102 - Edgar Cecil Caylor, Sr. - Whitfield Gardens - Dalton, GA
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The final resting place of 102 year old Cecil Caylor is at Dalton, Georgia's Whitfield Gardens.
Waymark Code: WM11QK9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2019
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Centenarian Cecil Caylor is laid to rest at Whitfield Memorial Gardens. He shares a double, horizontal marker with his spouse Rosie. Cecil loved to fish and had a creative and mechanical mind that enabled him to invent things.
Text on marker:
Caylor
Edgar Cecil, Sr.
Nov. 28, 1913
May 1, 2016
Rosie Payne
Jan. 16, 1913
July 18, 1999
Edgar's obituary: (
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Some historical events that occurred during Edgar's time on earth:
1914: In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
1924: The 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies are held in Paris, France.
1934: American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed and killed by police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
1944: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet radio show debuts in the United States.
1954: The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, United States.
1964: The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, marking their first live performance on American television.
1974: Johnny Rutherford wins the first of three Indianapolis 500s
1984: Six inmates, including James and Linwood Briley, escape from a death row facility at Mecklenburg Correctional Center, the only occasion this has ever happened in the United States.
1994: Academy Awards: Schindler's List wins seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director (Spielberg).
2004: Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site Facebook.
2016: Barack Obama visits Cuba, marking the first time a sitting US president has visited the island nation since president Calvin Coolidge visited in 1928