Photos: Celestine Sibley through the years

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Photos: Celestine Sibley through the years

A look at the life and career of Celestine Sibley in pictures.

950908 Celestine Sibley in the 1940s.

990818-ATLANTA-Celestine Sibley's office. (BEN GRAY/STAFF)

Emory University's151st Commencement exercises featured honorary awards to Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist Celestine Sibley. (AJC Photo/John Spink) 5/96

Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Vandiver inspect Milledgeville food. Other (l-r), Rep. Culver Kidd, reporter Celestine Sibley, staff member Dr. Rottersman. (Staff photo-Jerry Huff) 1959

Celestine Sibley for the back cover of 'Peachtree Street U.S.A.,' her 1963 book. Tim Patterson / Constitution photographer

Celestine Sibley speaks to a Legislative session on Friday January 12, 1996 . On the left is Represenative Larry Walker and on the right is Speaker of the House, Tom Murphy. 01/12/96

AUTOGRAPH PARTY - Atlanta Constitution columnist and reporter Celestine Sibley, left, autographs copies of her book, 'The Malignant Heart,' for Mrs. R. L. Mathis, center, and Mrs. Frank Winter, at a party staged Wednesday at Davison-Paxon Co. (Staff photo-Tom Aldred) 1958

970930 Celestine Sibley. AJC Columnist. Sibley takes wing as an honorary angel in a production of the spiritual 'Heaven Bound' at Big Bethel AMC Church. (file photo: Nick Arroyo/Staff)

970930 FILE. Celestine Sibley. AJC Columnist. Photo by Edna Weston

Atlanta Constitution columnist Celestine Sibley at her desk. (1957)

970924 ROSWELL, GA. : Celestine Sibley reads 'Daily Strengths for Daily Needs' a book containing scripture, poetry & early New England philosophers work. Photo taken at her Sweet Apple cabin. (AJC Staff Photo/Joey Ivansco) 10/97

990719 ATLANTA: Celestine Sibley and Jack Strong. Photo copied from original in collection of Emory University Library. (Photo courtesy Emory University Library)

Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist and author Celestine Sibley at her Sweet Apple cabin in October 1997. (AJC Staff Photo/Joey Ivansco)

The cabin at Sweet Apple owned by AJC columnist Celestine Sibley. (Special)

In 1988, Celestine Sibley at her house on Dog Island, Fla., with her husband Jack Strong (r) and former U.S. Rep. James Mackay of DeKalb County. Credit: Photo courtesy of John Mackay.

Celestine Sibley interviewing comedian Groucho Marx in an undated photo. Photo by Alexander Kahle Copyright, 1951 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

971120 Atlanta, GA: AJC columnist Celestine Sibley shares a laugh with Gov. Zell Miller in front of her Shining Light Award outside the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sibley was presented the award, given for her service to humanity, by Thomas H. Benson, President and COO of Atlanta Gas Light Company, at a ceremony Thursday morning, November 20,1997. Miller was among many to speak at the event. (AJC Staff Photo/Kevin Keister) 11/97

970418 - Roswell, Georgia - Famous AJC columnist and book author Celestine Sibley pulls the cord to unveil a new street sign in her honor while standing with DOT chairman Johnny Gresham & Commissioner of the GA Dept. of Transportation, Wayne Shackelford, at the dedication ceremony Friday, April 18, 1997 in Roswell. The section of state route 140 that runs through the city of Roswell was renamed the Celestine Sibley Highway in her honor. For 'Where we live' local news section story by Amanda Husted. (AJC Staff Photo/Phil Skinner)

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990805 Roswell, GA.- Celestine Sibley -AJC Columnist. Sweet Apple Cabin _Roswell, GA. (JOEY IVANSCO/AJC STAFF

990606 - ATLANTA, GA.: Celestine Sibley gets a ride on features photo editor Akili Ramsess's Harley. (PHOTO BY PHIL SKINNER)

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950908 Celestine Sibley in the 1940s.

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