When Summey's boyfriend Joseph fell ill, his brother Ronnie Parks stepped in to do the honors of providing the first dance of the night.Summey wanted to get 105 birthday cards − one for each year of her life − but ended up with more than 1,200 cards, with more still arriving daily, say her caregivers at Somerset Court in Cherryville.Birthdays: Laugh, sing and live large regardless of the yearsPreviously: Kane Tanaka, born in 1903 and world’s oldest person, celebrates 119th birthday in nursing homeA local celebrityCherryville Mayor H.L.'A wonderful spirit and a great attitude'Ann Kozliner and Summey eat lunch together every day, and the younger woman was glad to see her friend having a good birthday.Jennifer High of Vale remembered how her great-grandmother loved and cared for her "PawPaw," who died about 25 years ago."