The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Marie SimmonsAge: 84 years19382023

Name
Dorothy Marie Simmons
Given names
Dorothy Marie
Surname
Simmons
Married name
Dorothy Marie Cox
Birth April 20, 1938
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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 11 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lella Marie Cox
September 27, 1975 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 husbandWayne Delano Cox
April 20, 2003 (Age 65 years)
Death of a daughterLella Marie Cox
February 13, 2005 (Age 66 years)
Death February 4, 2023 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Cemetery
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husband
Wayne Delano Cox
Birth: March 13, 1937 46 35Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: April 20, 2003Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
herself
Dorothy Marie Simmons
Birth: April 20, 1938Raccoon, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 2023Lafayette, Coles, Illinois, United States
daughter
Lella Marie Cox
Birth: September 27, 1975 38 37Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: February 13, 2005Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
son
Private

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