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TO CONGRATULATE FANNIE LAMBRIGHT BLOUNT OF COLUMBIA ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
Whereas, the South Carolina House is delighted to learn that Fannie Lambright Blount of Columbia will celebrate her one hundredth birthday on October 22, 2018. Born the seventh of sixteen children to Julius and Dollie Barfield Lambright in Berkeley County, Fannie entered this world on October 22, 1918. She began her education in South Carolina but graduated from high school in New York City. She was a professional seamstress until her retirement; and
Whereas, the young Fannie wed Otis Blount (now deceased) in October 1943, and they were blessed with more than fifty years of marriage and three children. While living in New York, Mrs. Blount, along with her husband, owned and operated a community grocery store for many years and were a blessing to their community. In the late 1980s, Mrs. Blount and her husband returned to South Carolina and took up their abode in Columbia; and
Whereas, an avid traveler, Fannie Blount relished trips with her husband. She truly loves and supports her family. As a woman of faith, Fannie is the oldest member of Bethlehem Baptist Church (College Place) and was a longtime and faithful missionary; and
Whereas, in celebration of her centenary birthday, family and friends will honor Mrs. Blount on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Bethlehem's Wiley Kennedy Family Life Center. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Fannie Lambright Blount of Columbia on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the days ahead.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Fannie Lambright Blount.
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