NAME: Mary Ann Epps

AGE: 75

OCCUPATION: Nurse’s assistant

SPOUSE’S NAME: The late Cecil Epps

CHILDREN’S NAMES AND AGES: Kenneth C. Epps, 56

CHURCH AFFILIATION: Wakefield Methodist Church

IF I COULD CHANGE MY NAME, I’D MAKE IT: Ellen Marie

PET I’D LIKE TO OWN: More chihuahuas; I love them

FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME: “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”

TV SHOW I NEVER MISS: Don’t have a favorite — I just watch whatever is on

THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS IS: Believing in God, having faith and loving your fellow man

I WISH I KNEW HOW TO: Play piano

SONG I’D LOVE TO SING KARAOKE TO:  “Waltz Across Texas With You”

IF I COULD EAT ONLY THREE FOODS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, THEY’D BE: Chicken, green vegetables and chocolate cake

THREE WORDS THAT BEST DESCRIBE ME: Fun, loving and kind

ONE SUPERPOWER I WISH I HAD: The power to have everyone love one another.

MY PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: Becoming a nurse’s aide so I could help sick people.

MY MOST HUMBLING MOMENT:  When I watch some of my patients suffer terrible illnesses without complaining

MY MOST RECENT TRIP: Myrtle Beach, S.C.

MY LIFE WON’T BE COMPLETE UNTIL: I’ve done all I can to help and show love to people in need

MY FRIENDS THINK I’M: Crazy to still be working at my age

I REALLY LOSE MY COOL WHEN: I see people be cruel to other people and animals

FAVORITE COLOR: Blue

THE BEST LIFE LESSON I’VE LEARNED AND WHO TAUGHT ME: My mother taught me that it was wrong to tell a lie

BEST DECISION I’VE MADE IN LIFE: Becoming a nurse’s assistant

LOCAL CHARITABLE OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD SUPPORT: American Cancer Society

WHAT GIVES ME THE BLUES: When I am alone. I like to be with people

MY BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Riding on a horse and cart to the grocery store with my daddy