The Shemwell Family

Bertie RayAge: 63 years19361999

Name
Bertie Ray
Given names
Bertie
Surname
Ray
Birth April 18, 1936
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 13 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 9 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 wifeJo Ann Shemwell
September 16, 1998 (Age 62 years)
Death May 16, 1999 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens
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himself
Bertie Ray
Birth: April 18, 1936Charleston, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States
Death: May 16, 1999Richton, Perry, Mississippi, United States
wife
Jo Ann Shemwell
Birth: December 17, 1937 19 16Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1998Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
son
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wife’s husband
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wife
Jo Ann Shemwell
Birth: December 17, 1937 19 16Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1998Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
step-daughter
Private
step-son
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step-son
John Leslie Best
Birth: January 25, 1960 22Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 13, 1998Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-son
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