102 - Ethel N. Thayer - Sunnylane Cemetery - Del City, OK
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N 35° 25.796 W 097° 26.608
14S E 641295 N 3921835
Ethel N. Thayer was born the same year that Anne Sullivan began teaching Helen Keller.
Waymark Code: WM16TGK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2022
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The final resting place of centenarian Ethel N. Thayer is at the south side of Sunnylane Cemetery, at the southeast corner of section 10. She shares a large, upright marker with her spouse Charles D. It has the following inscription:

Thayer
Charles D.
Jan 18, 1902 - July 20, 1974
Ethel N.
Feb. 19, 1887 - Feb. 28, 1989

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

1887: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London.
1907: The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers.
1927: Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team play their first ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois
1947: Tom and Jerry cartoon Cat Fishin' is released.
1967: The Surveyor 3 probe lands on the Moon.
1989: The first of 24 Global Positioning System satellites is placed into orbit.
Location of Headstone: Sunnylane Cemetery

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