A bittersweet celebration for a local family -- celebrating what would have been their grandmother’s 105th birthday. FOX 10 News has been there for the past 3 years -- and were there Saturday as the celebration of life continued on this Mother’s Day weekend.
Like they’ve done so many times before -- Ashley Jones and Stephanie James are getting their crew together to celebrate the family’s matriarch. But for the first time in 104 years -- Viola Battles is not here for the party -- passing away August 25, 2021. She would have been 105 years old today.FOX 10 first met Mrs. Viola three years ago on her 102nd birthday. Raising her granddaughters and great grands -- she told us then she was blessed.
Then came the pandemic -- COVID not stopping her 103rd celebration. They like so many others -- improvised with a drive-by birthday.
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