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Doris Jean “Pookey” PowersAge: 77 years19302008

Name
Doris Jean “Pookey” Powers
Given names
Doris Jean
Surname
Powers
Married name
Doris Jean Pentecost
Nickname
Pookey
Birth June 28, 1930 23 19
Death of a paternal grandmotherIda Jane Rushin
October 23, 1935 (Age 5 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherKarl Marvin Powers
September 11, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherAlbert Ernest Powers
September 27, 1949 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 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 15 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 fatherJohn Marvin Powers
April 8, 1987 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherHelen Lucile Estes
May 2, 2003 (Age 72 years)
Death January 18, 2008 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barrancas National Cemetery
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father
John Marvin Powers
Birth: March 26, 1907 42 37Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1987Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
mother
Helen Lucile Estes
Birth: October 22, 1910Jefferson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 2, 2003Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
herself
Doris Jean “Pookey” Powers
Birth: June 28, 1930 23 19Illinois, United States
Death: January 18, 2008Destin, Okaloosa, Florida, United States
sister
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younger brother
Karl Marvin Powers
Birth: September 11, 1940 33 29Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
Death: March 5, 2019Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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husband
Thomas Jay Pentecost
Birth: October 24, 1929Ochlocknee, Thomas, Georgia, United States
Death: February 13, 2010Destin, Okaloosa, Florida, United States
herself
Doris Jean “Pookey” Powers
Birth: June 28, 1930 23 19Illinois, United States
Death: January 18, 2008Destin, Okaloosa, Florida, United States
son
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daughter
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