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Scenes from Thelma’s 100th birthday celebration- A steady stream of well-wishers drove by to wish her a happy birthday on May 23rd.

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Her other transport was a bike.

“I bought myself a bicycle with babysitting money,” she said. “I earned three dollars a week. I rode that bicycle a lot.”

Another interesting tidbit from her life is the fact that she sang on the radio in the 1940s.

By and by, Thelma met her future husband Jack. They were married in 1947 and were together for 47 years. The union produced five kids. Currently, Thelma also has 13 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, and 27 great great grandchildren.

Even though she had a brief stint working at the Acme, most of Thelma’s life was devoted to being a top-notch homemaker. She especially liked to cook.

“I could cook anything I could get,” she

Thelma (left) and friends Mary Gaddis and Sue Calvert.

said. “I especially like making sweet potato and fried pies.”

As you can imagine, living 100 years has given Thelma a unique perspective on things.

“Things are a lot different now,” she said. “But we did pretty good back then.”

A cancer survivor, Thelma currently lives with daughter and son in law Sherry and Barry Smith on Cason St.

She gets around a whole lot better than most folks her age and seems content and happy.

“I am satisfied the way I am,” she said. “Life is pretty good!”

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Thelma and Jack circa 1947.

Thelma’s husband, Jack, gave her this photo shortly after WWII.

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