100 - Ollie M. Black - Sunset Memorial Gardens - Stillwater, OK - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

Olive M. "Ollie" Black is laid to rest at the north end of the center section at Sunset Memorial Gardens, south of Stillwater. She shares a double horizontal marker with her spouse James H., whom she survived by 17 years. Ollie's headstone is directly south of the east side of the Mausoleum.

Ollie was born in Indiana on October 24, 1883. She passed away in June of 1984.

Text on plaque:

Black

James H.
1888-1967

Ollie M.
1883-1984

Some historical events that occurred during Ollie's time on earth:

1883: U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
1893: Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 24th President of the United States.
1903: The first Tour de France bicycle race is held; Maurice Garin wins it.
1913: The Woman suffrage parade of 1913 takes place in Washington, D.C. led by Inez Milholland on horseback.
1923: Louis Armstrong makes his first recording, "Chimes Blues", with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.
1933: The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution goes into effect.
1943: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins when Nazi troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up remaining Jews.
1953: Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine.
1963: The Coca-Cola Company introduces its first diet drink, Tab cola
1973: The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
1984: The one dollar coin is introduced in Australia.

Location of Headstone: Sunset Memorial Gardens

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