Achievements!

WW II Navy veteran having served aboard numerous Navy vessels in the European & Pacific theaters during the war. 

Secret to Longevity!

If I had known I was going to live this  long, I would have taken better care of myself!

Best Advice!

Lead healthy lifestyle, work hard and stay active & curious. Be kind to others! 

Best Advice!

Work hard and love your family.

Interests/Hobbies!

Enjoys dancing with her husband. Gardening, day trips, and crocheting.

Achievements!

Attended college in Virginia and went on to be a schoolteacher for decades while her family owned a furniture store.

Interests/Hobbies!

Spending time with family, reading,

and collecting antiques.

 

 

Secret to Longevity!

Nourished my body with good food

and sunshine. Always doing whatever needs to be done.

 

Secret to Longevity!

Live a good moral life and honor God in all you do! Ask God everyday what he wants you to do and you won't go wrong. 

Interests/Hobbies!

Enjoys talking on the phone and

gardening. Especially loves tending

to her flowers on her porch. 

Achievements!

One of the last remaining U.S. Navy W.A.V.E.S. veterans. Decoded enemy messages in WWII. 

Interests/Hobbies!

Loved being outdoors gardening and canning, quilting, and raising her children. 

Secret to Longevity!

Devotion to her faith and family.

Best Advice!

Be honest.

Take your faith in God & church seriously. Let your word be as good as your bond.

Best Advice!

Have faith in God. Keep walking.

Stay out of the doctor's office. 

Best Advice!

Treat people how you'd expect to be

treated and don't be afraid to give.

It always comes back to you.

 

Achievements!

During the war, she moved to Oakridge, TN and was an inspector where the first Atomic Bomb was made.

 

Achievements!

Attended business college in DC. Her and her husband were married for almost 75 years. She knew everyone's name at the churches she attended. 

Best Advice!

Enjoy yourself. Eat healthy.

Be active in the community. 

Secret to Longevity!

God, reading Bible daily,

my family, and eating healthy.

Best Advice!

Find a good church and keep God first.

Interests & Hobbies!

Enjoys gardening & flowers. Was known in the community for her homemade rolls.

Secret to Longevity!

Dance everyday.

Good genes and a good God!

Achievements!

Remembers getting 37 cents/hr working for the farming industry during the WWII era. Earned a teaching degree but went on to get married and start a family.

Interests/Hobbies!

Bible Study, Church, Fellowship with

friends and family, crocheted when younger and loves pretty flowers.

 

Interests/Hobbies!

Loves to bowl, stay physically active, and read Danielle Steel books. Family is very important to her!