Joan
DOLPH
(b.
3 October 1927
,
d.
21 September 2013
,
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
)
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Joan DOLPH was born 3 October 1927
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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.
Joan DOLPH died 21 September 2013 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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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. 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.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 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
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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.
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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.
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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: 3/12/2021 7:33:00 AM
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