1 of last 2 Titanic survivors dies at 96

[underpants]

Source: AP/MSNBC

LONDON - Barbara West Dainton, believed to be one of the last two survivors from the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died in England at age 96.

Dainton died Oct. 16 at a nursing home in Camborne, England, according to Peter Visick, a distant relative. Her funeral was held Monday at Truro Cathedral, Visick said Thursday.

Elizabeth Gladys "Millvina" Dean of Southampton, England, who was 2 months old at the time of the Titanic sinking, is now the disaster's only remaining survivor, according to the Titanic Historical Society.


She avoided publicity associated with the Titanic and even insisted that her funeral take place before any public announcement of her death, Kamuda said.




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[Cooley Hurd]

1. One bottle of beer on the wall, one bottle of beer...

;)

Seriously, Rest in peace, Barbara.:( Sad to see people like her go.

[lapfog_1]

2. We have a winner...

or at least, in previous times, there would have been a bet placed... usually by the people involved in the event, and the last one surviving would win the bet.

They were called a Tontine.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. How very sad. Another piece of history lost to the ages.

It was very fortunate, however, that several years ago, when they finally managed to reach the ship and there was that spate of specials on the Titanic, that they were able to film the recollections of existing survivors who actually had clear memories of that tragic event. Those are valuable and irreplaceable...:-)

[yellowcanine]

4. I guess it is safe to say that being on the Titanic did not hasten her death.

RIP Barbara.

[plasticsundance]

5. Smashing ...

[superconnected]

6. Dying of old age sounds sublime. Good for her!

Glad she had a normal life after the corporate cruise ship disaster.