Ethel Jones' 102nd BirthdayCity of Clermont
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WHEREAS, ETHEL JONES will be honored by friends and
relatives on Saturday, June 27, 1998 in honor of her 102nd birthday on and
WHEREAS, she was born on June 27, 1896 and has been a resident
of this community since 1929; became the wife of John "Doc" on August
31, 1929 and raised three children, resulting in 11 grandchildren, 19 great
grandchildren and 28 great-great grandchildren, and in addition to her duties
as support-mate and mother, she has been active in church responsibilities,
and has the honor of being the oldest member of the New Jacob Chapel
Baptist Church, and
WHEREAS, during a long and productive lifetime, she has
demonstrated in countless ways her dedication to the welfare of others by
being a Deaconess and a member of the Helping Hand Committee in the
. New Jacob Chapel Baptist Church and often visited the sick and infirm.
She has earned the respect and affection of people from all walks of life and
all ages with her kind and enduring love and patience; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the virtue of the
authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Clermont, I do hereby deem
it an honor and pleasure to extend this Certificate of Recognition to ETHEL
JONES on the occasion of her 102nd birthday, with sincere congratulations
and best wishes for many more happy, productive years in the future.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the Seal of the City of Clermont to be affixed at Clermont this 27th day of
June, 1998.
ROBERT A. POOL, MAYOR
• ATTEST:
Ann Whitlock, Deputy City Clerk