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Cleo Witt
October 29, 1921 – November 24, 1990
Lived 69 years
El Dorado Springs City Cemetery · El Dorado Springs, Missouri
"You never know how far a frog will jump until you punch him!" - E.C.W
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1921
Born October 29
1921
Birth of Edward Cleo Witt in Birdsong, Missouri
1923
Birth of Betty Lou Gruver in Fort Scott, Kansas
1927
Cleo was 6 when Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic
1939
Cleo was 18 when World War II began in Europe
1943
Marriage in Laurinburg, North Carolina
1944
Cleo was 23 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1946
Birth of First Son Bradley Cleo Witt in Humansville, Missouri
1958
Birth of Second Son Barry Michael Witt in Humansville, Missouri
1958
Cleo was 37 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Cleo was 48 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1976
Cleo was 55 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Cleo was 60 when MTV began broadcasting
1990
Passing of Edward Cleo Witt
1990
Passed away November 24, age 69
1997
Passing of Betty Lou Witt
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