Stover William “Smokey” McIlwain (1939-1966)

Stover William “Smokey” McIlwain Veteran

Birth

22 Sep 1939

Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA

Death

15 Jan 1966 (aged 26)

Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA

Burial

Spruell Memorial Cemetery

Cantonment, Escambia County, Florida, USA Add to Map

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Major league Baseball player 1957-1958. Pitcher with the Chicago White Sox.

cause of death: Cancer

NOTE: all baseball resources and Ancestry.com show his name to be Stover William McIlwain.

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A PLAYER, NEVER A SPECTATOR OF LIFE

GRANT TO US THAT THO THIS MAN BE GONE, THE PROMISE OF HIS SPIRIT BE FULFILLED.

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Parents

George Odis McIlwain

1906–1987
Irene McRae McIlwain

1906–1986

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1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-2020
U.S., Baseball Questionnaires, 1945-2005
U.S., Professional Baseball Player Profiles, 1876-2004
New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1972

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George Odis McIlwain

Irene McRae McIlwain

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