The Shemwell Family

Helen LaRue SearsAge: 89 years19232013

Name
Helen LaRue Sears
Given names
Helen LaRue
Surname
Sears
Married name
Helen LaRue Loxterman
Birth August 30, 1923 39 37
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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
Birth of a son
#1
Roger Allen Loxterman
June 14, 1948 (Age 24 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 son
#2
Ricky D Loxterman
August 3, 1955 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Rutherford Sears
August 14, 1958 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Rodney Lee Loxterman
July 25, 1959 (Age 35 years)
Death of a husbandArnold Joseph “Oxie” Loxterman
July 6, 1971 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherOprha Little Marchant
January 15, 1974 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 sonRoger Allen Loxterman
October 8, 2007 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sonRodney Lee Loxterman
April 14, 2012 (Age 88 years)
Death May 14, 2013 (Age 89 years)
Obituary
Helen LaRue Loxterman (nee Sears) Obituary and Family Listing
May 15, 2013 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery
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father
Thomas Rutherford Sears
Birth: January 20, 1884Cleveland, Union, Fulton, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 14, 1958Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage:
herself
Helen LaRue Sears
Birth: August 30, 1923 39 37Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States
Death: May 14, 2013Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States
Family with Arnold Joseph “Oxie” Loxterman - View this family
husband
Arnold Joseph “Oxie” Loxterman
Birth: August 20, 1920 51 26Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: July 6, 1971Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States
herself
Helen LaRue Sears
Birth: August 30, 1923 39 37Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States
Death: May 14, 2013Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Roger Allen Loxterman
Birth: June 14, 1948 27 24Daviess, Missouri, United States
Death: October 8, 2007Daviess, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Ricky D Loxterman
Birth: August 3, 1955 34 31Daviess, Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 2024Daviess, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Rodney Lee Loxterman
Birth: July 25, 1959 38 35Gallatin, Missouri, United States
Death: April 14, 2012Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Rutherford Sears - Household

Union, Daviess, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sears, Thomas RheadRYesMW45M19NoYesARGAARYesFarm LaborerGeneral FarmWYes
Sears, Oprha LwifeFW44M18NoYesARARKYYesNone
Sears, Maxine GdaughterFW13SYesYesMOARARYesNone
Sears, Charles RsonMW11SYesYesMOARARYesNone
Sears, Helen LdaughterFW6SYesMOARARNone