South Carolina General Assembly

115th Session, 2003-2004

S. 1247

STATUS INFORMATION

Senate Resolution

Sponsors: Senators Verdin and Thomas

Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10323sj04.doc

Introduced in the Senate on May 18, 2004

Adopted by the Senate on May 18, 2004

Summary: Elizabeth Guin Nivens

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

5/18/2004SenateIntroduced and adopted SJ9

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/18/2004

A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE MRS. ELIZABETH GUIN NIVENS ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES TO HER FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME.

Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth Guin Nivens was born May 25, 1904, and she will celebrate her one hundredth birthday this month in Fountain Inn, South Carolina; and

Whereas, married to the late Mr. Joseph Monroe Nivens for sixtyseven years, Mrs. Nivens is the loving mother of six children, Frances, Wanita, Joan, Donald, Kurtis, and David, and the doting matriarch to numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and

Whereas, a member of Canaan Baptist Church, Mrs. Nivens is the oldest living member of the mission program Girls in Action (GA) in South Carolina, which is a program for girls in grades one through six in the Baptist church; and

Whereas, a devoted mother who did not work outside the home while raising her six children, Mrs. Nivens was and still is an extremely talented seamstress who always sewed her children’s clothes, including her daughters’ wedding dresses; and

Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth Guin Nivens has led an extraordinary life that has spanned an entire century and we could all learn from her vast wisdom and experiences. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, honor and congratulate Mrs. Elizabeth Guin Nivens on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and extend best wishes to her for many more years to come.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Mrs. Elizabeth Guin Nivens of Fountain Inn.

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