Sadie Eppley
(1909 - 2008)
York County, Pennsylvania United States
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina United States 28734
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Sadie C. Matthewson
FRANKLIN, NC Sadie Catherine Matthewson, 98, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008. She was born August 31, 1909, in Hellam Township, and was the daughter of the late Harry Eppley and Mary Ann Brenneman Eppley, and the granddaughter of William and Catherine Eppley and Henry and Rebecca Markle Brenneman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, William M. Humer, George Reinfried, and Samuel Matthewson; sister, Rosa Eppley Wallick; brothers, Edward Eppley, Granville "Red" Eppley, Sylvester "Os" Eppley, and Eugene Eppley; daughter, Savilla Humer Smith; son, Clyde Humer; and grandsons, Arthur Carter, III and William M Carter. Sadie was the last living member of her immediate family. She was retired from Cole Steel and a volunteer at the Salvation Army. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in York. Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Carter and husband, Art of Otto, N.C., and Helen Hibner of York; grandchildren, Rosalind McComas of York, Kay Deckard of Roswell, Ga., Ken Smith of York, Doug Smith of York, Tim Hibner of York, Mike Hibner of York, Dan Hibner of York, Liz Hibner of York, and Vickie Tallent of Otto, N.C.; 11 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. No services are planned. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Macon County Humane Society, P.O. Box 81, Franklin, NC 28744; or Macon County Historical Society, 36 W. Main St., Franklin, NC 28734; or a charity of your choice. Macon Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1175, Franklin, N.C., is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.maconfuneralhome.com
Published in the York Daily Record & York Dispatch on 3/30/2008.
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In 1909, in the year that Sadie Eppley was born, explorer Robert Peary, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, claimed to have been the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. His claim has been disputed for over a century - some say that he ended up 60 miles from the North Pole. Peary was the only navigator on his team and he didn't submit his records for public review.
In 1916, by the time she was just 7 years old, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
In 1924, when she was just 15 years old, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
In 1930, she was 21 years old when as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. Laws were being passed. In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". The second part dealt with particular behavior in film such as homosexuality, the use of specific curse words, and miscegenation.
In 1959, by the time she was 50 years old, on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
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