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Miss Libby celebrating her 100 year old birthday with her family.
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‘I don’t know how they’re going to handle this.’”
With three grands and five great grands, family
remains incredibly important to Miss Libby.
Miss Libby’s gardening interest began with
her commitment to a victory garden during
World War ll as a young mother, growing
tomatoes for the neighborhood in Wilmette,
Il. As a successful and enthusiastic gardener,
she still enjoys working daily in her yard. She is
particularly fond of propagating plants to add
to her garden and indoor collection, as well as
digging in compost to enrich the soil. Miss Libby
remains an active member of the Carthage
Garden Club and warmly recalls serving as club
president in the past.
The Gideons International has been a part of
Miss Libby’s life since the 1950’s when residing in
Kenilworth,IL. She is still active as a Legacy Auxiliary
member in the local Gideon Moore County Camp.
Treasuring time with her daughter Betsy,
Libby still attends the Methodist Church in
Carthage, and as tradition would have it, Sunday
dinner is always shared at Pete’s Diner. Libby
raves, “Everything I’ve ever eaten there has been
very good. I just love their cucumber salad with
their secret dressing! It’s like old home week
every time we visit Pete’s.” Betsy agrees, “It’s as
much social as it is food.”
Still healthy at 100 years old, Miss Libby
is blessed. She enjoys big green salads with
protein along with lots of vegetables. And ice
cream! Lots of it! Fudge Ripple to be exact! She
laughs, “I used to be a little more careful about
eating too many sweets, but I do enjoy ice cream
and chocolate!” She remembers when the cook
would make homemade ice cream. “The ice
man would bring us a big hunk of ice, and we
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would pack the old hand
crank ice cream freezer full
of hand-chipped ice. Then
somebody would sit on
it while another cranked.
Making ice cream was a lot
of work, but we didn’t mind.”
From family, to food, to
secrets for living a century,
Libby assures, “There are
no secrets except to realize
that every gift comes
from the Lord, and I think
if people realized that,
then they would be much
happier. I think the first
thing is to love the Lord,
to know Him, and to trust
Him as He has promised to
care for us.”
In looking back, Libby
ponders, “I don’t know that
I would change anything
about my life. Things just
kind of fell into place just
the way they should. I
don’t know how they did,
but I am thankful.”
She’s one of a kind
beloved by all who know
her. Appreciating all of the
love shared at her 100th
birthday celebration,
Libby remembers the day
with JOY! Now if she could
just find that little book of
pictures from the party...☐
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