Lyda Hester BurksAge: 99 years1921–2020
- Name
- Lyda Hester Burks
- Given names
- Lyda Hester
- Surname
- Burks
 Birth | April 19, 1921 20 21 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Eugene Burks May 29, 1923 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Birth of a brother | James Albert Burks Jr. September 29, 1930 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester February 25, 1939 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Desmond Franklin Hargis November 10, 1960 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | James Albert Burks Sr. October 15, 1968 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a mother | Lyda Hill Hargis March 14, 1988 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Albert Burks Jr. April 11, 2009 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | December 8, 2020 (Age 99 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Albert Burks Sr. Birth: July 22, 1900 41 40 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1968 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lyda Hill Hargis Birth: April 12, 1900 30 24 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 14, 1988 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 20, 1919 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months herself |
Lyda Hester Burks Birth: April 19, 1921 20 21 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 2020 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
James Albert Burks Jr. Birth: September 29, 1930 30 30 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 11, 2009 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |