Rupert Byers Sims
1916–2004 (Age 88)
Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
The Life of Rupert Byers
When Rupert Byers Sims was born on 9 October 1916, in Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, his father, Luther Hampton Sims, was 23 and his mother, Gertrude Dora Love, was 19. He married Maxine M Chaney on 12 October 1941. He died on 7 December 2004, in Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 88.
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Family Time Line
Rupert Byers Sims
1916–2004
Maxine M Chaney
1921–2004
Marriage: 12 October 1941
Spouse & Children
1916–2004Male
1921–2004Female
MARRIAGE
12 October 1941
Ouachita County, Arkansas
12 October 1941
Ouachita County, Arkansas
Parents & Siblings
1893–1965Male
1897–1992Female
siblings
(2)
1915–1997Female
1916–2004Male
World Events (8)
1917
Age 1
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
Age 6
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
1941
Age 25
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Sim .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Rupert Byars Sims - Published information: birth-name: Rupert Byars Sims
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