THE BUILDING. MISS ADA GRIFFIN, MEANTIME A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF OVIEDO, TURNS 100 YEARS OLD ON CHRISTMAS DAY. BUT SHE GOT AN EARLY BIRTHDAY PARTY TODAY. TAKE A LOOK. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DECEMBER. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. WOW. THE MAYOR OF OVIEDO. FRIENDS AND FAMILY HONORED HER TONIGHT AT THE GRANT CHAPEL AME CHURCH IN OVIEDO. GRIFFIN IS A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE CHURCH. SHE’S ORIGINALLY FROM HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, BUT MOVED TO OVIEDO IN 1948. DURING HER LATE TEENS. SHE’S KNOWN FOR HER BAKING, AND RELATIVES TELL US THAT HER LEMON MERINGUE PIE IS CHEF’S KISS. JESSIE MOTHER GRIFFIN SAYS THAT SHE OWES HER LONGEVITY TO HER FAITH. JESUS SAY SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND. KNOCK AND THE DOOR SHALL BE OPEN. I SEEK. I KNOCKED, AND I FIND JESUS. AND FROM THEN ON HE, HE, HE DIRECTS MY PATH. MOTHER GRIFFIN HAS 15 SIBLINGS. SHE AND HER 96 YEAR OLD SISTER, CARRIE, ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE STILL LIVING. BUT WE DO WANT TO WISH A HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY TO MISS GRIFFIN, WHO TURNS 100. AS WE SAID ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
A woman turning 100 on Christmas day celebrates with a party at church
Ada Griffin, a long-time resident of Oviedo, Florida, celebrated her upcoming 100th birthday with an early party at Grant Chapel A.M.E Church, attended by the mayor of Oviedo, friends, and family.Her actual birthday is on Christmas Day, 2025.Griffin, originally from Hazlehurst, Georgia, moved to Oviedo in 1948 during her late teens and is a dedicated member of the church. She is known for her baking, with relatives praising her lemon meringue pie as “Chef’s Kiss.”Griffin attributes her longevity to her faith. “Jesus said, ‘Seek and ye shall find, knock and the door shall be open.’ I seek, I knock, and I find Jesus, and from then on He directs my path,” she said.Griffin has 15 siblings, and she and her 96-year-old sister Carrie are the only ones still living.As she approaches her centennial milestone, the community extends an early birthday wish to Ms. Griffin.
Ada Griffin, a long-time resident of Oviedo, Florida, celebrated her upcoming 100th birthday with an early party at Grant Chapel A.M.E Church, attended by the mayor of Oviedo, friends, and family.
Her actual birthday is on Christmas Day, 2025.
Griffin, originally from Hazlehurst, Georgia, moved to Oviedo in 1948 during her late teens and is a dedicated member of the church. She is known for her baking, with relatives praising her lemon meringue pie as “Chef’s Kiss.”
Griffin attributes her longevity to her faith. “Jesus said, ‘Seek and ye shall find, knock and the door shall be open.’ I seek, I knock, and I find Jesus, and from then on He directs my path,” she said.
Griffin has 15 siblings, and she and her 96-year-old sister Carrie are the only ones still living.
As she approaches her centennial milestone, the community extends an early birthday wish to Ms. Griffin.
