Three lifelong friends celebrate 100th birthdays togetherJonathan Newton Centenarians Ruth Chatman Hammett, from left, Gladys Ware Butler and Bernice Grimes Underwood, sitting next to a portrait of Leona Barnes, receive flowers during their 100th birthday celebration . Winfrey said in the video that she had never seen anything like this - a group of best childhood friends celebrating their 100th birthdays together. Barnes, Butler, Underwood and Ruth Hammett met as children growing up in Southwest Washington, where Zion Baptist Church was originally located. "I prayed to Him every day and thank Him every day," Butler said. In the video, Butler and Barnes both said their biggest regret in life was not furthering their educations.

Source: Stuff June 19, 2016 02:15 UTC