State Representative Kyle South is shown presenting Gwen Sanders with a resolution from the Alabama House of Representatives in recognition of her 100th birthday. She also received a similar resolution from the Fayette County Commission.
Gwen Sanders celebrated her 100th birthday last week as many of her friends, former colleagues and former students dropped by to congratulate her on reaching this milestone. Sanders was born May 27, 1918 in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 1936. She attended Florence State Teachers College (now the University of North Alabama), and started teaching after two years of college. She received her Bachelors degree from Florence and later received a Masters degree from The University of Alabama.
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