105 - Anna Katherine Davies - Oliver, British Columbia
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Anna Katherine Davies gravestone is in the Oliver Cemetery located off Fairview Road and Rockcliffe Road. There is a sign for the cemetery at this junction.
Sumac D 84
Waymark Code: WM13ACA
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 10/25/2020
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Anna Katherine Davies was born in 1906 and passed away in 2011 at 105 years of age.
Anna Katherine and her husband James gravestone is located in the Sumac Section of the cemetery. They are in Row D Plot 84.
Anna Katherine and James are missed by family and friends.
Some of the events that took place during Anna Katherine Davies lifetime are:
1906 -Anna Katherine was born
1908 - Anne of Green Gables is published by author Lucy Maud Montgomery
1914 - First World War begins
1917 - Women won right to vote
1917 - 1921 Alcohol prohibition
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1941 - Japanese interred in B.C. interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor
1958 - Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland - Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver - opened
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1969 - Canada approves equality of French-English language
1976 - The House of Commons approves a bill abolishing the death penalty
1976 - Montreal hosts the Summer Olympics
1977 - Canada entered the metric age
1981 - O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1980 - Terry Fox began cross-country Marathon of Hope
1986 - Expo 86, a world’s fair on the theme of transport, opens in Vancouver
1987 - The $1 coin, which quickly earns the nickname “loonie,” is introduced
1988 - The Winter Olympics open in Calgary
1991 - GST takes effect: seven percent added to the cost of many goods and services
1996 - Canada’s new $2 coin, dubbed the “toonie,” is introduced
1999 - Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut, Northwest Territories
2006 - Cindy Klassen Canada's Most Decorated Olympian
2010 - Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver
2011 -Anna Katherine Davies passed away at the age of 105 years
Oliver Cemetery was established about 1870 and is very well maintained. There is a veterans section, and a scattering garden and the oldest sections are Sage and Okanagan. There are approximately 3,500 interments that are graced by towering trees and well maintained grassy areas.
There are numerous dedicated benches and trees, and a memorial garden with a gazebo.
Location of Headstone: Oliver Cemetery
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