HJR218 Summary

• Honors Bertha Ansley of Talladega, Alabama on her 103rd birthday celebration in December 2010.

• Recognizes her family gathering tradition combining Christmas and her birthday, including decorations with 10 interior Christmas trees and family members such as her daughter Peggy Gilliland and son Jerry Ansley.

• Notes her life history including being born in Rockmart, Georgia with nine siblings, moving to Talladega at age four, and her first job at Acme Knitting in Anniston earning $7.20 per week.

• States she was married to Austin Ansley for 50 years until his death in 1986 and has been a witness to remarkable events over more than a century.

• House adopted the resolution on March 31, 2011 and the Senate adopted it on April 6, 2011.