102 - Lula E. Kemp - Edmond, OK
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Lula E. Kemp was born the same year that Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, formally becomes King Edward VII
Waymark Code: WME703
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2012
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The final resting place of Lula E. Kemp is at Gracelawn Cemetery, on the west side of section 28. Hers is a double grey flat marker, shared with her spouse Luther C. A large heart between the names has the inscription "Married 60 Years".
Entrance into Gracelawn Cemetery is off of Broadway/Boulevard, at the Northeast corner of the cemetery.
Text on Lula's headstone:
Kemp
Lula E.
Dec. 11, 1901
June 1, 2004
(Married 60 YRS)
Luther C.
Apr. 26, 1893
Feb. 5, 1983
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Lula's time on earth:
1901: In New Jersey, the Edison Storage Battery Company is founded
1911: A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City kills 146
1921: The United States Figure Skating Association is formed
1931: The Castellemmarese War ends with the assassination of Joe "The Boss" Masseria, briefly leaving Salvatore Maranzano as capo di tutti i capi ("boss of all bosses") and undisputed ruler of the American Mafia. Maranzano is himself assassinated less than 6 months later, leading to the establishment of the Five Families
1941: All persons born in Puerto Rico since this day are declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law
1951: United Artists releases sci-fi film The Man from Planet X
1961: B-52 Stratofortress, with two nuclear bombs, crashes near Goldsboro, North Carolina
1971: In Los Angeles, Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders
1981: Bobby Sands, Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer and elected member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, dies aged 27 while on hunger strike in HM Prison Maze
1991: The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of the Palestinians
2004: The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVIII
Location of Headstone: Gracelawn Cemetery, section 28
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