There are a lot of women to whom you should say “Happy Mother's Day” in this Virginia family today. Six generations of these strong moms are impressively still alive and happy, beginning with matriarch Mollie Wood, who just turned 111, and going on down to Braylin Marie Higgins, the great, great, great granddaughter born in March. One of the middle girls, Marlo Shifflett, said the secret to the family's longevity is they're all “too ornery to stop. “ (And working hard for years to take care of one another couldn't have hurt either).
