102 - Florence DeBord Correll - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
Posted by: 
Max and 99
N 36° 06.905 W 097° 02.499
14S E 676255 N 3998488
Florence Correll was born the same year that Booker T. Washington delivered the Atlanta Compromise speech
Waymark Code: WMEAX1
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2012
Views: 9
The final resting place of Florence Correll is at the northeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery. Hers is a large, brown, upright monument with three names inscribed into a large white text box. Flowers are etched into the two top corners of the box with the names.
Text on headstone:
Correll
Florence DeBord
Mar. 17, 1895 - Feb. 25, 1998
(Daughter)
Marjorie F.
Jan. 26, 1919 - Aug. 23, 1919
Lawrence
Jan. 27, 1896 - Nov. 10, 1973
A Lifetime of Government Service
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Florence's 102 years on earth:
1895: The Court of Private Land Claims rules that James Reavis's claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent"
1905: The Trans-Siberian Railway officially opens after its completion on July 21, 1904
1915: The Vancouver Millionaires Win the Stanley Cup over the Ottawa Senators three games to zero
1925: Tennessee Governor Austin Peay signs the Butler Act, prohibiting the teaching of evolution in the state's public schools
1935: Dust Bowl: The great dust storm, made famous by Woody Guthrie in his "dust bowl ballads", hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest
1945: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila
1955: The TV quiz program The $64,000 Question premieres on CBS-TV in the United States, with Hal March as the host
1965: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union Address
1975: Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Elizabeth II
1985: Arrow Air Flight 1285, a Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing 256, 248 of whom were U.S. servicemen returning to Fort Campbell, Kentucky from overseeing a peacekeeping force in Sinai
1998: The 1998 Winter Olympics are held in Nagano, Japan
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
|
Visit Instructions:
Upload a photo of the headstone and, if possible, the surrounding area.(nothing should be placed on grave stone) If you can provide more information about the waymark than what is currently provided, please include that information in your visit log.