101 - Iola E. Crow - Rose Hill Cemetery - South Haven, KS
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Centenarian Iola Crow is laid to rest on the east side of Rose Hill Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM12V2E
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2020
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The final resting place of centenarian Iola E. Crow is at the east side of Rose Hill Cemetery. She shares a double, upright marker with her spouse Joseph W.
Iola was born in Indian Territory, a few months before Oklahoma became a state. She had three sons and one daughter, and was a schoolteacher.
Text on front side of marker:
Crow
Iola E.
Aug. 21, 1907
Mar. 7, 2009
(etching of a tractor)
Joseph W.
Dec. 20, 1908
Nov. 25, 1990
Married May 23, 1931
Text on back side of marker:
Crow
Parents of Raymond, Margaret, Richard, Robert
Grandparents of Terri, Brent, Sherrill, Julie, Jocelyn, Jennifer, Eric, Joanna, Jeremy.
Some historical events that occurred during Iola's time on earth:
1907: President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims that Oklahoma has become the 46th state in the United States.
1917: The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
1927: The Colorado state police open fire on 500 rowdy but unarmed miners during a strike, killing 6.
1937: The animated short Porky's Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery for the Looney Tunes series, featuring the debut of Daffy Duck, is released in the United States.
1947: Percival Prattis becomes the first African-American news correspondent allowed in the United States House of Representatives, and Senate press galleries.
1957: Three students on a junior high school playground in Pacoima, California, are among the 8 persons killed, following a mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet
1967: The classic Pirates of the Caribbean attraction opens at Disneyland, California.
1977: The rings of Uranus are discovered.
1987: The 59th Academy Awards take place in Los Angeles, with Platoon winning Best Picture.
1997: The first genetically modified three-parent baby is born.
2009: Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African-American to hold the office.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Cemetery
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