100 - Ruby E. Carter - Pioneer Cemetery - Wagoner, OK
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Centenarian Ruby E. Carter is laid to rest at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM12CGG
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2020
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The final resting place of centenarian Ruby E. Carter is at the southeast side of Pioneer Memorial Cemetery in Wagoner (Wagoner County). Ruby had one son and two daughters, and was the middle of five children. One of her brothers also lived to be a centenarian.
Ruby shares a double, horizontal marker with her spouse Sam who lived to the age of 86.
Text on headstone:
Carter
Sam
Feb. 15, 1905
June 30, 1991
Ruby E.
Mar. 21, 1910
Nov. 5, 2010
Some historical events that occurred during Ruby's time on earth:
1910: Halley's Comet is visible from Earth (its next visit will be in 1986).
1920: Sir William Robertson is promoted to Field Marshal, the first man to rise from private (enlisted 1877) to the highest rank in the British Army.
1930: Canadian adventurer William "Red" Hill, Sr. makes a five-hour journey, down the Niagara Gorge rapids.
1940: Cartoon character Elmer Fudd makes his debut, in the animated short Elmer's Candid Camera.
1950: A payment is first made by Diners Club card, in New York (the first use of a charge card).
1960: National Basketball Association player Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers gets 55 rebounds in a game versus the Boston Celtics.
1970: Mick Jagger is fined £200 for possession of cannabis.
1980: The United States Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union in the semifinals of the Winter Olympics, in the Miracle on Ice.
1990: The Pale Blue Dot photograph of Earth is sent back from the Voyager 1 probe after completing its primary mission, from around 5.6 billion kilometers (3.5 billion mi) away.
2000: The final original Peanuts comic strip is published, following the death of its creator, Charles M. Schulz the day prior.
2010: The 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.
Location of Headstone: Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
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