Bertha Hall Amos: 100 Years Famous ©
October 5, 2005
by Sharon R. Amos
Years of separate white and colored facilities
Life before NBC and burgers and fries at Mickey D's
Cotton was king and the pay was low
Times were hard, but where could one go?
A wife and a mother with a sister and brother
A journey up North to paradise
To a city with winters of snow and ice
Nothing too hard, nothing undone
She tackled it all and with God it was done
Owning houses and land and then at God's command
Work on a church began
A kind heart and strong constitution
For every problem she saw a solution
She helped the needy and showed them a way
To see the dawn of better days
Now on others she must depend
Still her life's work goes on through family and friends.
100 years of knowledge and wisdom; 100 years on God's earthly kingdom
36,500 days, 1,200 months, 10 decades, 5 score, one century
Happy Birthday, Big Granny
October 5, 2003
