104 year old parties in Shelter Bay
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February 20, 2019
ALL IN THE FAMILY – Sybil East of Shelter Bay (right) sang some of her favorite songs during an open house Saturday in honor of her 104th birthday. The timeless songfest had a soothing effect on Sybil’s 12-day-old great-great-grandson Liam. – Photo courtesy of Bill Reynolds
“Happy Birthday” wasn’t the only song sung during Sybil East’s party in Shelter Bay on Saturday.
Those gathered in Dallas and Nancy Burlison’s living room heard the guest of honor sing several tunes, including “You Are My Sunshine,” “Amazing Grace,” and “A Long Way to Tipperary.” The latter melody dates to World War I, which had begun a mere six months before Sybil’s birth in rural Illinois.
Sybil, who was born Feb. 18, 1915 – the mid-point of Woodrow Wilson’s first term in the White House—apologized for completing just a single verse of one song.
“That’s all I know,” she chuckled....
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