Lydia celebrates 100 years

Lydia cutting the cake with her son Noel.

Celebrating 100 years on this earth, Lydia Denney sang “Thank you lord” during the birthday celebration held in her honour at Uncle Eddie’s Home yesterday.

Seated in the centre of the room, Lydia sang selected hymns with the Pastor present and other guests as well as fellow residents of the home. She even cut two birthday cakes with her son.

Born in 1914 to Julianna and Dan Asher Denny in Essequibo, Lydia is the youngest and last surviving member of her six siblings. She is the mother of