The final resting place of Iva L. McGlamery is the south side of Fairlawn Cemetery. Her location is marked by an upright double headstone that she shares with her spouse Harry E.
Text on marker:
McGlamery
Iva L.
Mar. 29, 1893 - Oct. 31, 1994
Harry E.
May 7, 1890 - Apr. 1, 1969
Some historical events that occurred during Iva's time on earth:
1893: The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa, is nearly destroyed by a tornado; 71 people are killed and 200 injured.
1903: In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens.
1913: Pancho Villa returns to Mexico, from his self-imposed exile in the United States.
1923: The Ku Klux Klan in the United States defies a law requiring publication of its members.
1933: The original film version of King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premieres at Radio City Music Hall and the RKO Roxy Theatre in New York City.
1943: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
1953: Mickey Mantle hits a 565-foot (172 m) home run at Griffith Stadium, in Washington, D.C. Mantle's home run is believed to be the longest home run in baseball history, by many historians.
1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. issues his "Letter from Birmingham Jail".
1973: Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-7 mission.
1994: U.S. President Bill Clinton delivers his first State of the Union address, calling for health care reform, a ban on assault weapons, and welfare reform.
According to the obituary in The Oklahoman, services were held in Strode.
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