‘Hard work, grace of God’ behind Penland’s longevity

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County native to celebrate 102nd birthday

Ruth Lillian Ford Penland has seen a lot in the hundred years since she was born, and with a memory that rivals a 20 year old’s, she can recall most all of it. She remembers the first car in Clay…

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