101 - Stella Tidwell - Pagosa Springs, CO - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

Born Mar. 31, 1900
Died Oct 1, 2001

The obiturary of Stella Tidwell;

Stella R. Tidwell

A memorial mass will be at a later time for Stella R. Tidwell, who died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. She was 101. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary in Durango.

Mrs. Tidwell was born March 30, 1900, in Brownsville, Texas. She moved to Pagosa Springs more than 25 years ago. She was a waitress and a nurse. She was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs.

She is survived by her friend, Bessie Montoya of Pagosa Springs.

Here are some of the wars that Stella lived through;
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Gulf War

Some History that took place during Stella's Life;

November 6, 1900; President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan.

April 3, 1910; Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mount McKinley climbed.

July 29, 1920; Mexican rebel Pancho Villa surrenders.

November 24, 1930; 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, New York to California), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days.

February 23, 1940; Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released.

January 31, 1950; President Truman approves building of hydrogen bomb.

January 2, 1960; John F. Kennedy announces run for U.S. Presidency.

June 22, 1970; President Nixon signs 26th amendment, voting age lowered to 18.

May 18, 1980; Mount St. Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die.

April 25, 1990; Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery.

September 11, 2001; 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Location of Headstone: Cemetery

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