Viola Blackford Smith celebrated her 100th birthday last Friday at the home of a daughter, Charlotte Behrens of Cape Girardeau.
Assisting with the event is another daughter, Marjorie Cord of Rohnert Park, Calif.
Smith was born Nov. 27, 1893, in Cape Girardeau. She has four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Relatives were invited from California, Texas and Arkansas.
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