Local Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday on 12-12-12
Ivy Morgan, born on Dec. 12, 1912, celebrated her 100th birthday in Snellville yesterday.
12-12-12 is a rare date to experience even once. Experiencing it twice, as Ivy Morgan did yesterday on her 100th birthday, is remarkable. Born in London, England, on Dec. 12, 1912, Ivy celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Westminster Presbyterian Church, making jokes and small talk as she reminisced about her extra-long life. It was during some of England's darkest years -- the blitz bombing of London in 1943 -- that she gave birth to her son, John. She vividly recalled how she rode her bike to work one day only to turn the corner and find that the next block had been freshly bombed. She could still see the smoke rising from the rubble. "I just missed it!" she said, her eyes wide. The sirens would go off frequently, …
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Enid Grigg
6:54 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
What a wonderful story I hope Ivy had a great birthday! more ›