Local woman turns 100:
Happy birthday to Agnes Nimmo
Agnes Nimmo talks with her cousin Edsel Beale at her 100th Birthday party.
Not many can say they have spent 100 years on this Earth, but today one local woman will reach this magnificent milestone. Agnes Nimmo, known affectionately as “Miss Aggie,” celebrated her 100th birthday today. This past Saturday, a party was held at the Olive Baptist Church where approximately 200 friends and family members were on hand to celebrate the landmark day with her. Many friends and family came from as far away as Michigan and she even received a congratulatory letter from Congressman James Comer.
The daughter of the late Connie and Colla Norwood, Miss Aggie was born and raised in the Olive community.
“On the day I was born, Daddy was so proud that it wasn’t long before he had me out on the front porch showing me off to all the neighbors,” Nimmo said.
Agnes with her parents Connie and Colla Norwood in 1918.
After attending eight years at Olive School, she met her husband Louie Nimmo at a revival at Olive Baptist Church at age 16. The two soon married in 1933 and were married for 53 years until his passing in 1986. The couple never had children of their own, but they became foster parents to five children following the tragic death of the children’s mother in the 1970s.
“It is amazing how they took five children ranging from ages 3 to 10 and raised them as their own,” said Diana Lawrence, who was one of the children raised by Miss Aggie. “She is more of a treasure to me than anyone will ever know.”
Miss Aggie has lived through seventeen U.S. presidencies (Wilson through Trump) and has witnessed two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the moon landing, and the advent of modern luxuries such as automobiles, television, and smartphones. When asked what the biggest change she has experienced in her lifetime, Nimmo quickly replied, “the building of Kentucky Dam. That really changed life around here by offering electricity and brought a lot of jobs.”
In today’s Fiscal Court meeting, Marshall County Judge/Executive Kevin Neal read a proclamation which declared Sept. 5, 2017, as “Agnes Nimmo Day” in her honor. Nimmo expressed her gratitude to the court for the gesture, and when asked what the secret was for such a long life, she credited “drinking a lot of black coffee.”
Miss Aggie is a treasure to the Marshall County community and loved by all those who know her and call her a friend. She has brought joy throughout her life to many people around her and we want to wish her a very happy 100th birthday.