Baird

Achievements!

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

Dorothy

Achievements!

Retired from Greene Valley Development Center and was involved in the Foster Grandparent Program where she worked at Doak Elemenatry School. 

Jack

Best Advice!

Be honest.

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

Mabel

Interests & Hobbies!

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

Monica

Interests/Hobbies!

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

Ruby

Achievements!

Expert seamstress. Her first paycheck as a seamstress was for $7.25. 

Slick 

Secret to Longevity!

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

Vivian

Secret to Longevity!

Devotion to her faith and family.

Cynthia

Best Advice!

Everyday make at least one person laugh.

Estelle

Secret to Longevity!

Dance everyday.

Good genes and a good God!

Joda

Interests/Hobbies!

Bible Study, Church, Fellowship with

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

Mamie

Achievements!

Her house was always open for the neighborhood children! She loved to cook, garden, and can. 

Pearl

Best Advice!

Find a good church and keep God first.

Sarah

Achievements!

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

Violet

Interests/Hobbies!

Spending time with family, reading,

and collecting antiques.

Della

Interests/Hobbies!

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

Florence

Secret to Longevity!

She attributes her long life to living for the Lord and being a good person. 

Leeta

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. 

Martha

Best Advice!

Have a good relationship with God, love others, eat well.

Reta 

Interests/Hobbies!

Enjoys talking on the phone and

gardening. Especially loves tending

to her flowers on her porch. 

Shubert

Achievements!

Graduate of the University of Mississippi. Manhattan Project veteran. 

Photo courtesy: The Daily Times

Virginia

Secret to Longevity!

God, reading Bible daily,

my family, and eating healthy.