A Mercy Place Albury resident who contracted COVID-19 and kicked it to the kerb will celebrate her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends.
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Mary 'Molly' Fulford will see out a century on January 3 at the SS&A.
Her son Roy said after everything Molly had been through, it was time to celebrate and invited those who knew his mother to drop in on the day.
"We threw a big party for her for her 80th ... and we said, 'The next one's the 100th'," he said.
"When she got COVID, we thought, 'This isn't good', but she fought through it.
"So we decided to throw a party."
Mrs Fulford was born in Yarraville on January 3, 1922 and raised five children in North Albury with her late husband Arthur, who she met just eight months after World War II ended.
She was widowed when Arthur died at just 48 from a heart attack and became well-known in the community working at the Woolworths Variety Shop in Dean Street for 20 years.
Mr Fulford said his mother was also known for her bingo and sports interests.
"We have some involvement in the sporting side of things," he said.
"Unfortunately, two of my brothers have died but one of my brothers, Wayne, was an interstate truck driver and trucks would pull out the front of her place in Kemp Street and she'd feed them.
"She's got a heart as big as a mountain."
Mr Fulford said Molly had been living at Mercy Place since 2013 and was among more than 30 residents who contracted COVID in October.
"They isolated her and kept testing," he said.
"I give credit to Mercy for double-dosing them straight away and I think that's the biggest thing that got her through.
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"Unfortunately, 10 died.
"She was pretty crook ... but she passed it, thank God.
"Now she's excited for her birthday."
The event will happen in The Studio of the SS&A on Monday, January 3, from 2pm to 5pm.
