Granny Price's 90th Birthday Party

A Gulfport, Mississippi grandmother celebrated her 90th Birthday with a drive through style party.

You posted.- - due to the ongoing covid-19 - pandemic, birthday parties- have been looking a little- different in the last few - months.

- however, it doesn't mean- birthdays shouldn't be- celebrated.

That's just as true- for 90-year-old betty - price.- news 25's grace boyles has more- details on this long time - gulfport resident's special day- - - - - <nats: "i must be doing something - alright, huh?"> betty price really must have- been doing something- alright to have the turn out sh- did for her 90th birthday on- saturday.

- the 55-year gulfport resident - was suprised by - friends, family, and community- members with a drive-by parade,- complete with a police escort.- lola barney: "when she saw the big to-do of what was going on- she was like oh my- - - - gosh.

She was waving and stuff.- as each car pulled up to granny- price's home, the 90- - year-old smiled, laughed, and - said hello to loved ones she- hasn't- seen in a while due to the- pandemic.

- annie taylor: "it's been a while.

It's probably been about- a year since she has- seen, you know, just about- everybody how they are now- because we normally have- - - - fmaily reunions every year, but- it was different.

We didn't hav- this year - because of covid-19."

- - - the birthday queen had some of- her own words of- reflection when looking back on- her 90 years of life.

- betty price, birthday queen: "i just want to say, i'm just so - thankful that the lord- has helped bless me to live and- be here one more time to get to- be 90 years old.- and it hasn't been peaches 'n - cream all the time, but it's- sweet to know the lord is - taking care of me.

And i've got- plenty of friends.

You can see- that."

Grace boyles, news 25: "over th course of her 90 years of life,- granny price has- impacted many lives, from her - own children's to her - great-grandchildren's.- price's attitude and outlook on- life is always positive and - - - - thankful, something her younges- daughter has taken notice of."

Lola barney: "there's nothing that i complain about when i se- that a 90-year-old- having, you know, a few health- problems here and there, but- she's always up beat- - - - and she's always happy and- stuff, like i said, smiling.- with that, i don't have - anything to complain about.

Jus- thank god that she is still wit- us."

Betty price, birthday queen: "i tell you, god is just alright.- he's just alright."

- - - in gulfport, grace boyles, news- 25.

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