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Oretha O Gibson 1919 - 1998

Oretha O Gibson of Bluefield, Mercer County, WV was born on March 5, 1919, and died at age 79 years old on October 18, 1998.
Oretha O Gibson
Bluefield, Mercer County, WV 24701
March 5, 1919
October 18, 1998
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  • 03/5
    1919

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    March 5, 1919
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  • 10/18
    1998

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    October 18, 1998
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    Oretha O Gibson lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1919, in the year that Oretha O Gibson was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1921, she was merely 2 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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