100 - Ollie Russell Higgason - Sunset Memorial Gardens - Stillwater, OK - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

Centenarian Ollie Russell Higgason is laid to rest at the northeast corner of the loop at Sunset Memorial Gardens. According to her findagrave memorial, she was the oldest of seven siblings. Ollie had a daughter, Elva.


Text on marker:

Ollie Russell Higgason
Oct 11 1892
May 8, 1993

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

1892: First issue of Vogue is published in the United States.
1902: Felix Pedro discovers gold in modern-day Fairbanks, Alaska.
1912: New Mexico becomes the 47th state of the United States.
1922: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to see inside KV62, the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, in over 3,000 years.
1932: Four people are killed when police fire upon 3,000 unemployed autoworkers marching outside the Ford River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan.
1942: Princess Elizabeth registers for war service in the U.K.
1952: The Special Forces (United States Army) are created.
1962: Frank Lee Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin escape from the Alcatraz Island prison
1972: The Pioneer 10 spacecraft is launched from Cape Kennedy, to be the first man-made satellite to leave the solar system.
1982: Paul "Bear" Bryant coaches his final college football game, leading Alabama to a 21–15 victory over Illinois in the Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tennessee. Bryant dies of a massive heart attack four weeks later at age 69.
1993: The Waco siege begins in Texas.

Location of Headstone: Sunset Memorial Gardens

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