101 - Frances Enriquez - Sunnylane Cemetery - Del City, OK
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Centenarian Panchita Enriquez was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1911, the same year as the First Battle of Tijuana.
Waymark Code: WM16VY8
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2022
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The final resting place of Frances Enriquez is at the southeast side of Section 10 at Sunnylane Cemetery. "Panchita" shares an upright, gray marker with her husband Valentino who preceded her in death by almost fifty years. Their headstone has the following inscription:
Enriquez
Valentino
Feb. 14, 1914
July 13, 1963
Frances
Feb. 21, 1911
Mar. 13, 2012
(etching of Mother Mary and Jesus is at the center)
Frances' obituary, from her Find a Grave memorial: (
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Frances "Panchita" Enriquez, 101, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Panchita was born on February 21, 1911 in Chihuahua, Mexico. She is survived by three sons, four daughters and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 8 am to 8 pm at Sunny Lane Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 16, 2012, in the Sunny Lane Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunny Lane Cemetery in Del City. To leave condolences for the family please visit Panchita's memorial page at www.sunnylanefuneralhome.com www.sunnylanefuneralhome.com
Published in The Oklahoman on March 14, 2012
Some historical events that occurred during Panchita's time on earth:
1911: The very first Indianapolis 500 automobile race is held in the United States, won by Ray Harroun at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour.
1931: The original film version of Dracula, with Bela Lugosi, is released in the United States.
1951: J. D. Salinger's coming-of-age story The Catcher in the Rye is first published in the United States.
1971: March 4 – The southern part of Quebec, and especially Montreal, receives 16½" (42 cm) of snow in what becomes known as the Century's Snowstorm (la tempête du siècle).
1991: A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 138,000 people
2012: The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins