In Loving Memory of our Sweet, Spunky and Genuine Granny
Carol Jean Hurst
Mrs.
December 13, 1935 – May 14, 2012
Lived 76 years
Hastings, Nebraska
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1935
Born December 13
1939
Carol was 4 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1947
Carol was 12 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1955
Carol was 20 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1964
Carol was 29 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1971
Carol was 36 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Carol was 47 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
Carol was 59 when "Friends" premiered
2007
Carol was 72 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Carol was 75 when Instagram was launched
2012
Passed away May 14, age 76
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