[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 88 (Monday, June 14, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1089]
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   ON THE OCCASION OF CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MRS. ESTELL 
                                ROUNTREE

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 14, 2010

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, June 19, 2010, friends 
and family will gather to celebrate the 100th birthday of Mrs. Estell 
Rountree. Mrs. Rountree is a strong and caring woman who believes that 
families should be bound by love, and that the families that pray 
together, stay together.
  The proud grandmother of two, great-grandmother of four, and great 
great-grandmother to five, Mrs. Rountree is the oldest member of her 
community. Born in Nash County, North Carolina on June 15, 1910, she 
was the sixth of eight children born to William and Isabelle Ricks.
  Mrs. Rountree attended Robin School in Nash County, and married Eddie 
Rountree from Pitt County, North Carolina. The couple had four 
children--Ernestine Rountree Porter, Gloria Rountree Williams, Barbara 
Rountree Petty and Deloris Rountree.
  After the death of her husband in 1948, Mrs. Rountree took on the 
full responsibility of supporting the family as a full-time seamstress. 
She made clothes for herself, her children and people in the community. 
She also made uniforms for ushers of various churches, and continues to 
sew today. She also enjoys working in her flower garden whenever she 
gets the chance.
  Mrs. Rountree is a dedicated member of the Little Hope Baptist 
Church. She served as an usher for over seventy years, and she has 
served on the Hospitality Committee and as janitor of the church. She 
also served as a Deaconess of the Church and later became one of the 
Mothers of the Church.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Estell Rountree. She is a truly remarkable person deserving of our 
deepest good wishes as she and her loved ones celebrate her 100th 
birthday.

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