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By JOAN HERSHBERGER

News-Times Staff

It’s easy to trace the 100-year history of Mae Belle Bradley’s life. Her life reflects the history of Wesson – the place she has lived since early childhood. Sunday she will celebrate her 100th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. at Wesson Baptist Church – the church she has always attended and where she is the oldest member.

Bradley was born June 2, 1908, in the Upland community in Union County. “You don’t know where that is, do you?” she asked knowing that, like Wesson, Upland is a community that has shrunk and...