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Clarence Eddie Speed 1923 - 2005

Clarence Eddie Speed of Greensburg, Saint Helena County, LA was born on December 26, 1923 in Chatawa, Pike County, Mississippi United States, and died at age 81 years old on October 17, 2005 at Pine Ridge Cemetery in St. Helena Parish County, LA.

Clarence Eddie Speed

Greensburg, Saint Helena County, LA 70441

December 26, 1923

Chatawa, Pike County, Mississippi, 39652, United States

October 17, 2005

Pine Ridge Cemetery in St. Helena Parish County, Louisiana, 70441, United States

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1923

Birthday

December 26, 1923

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Chatawa, Pike County, Mississippi 39652, United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Clarence Eddie Speed was white. He was born on December 26, 1923 to parents Lillie Estelle Rhodus and Luther Monroe Speed. His father Luther was born on October 11, 1890 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA and passed away on July 23, 1939 in Chatawa, Pike, Mississippi, USA. His mother Lillie was born on August 30, 1899 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA and passed away on May 6, 1980 in Magnolia, Pike, Mississippi, USA.
Nationality & Locations

Clarence was born in Chatawa, Pike, Mississippi, USA and later moved to Greensburg, LA.
Early Life & Education

Clarence was one of 10 children in his family. He was a high school graduate.
Religious Beliefs

Mr Speed was a member of First Baptist Church of Greensburg.
Military Service

Clarence E Speed enlisted into the US Army on February 25, 1943 in Camp Shelby Mississippi with Military serial#: 34624271. He was a private and served from March 5, 1943 until his discharge on January 31, 1946.
Professional Career

Clarence was the superintendent of St.Helena Parish schools from 1977 to 1985. He was also co-author along with his wife Anna Phillips Speed on the reference book "The St.Helena Parish Louisiana Phillips Family.The Descendants of Thomas E.Phillips"
Personal Life & Family

Clarence was married and had two sons including Clarence Eddie Speed Jr (1955-2014).
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2005

Death

October 17, 2005

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Pine Ridge Cemetery in St. Helena Parish County, Louisiana 70441, United States
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Clarence Eddie Speed lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.

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In 1923, in the year that Clarence Eddie Speed was born, the A.C. Nielsen Company was founded in Chicago. It provided an audience measurement system that could provide radio station owners with information on their listeners and the popularity of their shows. Later, the Nielsen company became the basis for the fate of television programs.

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In 1931, by the time he was only 8 years old, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.

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