âI was happy to have that day as my birthday,â she said.
She was born at 9 a.m. in 1920, a time when significant changes for women were taking place, such as the passing of the 19th Amendment, cutting their hair and the addition of casual sporting attire to their wardrobes.
Lucille said they were raised in the country â she, along with her two sisters and four brothers: Oldest sister Vernelle, Lucille is next, Wallace Parker, James Parker, Mary Lou Smith, Willie Parker and Leroy. Lucille said in a span of about 50 years, she did not lose one sister or brother. Her only sibling still living is her baby brother Leroy, of Maryland.