Wearing a sash bearing the phrase “100 and fabulous,” Elizabeth Overton waved at her friends and fellow church members as they drove past her at Commonwealth Senior Living on Sunday afternoon. The drive-by parade was a special celebration in honor of a special lady on her 100th birthday. At a time when few women finished high school, Overton earned a degree in home economics from Virginia Tech in 1943. Overton eventually earned a master’s degree in special education from the University of Virginia in 1974 and began a career in teaching.