestled in the PNW, WWF, WCW, AJPW, and GWF. Held the NWA/PNW Tag-Team Championships(2), SPW Florida Tag-Team Champion and Suncoast Tag-Team Champion. Attended Robinsdale High School with Ravishing Rick Rood and Curt Hennig. At the time of his passing he was serving as a referee in WCW. (Bio by: Miss Hildy) Trinity Memorial Gardens, Trinity, Pasco County, Florida, USA
Deegan, Millie (Mildred) b. December 11, 1919 d. July 21, 2002 Professional Woman's League Baseball Player. She was a member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous by the 1992 hit movie "A League of Their Own." She was a pitcher and second baseman from 1943 to 1952, playing for the Rockford Peach, the Fort Wayne Daises and the Kenosha Comets. Before joining the AAGPBL she played softball, where she was known as the Babe Ruth of girl's softball after hitting a homerun for a record 250 feet in Madison Square Garden with Ruth in...[Read More] (Bio by: Andrew Bollinger) Pine Hill Cemetery, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, USA
Huff, James W. b. February 7, 1840 d. November 30, 1927 Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. A veteran of the Civil War, he was mustered in as a Private in Company E, 85th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on November 12, 1861. He served in the Volunteers for a year before accepting a transfer to the Regular Army on November 14, 1862. On that date he was mustered into Battery L, 4th United States Regular Artillery, with whom he served through the rest of his tenure during the war. After the end of the conflict he remained in the Regular Army, and was...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Pine Hill Cemetery, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, USA
Rudisill, Marie 'The Fruitcake Lady' b. March 13, 1911 d. November 3, 2006 Author and Television Personality. Born Edna Marie Faulk, she was a regular guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She was an aunt to Truman Capote and helped raise him when he was a child in Alabama. She was the author of eight books, and it was her book titled "Fruitcake: Memories of Truman Capote and Sook" that led to her first appearance on The Tonight Show in December, 2000 when she was 89 years old. On that show, she taught Jay Leno and Mel Gibson how to make a fruitcake. By 2002, "...[Read More] (Bio by: Decal) Grace Memorial Gardens, Hudson (Pasco County), Pasco County, Florida, USA
Steinbrenner III., George Michael b. July 4, 1930 d. July 13, 2010 Major League Baseball Team Owner. He was owner of the New York Yankees Major League baseball team from 1973 until his death in 2010. After service in the United States Air Force (where he served as a 2nd Lieutenant), he joined his father's shipping company, which operated on the Great Lakes out of Cleveland, Ohio. Becoming a wealthy businessman, his interest in sports ownership started with his purchase of the American Basketball League team Cleveland Pipers. As owner, he hired the first...[Read More] Trinity Memorial Gardens, Trinity, Pasco County, Florida, USA Plot: Private Mausoleum
b. August 22, 1958 d. December 15, 1998