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Personal data Dorothy Kent 

  • She was born on February 5, 1922 in Lexington, McLean Co., IL.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Nola Marquardt & Lynn C. Klopfenstein
  • She died on December 4, 2004 in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, El Paso, Woodford Co., IL, she was 82 years old.
  • She is buried on December 8, 2004 in Gridley Cem., Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL.
  • This information was last updated on March 3, 2019.

Household of Dorothy Kent

She is married to Rodney G. Kirkton.

They got married on July 3, 1942 at Gridley, McLean Co., IL, she was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Brent J. Kirkton  1949-2016


Notes about Dorothy Kent

Dorothy Kent

Source: Author: Marquqrdt, Nola, Title: "Rodney G. Kirkton," (Publication location: Gridley, IL, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxv May MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111121876/dorothy-kirkton

"Photo [of stone shared with Rodney G. Kirkton] added by Nola Marquardt

Dorothy Kirkton Birth 5 Feb 1922 Death 4 Dec 2004 (aged 82) Burial Gridley Cemetery Gridley, McLean County, Illinois, USA Memorial ID 111121876

Family Members
Spouse

Rodney G. Kirkton 1922-1998

Children

Brent J. Kirkton 1949-2016

Created by: Nola Marquardt Added: 25 May 2013 Find A Grave Memorial 111121876"

Author: Klopfenstein, Lynn C., Title: "Klopfenstein, Meiss, Gramm, Sommer," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: vii May MMXVII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lynnmimk&id=I25359

"... Dorothy Kent Sex: F Birth: 5 FEB 1922 in Lexington, IL Death: 4 DEC 2004 in El Paso, IL Burial: Cemetery at Gridley. IL

Note:
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
GRIDLEY, IL -- Dorothy Kirkton, 82, of 207 W. Sixth St., Gridley, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 4, 2004) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, El Paso. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Church of Gridley, with the Rev. Jack Nicolay officiating. Burial will follow at Gridley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home in Gridley and one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to the First United Church of Gridley Food Pantry; the American Red Cross; or a charity of the donor's choice.

Dorothy was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Lexington, the daughter of E. Glen and Orabelle Kemp Kent. She married Rodney G. Kirkton on July 3, 1942, in Gridley. He died Feb. 11, 1998. She was also preceded in death by her parents.

Surviving are two sons, R. Kent (Juana) Kirkton of Glendale, Calif., and Brent Kirkton of Gridley; three grandchildren, Thad, Mindy, and Jeff Kirkton; and two sisters, Maralon (John) Stauter of Gridley and Pauline (Paul) Booher of Parma, Idaho.

She was a member of the First United Church of Gridley and the American Legion Post 218 Auxiliary in Gridley. She was a Disaster Volunteer for the American Red Cross and had worked as a secretary for Attorney Benjamin H. Roth. Dorothy's life was built on faith, family and volunteerism.

Father: E. Glenn Kent b: 1894
Mother: Orabelle Kemp b: 26 MAY 1899

Marriage 1 Rodney G. Kirkton b: 14 AUG 1922 Married: 3 JUL 1942 in Gridley, IL

Children

1. Living Kirkton
2. Brent J. Kirkton b: 6 OCT 1949"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dorothy Kent

Dorothy Kent
1922-2004

1942

Rodney G. Kirkton
1922-1998

Brent J. Kirkton
1949-2016

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Birthday February 5, 1922

  • The temperature on February 5, 1922 was between -14 °C and -4.1 °C and averaged -8 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
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    • February 27 » A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett.
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    • September 13 » The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
    • November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.

Day of marriage July 3, 1942

  • The temperature on July 3, 1942 was between 12.9 °C and 27.2 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
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    • September 15 » World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USSWasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.

Day of death December 4, 2004

  • The average temperature on December 4, 2004 was 3.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
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    • October 29 » The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

Day of burial December 8, 2004

  • The temperature on December 8, 2004 was between 0.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
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