100 - Etta Simpkins Williford - Sunnylane Cemetery - Del City, OK
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N 35° 26.078 W 097° 26.571
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Etta Williford was born in Missouri, and married her first husband Charles there.
Waymark Code: WM16RTH
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2022
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The final resting place of Etta Williford is at the northeast side of Sunnylane Cemetery, at the east end of section 2, a little bit north of the drive. Her horizontal headstone has the following inscription:
Mother
Etta Simpkins Williford
1876-1977
Some historical events that occurred during Etta's time on earth:
1876: Dull Knife Fight – In retaliation for the dramatic American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops under General Ranald S. Mackenzie sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River
1896: American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook.
1916: Radio station 2XG, located in the Highbridge section of New York City, makes the first audio broadcast of presidential election returns.
1936: The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
1956: Norma Jean Mortenson legally changes her name to Marilyn Monroe
1977: Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah (the first execution after the reintroduction of the death penalty in the U.S.).
Location of Headstone: Sunnylane Cemetery
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