[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARY SINGLETARY TAYLOR

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, I rise today to extend my birthday wishes 
to Mrs. Mary Singletary Taylor, a native of Henry County, AL. She was 
born 98 years ago today--September 18, 1898. I understand that with the 
exception of some hearing loss, Mrs. Taylor is in good shape and still 
reads the Dothan Eagle newspaper each morning before working on her 
tatting. She calls her tatting, which is a handmade lace and somewhat 
of a lost art, her therapy.
  Mary's parents were W.B. and LaNora Singletary and her husband was 
Jasper Taylor, a farmer. Her niece is our own LaRose Taylor Shirley, 
who most of us know as a 16-year member of the U.S. Capitol Police 
Force. LaRose also hails from Henry County, which is located in the 
southeastern corner of Alabama.
  Mary S. Taylor was a lifelong resident of Newville, AL, in Henry 
County, and now resides in the Henry County Nursing Home in Abbeville. 
She attended a one-room school in Caps, AL, until she finished the 
fifth grade and then transferred to the Abbeville Normal School, where 
she completed her education. She was an active and dedicated member of 
the Tolbert Baptist Church for approximately 70 wonderful years.
  Mary was a homemaker and was known far and wide as an excellent and 
talented seamstress. She was especially known for her handmade baby 
clothes and her tatting.
  I am pleased to congratulate Mrs. Taylor for reaching this milestone 
in her life and wish her many, many more happy birthdays.

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