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10 Famous People Who Have Graves In Texas

10 Famous People Who Have Graves In Texas

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by: West-Tex Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 1:46am  
10 Famous People Who Have Graves In Texas
 

Texas is a breeding ground for famous people. Many successful folks come out of the Lone Star State even close to home. Did you know that Steve Martin lived in Abilene at one time and had a house out in Fairway Oaks? From actors to athletes, there's a bunch of talent that comes from Texas. Unfortunately, it's also the final resting place for many of these famous people.
 
Dan Blocker
Best known for his role as Hoss Cartwright in the TV show Bonanza.
 
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Buried
Woodmen Cemetery Memorials
De Kalb, Texas
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West-Tex Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 1:46am  
Don Meredith
 
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For nine seasons Don Meredith played with the Dallas Cowboys. He did it all from professional athlete to broadcaster and actor.
 
Buried
Mount Vernon City Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas,
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 1:47am  
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Mac Davis
This popular country singer, songwriter, and actor from Lubbock county is well known throughout Texas.
 
Mac Davis hailed from Lubbock, Texas. And it's to Lubbock that he returned to be buried. In death, the songwriter and actor will fulfill a verse of his song "Texas In My Rearview Mirror." The verse goes, "And when I die you can bury me in Lubbock, Texas in my jeans."
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 1:47am  
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Mickey Mantle
This Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player played 18 seasons for the New York Yankees. He has many accolades to his name.
 
Buried
 
Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
7405 W Northwest Hwy Dallas, Texas, 75225
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 1:47am  
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Selena
An adored Hispanic singer was murdered at the age of 23 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Queen of Grammys when it comes to Tejano music.
 
Buried
Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, TX
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 1:47am  
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Ann B. Davis
You may recognize this face. Ann B. Davis was a television actress famous for her role as Alice on the show The Brady Bunch.
 
Buried
 
Saint Helena's Columbarium and Memorial Gardens
Boerne, Kendall County, Texas
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Tom Landry
Perhaps best known for being a Hall of Fame Professional Football Coach for the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry also served in World War II.
 
Buried
 
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
7405 W Northwest Hwy Dallas, Texas,
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Buddy Holley
A musician born in Lubbock, Buddy Holley was well known for hits such as "Peggy Sue" and "Rave On". He was killed in a plane crash on February 3rd, 1959 along with Ritchie Valens and disc jockey "The Big Bopper".
 
Buried
 
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
 
Did Buddy Holly's wife go to his funeral?
 
On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly died in a plane crash along with fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper near Clear Lake, Iowa. She suffered a miscarriage the following day and did not attend Holly's funeral.
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Sherman Hemsley
Best known for his role as George Jefferson on the NBC TV show The Jeffersons, Sherman Hemsley also served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years.
 
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Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Fort Bliss, TX
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
A blues and rock legend born in Dallas, Stevie Ray Vaughan came from a musical family eventually forming the band Double Trouble (pictured above).
 
Buried
Laurel Land Funeral Home & Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
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West-Tex Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 1:50am  
Some of the younger posters might not know half of these. 🙁
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 8:12am  
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Howard Hughes
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 8:52am  
@West-Tex :
Who are all of these people? I'm too young to know...
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 8:55am  
I think my teenager would know Alice, and she'd definitely recognize Hoss. We were faithful Bonanza watchers for years when she was little. They show reruns on a couple of the OTA stations here. Brady Bunch always aired at inopportune times, so she didn't get as much exposure.
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~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 2:26pm  
@West-Tex : Thanks for sharing this interesting bit of information.
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LuGar Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 1 year, 10 mos ago   Mar 1, '23 4:14pm  
Wow, I had no idea about Mickey Mantel and Sherman Hemsley. thanks for sharing!
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