b'INSPIREDTOTALLYCentenarian Mary MagdaleneChoice BaldwinBy Zelda WilliamsItwasabeautifulcelebrationwhenfamilyandshe learned to drive and received her drivers license friends gathered for the 100th birthday of Maryafter the death of her husband so that she could drive MagdaleneChoiceBaldwinofSumter.Nottoherselftoworkandchurch.Afterretirement,she bedeterredbythepandemic,never missed an opportunity to visit thisspecialdaywascelebratedShawAFBtowatchtheairshows fromthesafetyofthecarsofshe so loved.family and friends who drove byhonking their horns, waving andMaryhasanunshakablelovefor blowingkissestothebirthdayGod,herchurchandfamily.She girl.wasanactivedeaconessatHigh MaryMagdaleneChoicewasHillsBaptistChurchinSumter bornJune20,1921andreareduntilherhealthbeganfailing.She intheClaremontcommunityloves reading Gods word, nurturing ofSumterCounty.Sheistheherbeautifulflowers,listeningto youngestandonlysurvivorofgospelsongsandtraveling.With her five siblings. allthatshehasdoneinlife,her familywasmostprecioustoher. MarywedAndrewBaldwin,Jr.She tried to attend all of the family at an early age and immediatelyspecialoccasions,includingher assumed the role of a mother tograndchildrenshighschooland six children of her husband whocollegegraduationsaswellastheir affectionatelycalledherMs.wedding ceremonies.Mary.Later, she gave birth to three children.Maryschildrensaythatsheinstilledinthemand As the children grew, Mary joined the workforcetheirchildrentheimportanceofalwaysbeing atShawAFBLodging/GuestHouseswhererespectful and treating others just as you would expect she worked for more than 20 years.With muchthem to treat you. pride, she enjoyed sharing her domestic skills and storiesofwisdomwiththemanyAirmensheHappy 100th Birthday Mrs. Baldwin and may you have cameincontactwitheveryday.Atalateage,many more blessed birthdays in the years ahead.Like IMARA WomanMagazine on Facebook!8IMARA'