Wilma DOW
Born: December 13, 1914, Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada
Died: March 15, 2010, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Died: March 15, 2010, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Married: Lawrence Vincent LAWLOR 27 July 1933
Lucy Emma
GIBB
Born
12 August 1895
,
Lehi, Utah County, Utah Territory
Died
11 June 1958
,
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Lucy Emma GIBB married 
William DOW
Marriage date: 10 June 1914
Marriage place: Medicine Hat, Cypress, Alberta, Canada
William DOW was the child of Peter DOW and Minnie Ethel HAYES
William DOWMarriage date: 10 June 1914
Marriage place: Medicine Hat, Cypress, Alberta, Canada
William DOW was the child of Peter DOW and Minnie Ethel HAYES
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Birth — 189512 August 1895
Lehi, Utah County, Utah Territory
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1914 Marriage / PartnerLucy Emma GIBB and William DOW 10 June 1914, Medicine Hat, Cypress, Alberta, Canada
She was 18 years old.
1914 Birth of ChildWilma DOW was born December 13, 1914, Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada
Lucy Emma was 19 years old.
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States) 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.
Death — 195811 June 1958
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
She died at the age of 62.
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DOW - Emma Lucy Gibb, beloved wife of Mr. William Dow of 1122 7 St. N., passed away in the city on June 14 (NOTE: Cemetery record shows death date as June 11), at the age of 72 years.
Mrs. Dow was born in Lehi, Utah and came to Raymond in 1901 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gibb. In 1914 she married William Dow. They settled in the Magrath area until 1926. They moved to the Diamond City area the same year where Mr. Dow operated a farm until 1960 when they retired and moved into Lethbridge.
Besides her husband, William, she is survived by six sons, Leo, Berne, Gordon and Blaine all of Lethbridge, Richard of Montreal and Jack of Vancouver; seven daughters., Mrs. Lawrence (Wilma) Lawlor of Turin, Mrs. Ernie (Luzan) Redding and Mrs. William (Maxine) Campbell, both of Edmonton, Mrs. Kenneth (Joyce) Blair of Lethbridge, Melchin and Mrs. Gordon (June) Sivertsen both of Calgary and Mrs. Glen (Margaret) Rimmer of Banff; two brothers, Dave Gibb of Ellensburg, Wash, and George
Mrs. Dow was born in Lehi, Utah and came to Raymond in 1901 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gibb. In 1914 she married William Dow. They settled in the Magrath area until 1926. They moved to the Diamond City area the same year where Mr. Dow operated a farm until 1960 when they retired and moved into Lethbridge.
Besides her husband, William, she is survived by six sons, Leo, Berne, Gordon and Blaine all of Lethbridge, Richard of Montreal and Jack of Vancouver; seven daughters., Mrs. Lawrence (Wilma) Lawlor of Turin, Mrs. Ernie (Luzan) Redding and Mrs. William (Maxine) Campbell, both of Edmonton, Mrs. Kenneth (Joyce) Blair of Lethbridge, Melchin and Mrs. Gordon (June) Sivertsen both of Calgary and Mrs. Glen (Margaret) Rimmer of Banff; two brothers, Dave Gibb of Ellensburg, Wash, and George
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Magrath Cemetery Magrath, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Utah originates from an Apache Indian word (yuttahih), which means people of the mountains. (statesymbolsusa.org)January 14, 1896 - Utah becomes 45th U.S. state
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