Clay County AlArchives News.....Summerlin, Nancy 90th Birthday  May 25, 1958
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Anniston Star May 25, 1958
Hale and hearty and an avid politician at 90, A. (Nancy) Summerlin celebrated 
her birthday at her home. Mrs. Summerlin's daughter, Mrs. R.A. Daugherty, lives 
with her. 
Mrs. Summerlin enjoying having the politicians visit her home and always eagerly 
discusses politics with them. She has voted in each election since woman were 
allowed the privilege to vote and exercised her political views even before she 
could vote. She goes the two or three tittles to vote in Beat 1 at the Delta 
Precinct and always makes her own decisions for whom she will vote. 
Mrs. Summerlin was born in Clay County May 4, 1868, and has resided here all her 
life. She has lived in the Shiloh Delta Community for the past 53 years but 
visits occasionally with her children elsewhere but always returns to her home 
near Delta. 
She has spent all her life on farm and enjoys the freedom that farm life offers 
a person. Mrs. Summerlin is small in stature and only weighs 110 pounds but is 
in good health and in very mentally and physically alert. She is a very lovely 
and gracious lady and quite a favorite person in the community.  Mrs. Summerlin 
did her own housework until two years ago when her daughter moved into the home 
with her. She continues to assist her daughter with the housework. Her husband 
died 21 years since his death, she maintained her own home until her daughter 
moved into the home with her. 
Mrs. Summerlin attends the Christian Church regularly during the summer-months 
where she has been a member since she was a small girl. She also enjoys 
attending Sacred Harp singings and still leads the songs quite graciously.
Five of Mrs. Summerlin's six children spent Sunday with her and several of her 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren to enjoy the occasion with her. Her 
children are Mrs. R. A. (Ola) Daugherty, Rt. 1, Delta. Mrs. Willie (Cora) Smith. 
Oxford. Russell Summerlin, Rt. .1, Delta, Bill Summerlin, Anniston, Mrs. Cecil 
(Mattia) Teel. Millerville. and Mrs. Woodie (Nettle) Morrison, Oxford. She has 
14 grandchildren. great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

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