100 - Ollie J. Wilbanks - Chandler, OK
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Ollie J. Wilbanks was born the same year that the Washington Monument officially opened to the general public.
Waymark Code: WME04F
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2012
Views: 8
The final resting place of Ollie J. Willbanks is at the southeast corner of Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler. Hers is a large grey monument with a heart at the bottom between hers and James' names and years of birth/death. Flowers are etched on both sides of the heart. Two vases on the sides of the monument are engraved with a large letter "W".
Ollie's headstone reads:
Wilbanks
Ollie J.
Mar. 7, 1888
Apr. 10, 1988
(married 60 years)
James R.
June 3, 1890
Sept. 14, 1970
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Ollie's lifetime:
1888: The Agriculture College of Utah, (later Utah State University) is founded in Logan, Utah
1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce discovery of a substance they call radium
1908: Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile
1918: The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
1928: Aviator Amelia Earhart starts her attempt to become the first woman to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean (she succeeds the next day). Wilmer Stultz was the pilot
1938: The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States
1948: McCollum v. Board of Education: The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violates the U.S. Constitution
1958: Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic
1968: The American movie Planet of the Apes is released in theaters
1978: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3,000th major league hit
1988: Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California
Location of Headstone: Oak Park Cemetery, section 14
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