The Shemwell Family

Jewell Ray LasterAge: 78 years19452023

Name
Jewell Ray Laster
Type
birth name
Given names
Jewell Ray
Surname
Laster
Birth January 17, 1945 18 21
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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
Birth of a brotherJames Homer Laster
February 9, 1953 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 11 months)
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 paternal grandfatherHomer Lawson Laster
December 15, 1982 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherShelly Ray Laster
June 10, 1985 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherLucile Pearl Jones
August 27, 1993 (Age 48 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRoberta McGehee
March 3, 2000 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherJames Homer Laster
May 7, 2003 (Age 58 years)
Death November 2, 2023 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cliff Hill Cemetery
Religion: Baptist
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father
Shelly Ray Laster
Birth: February 14, 1926 23 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 10, 1985Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Lucile Pearl Jones
Birth: February 19, 1923Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 27, 1993Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
himself
Jewell Ray Laster
Birth: January 17, 1945 18 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 2, 2023Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
sister
Private
sister
Private
younger brother
James Homer Laster
Birth: February 9, 1953 26 29Gibson Ford, Illinois, United States
Death: May 7, 2003Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
brother
Private
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himself
Jewell Ray Laster
Birth: January 17, 1945 18 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 2, 2023Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
wife
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
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Jewell Ray Laster has 14 first cousins recorded

Father's family (14)

Parents Shelby Thomas Laster + Ruthell Grisham
1Private
Parents Robert Taylor Latham + Dorothy Lee Laster
2Private
3Private
4Larry Wayne Latham19551955
5Private
Parents Lyle Benjamin Hooper + Fannie Elizabeth “Bell” Laster
1Private
2Private
3Private
Parents John William “Johnny” Laster + Private
1Gary Joe Laster19542019
2Private
Parents Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr + Private
1Private
2Private
3Private

Mother's family (0)