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Joan DOLPH was born 3 October 1927 in Kentucky, USA
Joan DOLPH was the child of Howard William DOLPH and Anna Iva MCLAUGHLINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joan married Jimmie Lee RAPER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jimmie Lee RAPER was born 30 October 1929 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA. Jimmie Lee died 8 February 1992 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA. Jimmie Lee was the child of Leon RAPER and Emma Kathleen OGLE.
Joan DOLPH died 21 September 2013 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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Jimmie Lee RAPER was the child of Leon RAPER and Emma Kathleen OGLE
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1927 Birth 3 October 1927
Kentucky, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1992 Death of Spouse/PartnerJimmie Lee RAPER died 8 February 1992, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.Obituary
Joan Raper, 85, of Lexington died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at St. Joseph East Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
Music was a huge part of Mrs. Raper's life and she also enjoyed playing bridge.
She is survived by her daughter, Kathy McClain (Terry) of Lexington, Ky.; two grandchildren, Samantha Hatton and Denise McClain, both of Lexington, Ky.; and two great-grandchildren, John and Mason Hatton of Lexington, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Raper; her father, Howard W. Dolph; her mother, Anna Iva McGloughin Dolph, and one sister, Marie Mitchell.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, September 27, 2013, at Roth Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lyman Hutcheson officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Paducah.
Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite humane society.
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Joan Raper, 85, of Lexington died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at St. Joseph East Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
Music was a huge part of Mrs. Raper's life and she also enjoyed playing bridge.
She is survived by her daughter, Kathy McClain (Terry) of Lexington, Ky.; two grandchildren, Samantha Hatton and Denise McClain, both of Lexington, Ky.; and two great-grandchildren, John and Mason Hatton of Lexington, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Raper; her father, Howard W. Dolph; her mother, Anna Iva McGloughin Dolph, and one sister, Marie Mitchell.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, September 27, 2013, at Roth Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lyman Hutcheson officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Paducah.
Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite humane society.
findagrave.com
2013 Death 21 September 2013
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
She died at the age of 86.
Joan is buried at: Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Added: 3/4/2021 12:11:06 PM
- Updated: 8/6/2025 1:37:55 PM
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