104 - Mattie A. Hodges - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.979 W 097° 32.291
14S E 632527 N 3933133
Mattie was 104 when she died, her husband Lud was 97, and they were married for 75 years!
Waymark Code: WMEPXT
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2012
Views: 3
The final resting place of Mattie A. Hodges is at the northeast corner of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the far south end of the "Devotion" section. Her large, upright headstone is just north of the road.
Text on marker:
Hodges
Lud L.
Sept. 10, 1896
Dec. 25, 1993
Mattie A.
Feb. 9, 1896
Sept. 3, 2000
Married 75 years
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Mattie's time on earth:
1896: The New York State Legislature passes the Raines Law, restricting Sunday alcoholic beverage sales to hotels
1906: Traian Vuia makes a short flight in a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft
1916: Mary, a circus elephant, is hanged in the town of Erwin, Tennessee for killing her handler, Walter "Red" Eldridge
1926: Alan Alexander Milne's book Winnie-the-Pooh is released
1936: African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash at the Berlin Olympics
1946: In Japan, women vote for the first time, during elections for the House of Representatives of the 90th Imperial Diet
1956: Spain relinquishes its protectorate in Morocco
1966: United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended
1976: Patty Hearst is found guilty of armed robbery of a San Francisco bank
1986: The 1986 FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico
1996: The Bosnian government declares the end of the Siege of Sarajevo
2000: he U.S. launches Operation Desert Strike against Iraq in reaction to the attack on Arbil
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, "Devotion" section
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