Bakersfield woman celebrates 100th birthday

Margaret Ruth Henry celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday and asked community members for 100 birthday cards.

UP WITH SOME PRETTYUNIQUE WAYS TO CELEBRATEBIRTHDAYS,FROM FAMILY CARAVAN PARADES TOZOOM BIRTHDAYPARTIES.NOW ONE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONREQUEST MADEITS WAY AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA HEREIN BAKERSFIELD, ALLFOR ONE SPECIAL LADY.23ABC'S KALLYN HOBMANNINTRODUCES US MARGARET RUTHHENRY AND HER CENTENNIALCELEBRATION.JESS, MARGARET IS ONE OF THESWEETEST AND FUNNIEST WOMENI HAVE EVER MET.

FOR HER ONEHUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY..

SHE ASKEDFOR ONE HUNDRED BIRTHDAY CARDS.23ABC ANDCOMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE MAKINGSURE HER WISH COMESTRUE."I REMEMBER SO MANY NICEBIRTHDAYS.

I CANREMEMBER WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

MYMOTHER WOULD INVITE EVERY KID INTHE NEIGHBORHOOD."MARGARET RUTH HENRY HAS SEEN ALOT OF BIRTHDAYS.

BUTTODAY SHE IS CELEBRATING AMILESTONE YEAR.

AND AFTERBROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING POSTEDTHIS PHOTO..

23ABC ..AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS..

WANTEDTO MAKE SURE MARGARET'SBIRTHDAY WISHES WERE MET."I HAD A GOOD BIRTHDAY AND AGOODYEAR, AND I APPRECIATE IT."ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

AND ACENTURY OF MEMORIES.MARGARET WAS BORN IN ST LOUIS ONJULY 17TH... 1920.

SHEMARRIED JAMES HAYES IN 1941..AND TWO MONTHS LATER..

THE U-SBECAME INVOLVED WITH WORLD WARTWO.

WHILE HER HUSBAND DIDCIVIL SERVICE WORK.

MARGARETWORKED IN ASMALL ARMS AMMUNITION PLANT..AND LATER DIDRIVETING AT CURTIS WRIGHTAIRCRAFT.

SHE TELLS 23ABC SHEHAD HER FAIR SHARE OF SCARES ONTHE JOB."THEY SENT US TO A JOB ON THEUNDERSIDE OF AN AIRPLANE.

WE HADTO GET INSIDE AND WE COULDN'TGET OUT.SOMEONE HAD TURNED THE GUN CUREAND SHUT US IN.

I WANT TO TELLYOU,YOU HEARD SOME SCREAMING."MARGARET NOW LIVES INBAKERSFIELD SO SHE CAN BECLOSE TO HER OLDEST DAUGHTER"I'M VERY FORTUNATE FOR ONETHING, AND IHAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS.

I'MTHANKFUL FOR THAT."AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THESECRET TO LIVING A LONG LIFE.MARGARET OFFERS THIS ADVICE.

"BEGOOD.

BE A GOOD PERSON.

SAY YOURPRAYERS EVERY NIGHT AND JUSTLIVE A GOOD LIFE.

THAT'S ALL.

INEVER DID CUSS,SWEAR OR CHEAT WITH ANYBODY."YOU CAN STILL HELP MARGARETREACH 100 BIRTHDAY CARDSBY SENDING ONE TO THE BROOKDALESENIOR LIVINGCOMMUNITY.

YOU CAN FIND THEIRADDRESS AT TURN TO 23 DOT COM.FOR NOW HERE IN NORTHWESTBAKERSFIELD...KALLYNHOBMANN...23ABC...CONNECTING YOUSCHOOL IN THE FALL IS GOING TOLOOK DIFFERENT FOR