Anna Rae Smart-Pearce (1923-2017) Obituary and Memorial

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1923

Born May 10

1929

Anna was 6 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday

1935

Anna was 12 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly

1942

Anna was 19 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"

1958

Anna was 35 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country

1962

Anna was 39 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

1977

Anna was 54 when Elvis Presley died

1982

Anna was 59 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"

1998

Anna was 75 when Google was founded

2004

Anna was 81 when Facebook was launched

2010

Anna was 87 when Apple's iPad went on sale

2017

Passed away May 9, age 93

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