101 - Myrtle E. Sheets - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.943 W 097° 32.114
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Myrtle E. Sheets was born the same year that the United States gained control of the Panama Canal Zone (for $10 million)
Waymark Code: WMEJFW
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2012
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The final resting place of Myrtle E. Sheets is at the east side of Rose Hill Burial Park, on the far east side of section 11. Hers is a large upright marker shared with her spouse John R. There are vases at either end, and the headstone is about 50 feet west of the road.
Text on marker:
Sheets
Myrtle E.
1904 - 2005
John R.
1903 - 1963
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Myrtle's time on earth:
1904: The third Modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis, Missouri, United States as part of the World's Fair
1914: Charles Chaplin makes his film debut in the comedy short Making a Living
1924: The Immigration Act of 1924 was signed into law in the United States, including the Asian Exclusion Act
1934: John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and their gang rob the First National Bank in Mason City, Iowa
1944: In Britain the Education Act lifts the ban on women teachers marrying
1954: The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut, by First Lady of the United States Mamie Eisenhower
1964: United States Surgeon General Luther Leonidas Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government)
1974: A soccer stampede occurs in Cairo, killing 49
1984: Teachers at the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with Satanic ritual abuse of the schoolchildren (the charges are later dropped as completely unfounded)
1994: George Foreman wins the WBA and IBF World Heavyweight Championships by KO'ing Michael Moorer becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history
2005: North Korea agrees to stop building nuclear weapons in exchange for aid and cooperation
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 11
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