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TREZEVANT (June 29) — A huge crowd gathered Saturday at the Trezevant Community Center to celebrate the 100th birthday of Hestella Adkisson.
The centenarian arrived at the party with a Carroll County Sheriff’s Department escort from her home in the Wingo community. Upon arrival, she was presented with a corsage by granddaughter Janna Taylor and everyone sang “Happy Birthday.” Next, the event was blessed by another granddaughter, Minister Kara Watson of Fellowship Baptist Church in Warner Robins, Georgia.
Trezevant Mayor Bobby Blaylock and Alderman Pam Joyner were on hand to honor Adkisson. Joyner read a mayoral proclamation praising her as a model citizen who served her community as a Sunday school teacher, missionary president, choir member and volunteer at Webb School in McKenzie. It declared that her 100th birthday, June 3, 2019, shall be known as Hestella Williams Adkisson Day and encouraged all citizens of Trezevant and the Wingo community to join in wishing her a happy birthday. Mayor Blaylock then presented Adkisson with the key to the city.
Adkisson’s youngest daughter, Lula Williamson, served as host of the party and introduced many friends and family members to speak about their experiences with Mrs. Hestella and offer birthday wishes.
Some of her youngest relatives announced that she had received numerous cards from ten states as well as England and China.
Adkisson’s four-year-old great-great-niece, Audye Abakwue, sang “You are My Sunshine,” and her sister-in-law, Evelyn Johnson, sang “I’m Grateful.”
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