100 - Alva I. Drew - Sunset Memorial Gardens - Stillwater, OK - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

The final resting place of centenarian Alva Isaac Drew is at Sunset Memorial Gardens, on the south side of the inner loop, north of a bench.

Alva Drew was born July 27, 1887 in South Dakota. He passed away at the age of 100 on October 29, 1987 in Oklahoma. According to his findagrave memorial, he had two children and one sibling.

Alva shares a double horizontal headstone with his spouse Martha, whom he survived by 23 years.

Text on marker:

Drew

Alva I.
1887-1987

Martha A.
1883-1964

Some historical events that occurred during Alva's time on earth:

1887: Arthur Conan Doyle's detective character Sherlock Holmes makes his first appearance, in the novel A Study in Scarlet,
1897: In this date's issue of the journal Engineering, the word computer is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device
1907: President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims that Oklahoma has become the 46th state in the United States.
1917: The United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany.
1927: The first armored car robbery is committed by the Flatheads Gang, near Pittsburgh.
1937: Ohio River flood of 1937 takes place, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead.
1947: Tom and Jerry cartoon Cat Fishin', is released.
1957: Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal opens at cinemas in Sweden.
1967: The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight.
1977: Red Rum wins a record third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse.
1987: In London Queen lead singer, pianist, chief songwriter: Freddie Mercury tested positive for HIV.

Location of Headstone: Sunset Memorial Gardens

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