Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of Euzelle Smith celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by parade in Chapel Hill on Friday, July 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
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