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The Florence County Senior Citizens Association Honored Florence County Citizens Born In Or Before 1922
Linda Mitchell Johnson, SCA Executive Director (1st African American Director); Patricia Parr, SCA Board Member (1st African American City Attorney, City of Florence); and Teresa Myers-Ervin, Mayor City of Florence (1st African American Mayor).
The Senior Citizens Association in Florence County honored Florence County citizens that were born in or before 1922 at its 18th Dorothy Blackwell Annual Celebration. SCA has identified eight Florence County seniors ranging in age from 99-104. Since our May 20, 2022 celebration, 2 more were identified. Wilbur Robinson and Catherine Miller Harris. If you would like to add a centenarian born in Florence County or who resides in Florence County to our class of 2022, Please contact the Senior Citizens Association at 843.269.6761 ext 231 or email us at info@scaflorence.org.
Six of the ten honorees in Florence County were African Americans. The gap in life expectancy between Black and white Americans has narrowed over the past 3 decades from 7 years to 3.6 years, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Florence County 2022 Centenarian Class
Wilbur Robinson 99 (100 on 11/22/22)
Uneedia Deas 99 (100 on 8/9/22)
Mable Lemmons 100
Bernice McCutcheon 101
Doris Lewis 101
Charlotte Berry 102
Elizabeth Rogers Simonds 102
Kathleen Baskin 103
Evelyn Guile 104
Catherine Miller Harris 104
The seniors were asked what significant changes have they had seen in their lifetime? They responded:
“I remember when Highway 76 was a dirt road”
“They can’t believe the growth of the hospitals in Florence…From a little hospital to all of this”
“As a witness and an active participant in the civil rights movement, I've seen significant changes in laws and practices to the advancement of African Americans.”
“My family lived in a farmhouse and farmed the land where the Super Walmart is today on South Irby Street.”
“The creation of the Internet”
The initial opening display & welcome was held on Friday, May 20 at 11:30 am. The display and information will be available June 1-June 10, 2022 at SCA. Virtual display & printed materials will be available on our website www.SCAFlorence.org.
Over 20 Companies, Non-Profits, Churches, Foundations, and Individuals stepped forward to sponsor the Florence Centenarian Class of 2022. Each year SCA celebrates Dorothy Blackwell’s memory and honors her work with a community luncheon. Proceeds from this event will help our SCA programs such as Meals on Wheels of Florence County, Home-Bound Delivered Meals, and other senior programs.
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