Some people just always find a way to leave a smile on your face.

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Smith had two children, Chuck and Carol and has five grandchildren, as well as another five great-grandchildren.

Many of them travelled from across the Okanagan to mark the occasion Wednesday.

Her son, Chuck Smith, said Wednesday his mother is as sharp today as she was 40 years ago.

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Smith was greeted by dozens Wednesday, with the Concorde Retirement CommunityB次元官网网址檚 main living room dressed with 100th-birthday-themed decorations.

The day was marked with cake, snacks, coffee and tea, with Smith even getting her own party throne.

And according to those who stopped for a birthday-themed chat, SmithB次元官网网址檚 witty sense of humour was well on display.

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logan.lockhart@pentictonwesternnews.com