Donna Kay BARTLEY

Born

20 December 1949 , Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Died

20 June 2009 , Meyers Towers, Hambley Boulevard, Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Age: 59
Cause of Death: Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

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Eli BARTLEY Flora WARD

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Born: 20 December 1949 in Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Eli BARTLEY

Mother: Flora WARD

Paternal grandparents: Smith Jasper BARTLEY , Elizabeth RATLIFF

Maternal grandparents: John Walter WARD , Eliza A RATLIFF

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Donna Kay married Lawrence CHILDERS 28 February 1976 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lawrence CHILDERS was born 11 November 1926 in Big Branch, Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Lawrence died 14 February 2004 in Meyers Towers, Hambley Boulevard, Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Lawrence was the child of Biven Meade CHILDERS and Armina BARTLEY.

Donna Kay BARTLEY died 20 June 2009 in Meyers Towers, Hambley Boulevard, Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

Donna was married a total of 3 times to 2 different men.
1. Lawrence Childers (divorced, then remarried)
2. Roger Lee Bartley (divorced

Donna was cremated upon her death. Her youngest daughter, Laura Dawn Childers, carried her ashes with her for several months before finally having her ashes buried in Annie E. Young Cemetery. There is NO MARKER.

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Recorded occupation: Store Clerk

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Donna Kay BARTLEY married

Lawrence CHILDERS
Marriage date: 28 February 1976
Marriage place: Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Lawrence CHILDERS was the child of Biven Meade CHILDERS and Armina BARTLEY

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Birth — 1949
20 December 1949
Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

1976 Marriage / Partner
Donna Kay BARTLEY and Lawrence CHILDERS 28 February 1976, Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

She was 26 years old.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

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)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

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.