Haywood County Woman Turns 105
210 views · Published 25 February 2013 · 2:26 · Indexed 25 September 2026
Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
Not many people celebrate their 105th birthday. But Haywood Countys Bertie Wilde turns 105 on February 26th. Wilde is the widow of a World War One veteran who served in the cavalry. She has an extensive family including 14 grandchildren. Sunday afternoon, she was surrounded by family at Silver Bluff Village in Canton....many coming from big distances to wish her a happy 105th. Of course there was a cake and plenty of food. She received recognition from county commissioners and a proclamation from State Representative Michele Presnell congratulating her on her long and full life. Her daughter, Janice Liner, says Bertie is known for reciting poems, and singing little songs including one about her favorite soft drink, Dr. Pepper. Rex Hodge _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
