Amelia Earhart
7/24/1897 - Disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead in absentia January 5, 1939
Leo
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Amelia Earhart, the woman flyer who sought to circle the world along the Equator, was lost at sea yesterday and given up as dead by her husband, George Palmer Putnam. Miss Earhart and her navigator, Captain Frederick J. Noonan, disappeared in mid-Pacific on the most hazardous leg of their globe-circling trip.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Disappearance, presumed plane crash (official cause of death remains undetermined due to lack of physical evidence)
- Age at Death
- 39 years
- Funeral Location
- Amelia Earhart's body was never found, so a traditional funeral was not held. However, a memorial service took place at the Unitarian Church in Atchison, Kansas.
- Final Resting Place
- Unknown