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Earlier plans devised by May Garraway’s extended family to celebrate her 103rd birth anniversary on May 3, had to be forcefully aborted due to her contracting a sudden illness days before her birthday.Her daughter, Joyce Garraway, said that her mother was experiencing a bout of diarrhea and vomiting.She said that plans to host a thanksgiving service for the birthday had to be postponed until the older Garraway regains her physical strength fully.May GarrawayMay Garraway spent her special day in bed, on Friday 3,Dick Butkus Bears Throwback Jersey, but was craving fried chicken, her daughter said.She may be advanced in age but she is active,Steve Atwater Denver Broncos Throwback Jersey, has a sharp memory and still travels whenever the occasion presents itself,Dallas Cowboys Throwback Jersey, Joyce Garraway said.“At her age, she is not confined and still does almost everything for herself,Bob Uecker Braves Throwback Jersey, except cook.”Aunt May, as she is called exhibits a warm spirit. She is excellent to be around. She would engage you,Karl Mecklenburg Denver Broncos Throwback Jersey, by first dishing out important details pertaining to her date of birth, her deceased parents, her children and even revisit her childhood years spent in the Pomeroon River.Born in 1910 to David Alexander,Dan Hampton Bears Throwback Jersey, a/k” David Miller, and Georgina Welcome, Aunt May grew up in Hackney with her siblings, all of whom are now deceased. Aunt May attended both a Roman Catholic and a Brethren School at Hackney.But while Agriculture was and remains the main income earner, especially for residents in the Pomeroon and also on the Coast, Aunt May recalled that she was forced to become a School dropout to assist her parents on the ground provision farm.But farming was not the only thing that Aunt May did. She is still commonly known for adopting the role of a midwife. She delivered a few hundred babies among whom were a number of twins.On the question of marriage,William Perry Bears Throwback Jersey, Aunt May did not shy away. She explained that while she was never married and worked as a farmer, seamstress and a midwife,Barry Sanders Lions Throwback Jersey, all to provide for her ten children, four of whom are alive today, Aunt May said that in her day when a man and a woman wanted the get married, the man was compelled to write a letter to the girl’s parents seeking permission.Aunt May reasoned that she did not find her suitors appealing because of their level of comprehension. This was a major deterrent to her getting married.Aunt May has 70 grand children and 108 great -grandchildren. Her prime diet consists of a nice plate of provision and fish.The elder Garraway lives by the motto “always apply the principle of God, while you are young,Emmitt Smith Cowboys Throwback Jersey, it will help you to lead a successful life.” |
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