[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 108 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING LILLIE BEATRICE KNIGHT IRVING

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2006

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize a Mississippian 
who has given a century of service to her family, friends and 
community. She and her husband, the Reverend Monroe J. Irving, reared 
ten children. She now has forty-two grandchildren, eighty-seven great-
grandchildren, twenty-eight great-great-grandchildren, and one great-
great-great-grandchild. Her family in quality and quantity has blessed 
southwest Mississippi.
  Lillie Beatrice Knight Irving was born on September 11, 1906 in Adams 
County, Mississippi. She studied at Wickland Elementary School, 
Brumfield High School, and Alcorn State University. She then gave back 
to the education community serving as a teacher for forty-six years at 
the Tate Baptist Church Public School, the Wickland Elementary Public 
School, Central Elementary School and Liddell Elementary School.
  She married Monroe Irving on January 17, 1933 and together they made 
a life of service to God and man. She served as the church clerk for 
thirty-three years and deaconess of Greater Mt. Bethel Baptist Church. 
Her service can be seen in the many awards and honors she has received 
from her church and community. But the real fruit of her life can be 
seen in how she cares for her fellow Mississippians through prayer and 
work and faith.
  Mr. Speaker, Lillie is thoughtful and careful to feed her mind, body 
and soul; keeping active and balancing a strong body and her strong 
faith. Her commitment to the Word of God and her saving Lord has given 
her purpose and her life's strength. She has a family with a wonderful 
reputation and she and they have been a blessing to her community, her 
friends and everyone she comes in contact with. I hope this Congress 
joins me in wishing her a very happy one-hundredth birthday and praying 
she has many years with the Mississippi she so loves and serves.

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