Nationwide — Luttie Bell Hamm, an African American woman from St. Stephen, South Carolina, has recently turned 105 years old.She was born on October 16, 1917, in the town of Bloomingvale in Williamsburg County. She eventually moved to St. Stephen in Berkeley County, where she currently resides.
Hamm has been blessed with 6 children, 10 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
Aside from her own family, the whole town lovingly honors her as the mother of the town.