South Carolina H 4835: Ellen Simmons 100th Birthday

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2025-2026 Bill 4835 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4835

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A house RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE 
ELLEN CLOTELLA DAVIS SIMMONS ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND 
TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are delighted to learn that Ellen 
Clotella Davis Simmons will celebrate her one hundredth birthday on January 18, 
2026; and

Whereas, born on 
January 18, 1926, in Marion, South Carolina, she has witnessed many remarkable 
social changes, technological advancements, and international developments that 
have spanned the globe over the course of her life so far; and

Whereas, Mrs. Simmons, 
as a woman of faith, is a lifetime member of St. John AME Church in Marion, 
where she served as choir director for more than forty years; and

Whereas, she received 
her bachelor of science degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical 
State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, and her master of arts degree 
from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and

Whereas, Mrs. Simmons 
worked in the South Carolina public school system for over forty-four years, 
including thirty-four years at the historic Dillon County Training School/Latimer 
School; and

Whereas, as an educator 
in the public school system, she worked in the areas of elementary education, general 
science, home economics, compensatory reading, and learning disabilities. During 
her tenure at Latimer, she sponsored many extracurricular activities, including 
the Choralettes Glee Club, the Dance Group, the Cheerleading Group, and the NHA 
Club, and she served as assistant principal at Latimer Middle School; and

Whereas, to honor her 
at this very special time in her life, family, friends, former students, and 
the town of Latta, in Dillon County, will join with Mrs. Simmons to celebrate 
her centennial birthday on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Latimer School; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to honor this daughter 
of South Carolina at the celebration of her one hundredth birthday and join in 
with her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this extraordinary 
milestone. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, congratulate Ellen Clotella Davis Simmons on the occasion 
of her one hundredth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and 
continued health and happiness.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Ellen Clotella Davis Simmons.

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