101 - Francis L. Hilburn - Guthrie, OK
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Centenarian Francis L. Hilburn is laid to rest at the northeast side of Summit View Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM14GAE
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2021
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Francis L. Hilburn and his wife RoseElla share a vertical headstone at Summit View Cemetery. It is light grey, and in the second row from the nearest drive.
Text on headstone:
RoseElla (Gray) Hilburn
Nov. 19, 1919 - Feb. 12, 2007
Married Jan. 22, 1946
Dumas, Texas
Francis Leland Hilburn
Jan. 9, 1905 - June 4, 2006
Some historical events that occurred during Francis' time on earth:
1905: Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in for a full term as 26th President of the United States
1925: Mount Rushmore National Memorial is dedicated in South Dakota.
1945: A group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island, and are photographed raising the American flag. The photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (taken by Joe Rosenthal), later wins a Pulitzer Prize
1965: Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov leaves his Voskhod 2 spacecraft for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space
1985: The wreck of the RMS Titanic is located by a joint American-French expedition led by Dr. Robert Ballard (WHOI) and Jean-Louis Michel (IFREMER) using side-scan sonar from RV Knorr
2006: The 2006 Winter Olympics are held in Turin, Italy
Location of Headstone: Summit View Cemetery
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