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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY SENATOR JOHN SMITH
A RESOLUTION
To commend Virgie Sue Evans Prewitt Davis upon the occasion of her one hundredth
birthday.
WHEREAS, Virgie Sue Evans Prewitt Davis was born on April 24, 1915, in Leander,
Louisiana, to Jesse Lee Evans and Martha Ann Terrell Evans; and
WHEREAS, Miss Virgie and her family settled in Merryville, Louisiana, and she
graduated from Merryville High School in 1934; and
WHEREAS, she is the oldest living graduate of Merryville High School; and
WHEREAS, Miss Virgie and Hall Prewitt exchanged their wedding vows on
August 19, 1937, and were joined together for over fifty-two years until his passing in May
of 1990; and
WHEREAS, Hall was called to preach later in life and Miss Virgie was his dutiful
partner as they moved throughout Texas and Louisiana spreading His word; and
WHEREAS, she was recognized as an excellent cook known far and wide for her
dumplings, biscuits, homemade bread, and especially her fried pies; and
WHEREAS, Hall and Miss Virgie had five children together: Martha Sue Prewitt,
Virgie Amesses Prewitt Smart, Amelia L. Prewitt Harwood, Hall Merwin Prewitt, and
Jesse Lynn Prewitt; and
WHEREAS, after the passing of her husband, Hall, she married Herman Davis of
Anacoco in 1991; and
WHEREAS, Miss Virgie has lived a full, eventful life of much joy and hardship but
no regrets; and
WHEREAS, her one hundredth birthday is on April 24, 2015.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Virgie Sue Evans Prewitt Davis upon the occasion of her one
hundredth birthday.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Virgie Sue Evans Prewitt Davis.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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