TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As is tradition, Lizzie Adkins and Amanda Page were showered with voices singing “Happy Birthday” to them Wednesday. But this was a particularly special year for them. It was the hundredth time they’ve heard the song.
Both born in 1925, the two women who reside at the Progress Village Senior Center in Tampa are only a few months apart. Adkins’ birthday falls on Sept. 10, while Page will be hitting the significant milestone on Dec. 29.
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They were honored in a joint celebration at the senior center Wednesday, marking a time for reflection on the 100 years — or nearly 100 years — they’ve experienced and a moment to enjoy how far they’ve come.
“Oh, it’s been a journey, but it’s been interesting,” Page said. “All the things that have happened, and then I think about technology, how everything has come from a long way… it’s just amazing.”
Page grew up in Mississippi, having been the daughter of a corporal in World War I and one of five children in her family. She moved to Memphis, Tennessee upon graduating from high school and started a family of her own…