In loving memory
Bettye Jane Davis
April 24, 1949 – August 26, 2021
Lived 72 years
Jena, LA
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1949
Born April 24
1959
Bettye was 10 when Barbie made her debut
1964
Bettye was 15 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1971
Bettye was 22 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Bettye was 32 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Bettye was 45 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Bettye was 55 when Facebook was launched
2015
Bettye was 66 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Bettye was 71 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away August 26, age 72
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