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Melville Lois Sims 1912 - 2008

Melville Lois Sims of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas was born on September 12, 1912, and died at age 95 years old on May 15, 2008.
Melville Lois Sims
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 79416
September 12, 1912
May 15, 2008
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  • 09/12
    1912

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    September 12, 1912
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  • 05/15
    2008

    Death

    May 15, 2008
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    Melville Lois Sims lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1912, in the year that Melville Lois Sims was born, the Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts in Great Britain. She said after a meeting with Baden-Powell, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" And she did.
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In 1935, at the age of 23 years old, Melville was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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