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Gehazel Sims
February 25, 1931 – October 15, 2023
Lived 92 years
Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church · Marianna, FL
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1931
Born February 25
1939
Gehazel was 8 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1945
Gehazel was 14 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1951
Gehazel was 20 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Gehazel was 38 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Gehazel was 40 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Gehazel was 51 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Gehazel was 67 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
Gehazel was 70 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Gehazel was 84 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Gehazel was 91 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away October 15, age 92
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