The Shemwell Family

Romie Gill LasterAge: 78 years19422020

Name
Romie Gill Laster
Given names
Romie Gill
Surname
Laster
Birth June 3, 1942 38 33
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 brotherBobby Dean Laster
June 4, 1946 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Thomas McGehee
November 7, 1947 (Age 5 years)
Note: Intestinal Cancer
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 7 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
Death of a motherFlossie Ann McGehee
May 3, 1959 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Romie Gill Laster Jr.
June 25, 1960 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
David Dewayne Laster
July 1, 1964 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDavid Lawson Laster
April 5, 1965 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPearl Irene Shelton
March 20, 1975 (Age 32 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 3 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 fatherRoss Thomas Laster
December 23, 1983 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Latasha Ann Laster
September 23, 1985 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherClark Thomas Laster
January 12, 1989 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sonDavid Dewayne Laster
November 17, 1996 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherBobby Dean Laster
October 28, 2001 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherJohn David “J. D.” Laster
May 21, 2009 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonRomie Gill Laster Jr.
June 27, 2010 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherEmmitte Ray Laster
April 16, 2012 (Age 69 years)
Death of a wifeLinda Faye Shemwell
June 28, 2012 (Age 70 years)
Cause: Natural causes
Death of a brotherCarl Hugh Laster
November 24, 2013 (Age 71 years)
Death of a granddaughterLatasha Ann Laster
April 18, 2016 (Age 73 years)
Death September 10, 2020 (Age 78 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: April 1, 1924
11 months
elder brother
Clark Thomas Laster
Birth: March 9, 1925 21 15Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1989Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
John David “J. D.” Laster
Birth: February 23, 1927 23 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 21, 2009Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder brother
Howard Junior Laster
Birth: January 4, 1929 25 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 5, 1929Todd, Kentucky, United States
16 months
elder brother
Carl Hugh Laster
Birth: May 19, 1930 26 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 24, 2013Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
6 years
elder brother
Emmitte Ray Laster
Birth: September 3, 1936 32 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 2012Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder sister
Pearl Luevirne Laster
Birth: March 1, 1940 36 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 2023Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
Bobby Dean Laster
Birth: June 4, 1946 42 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 28, 2001Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
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himself
wife
Linda Faye Shemwell
Birth: December 24, 1941 27 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 2012Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
son
David Dewayne Laster
Birth: July 1, 1964 22 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 17, 1996Christian, Kentucky, United States
-4 years
son
Romie Gill Laster Jr.
Birth: June 25, 1960 18 18Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 27, 2010Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
son
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