Baird

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

Dario

Achievements!
Grew up on an olive farm in Italy and later served in the U.S. Army in WWII. 
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Image Courtesy: Morning Pointe, Knox

Dorothy

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

Edna

Interests/Hobbies!
Her favorte pastimes were caring for her flowers, playing the piano, quilting, and canning produce. 

Evelyn

Best Advice!
Hebrews 12:1-2 Let us run the race marked for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer & perfecter of faith! 

Gerald

Achievements!
Veteran of WWII and POW. His Bible stayed with him throughout his captivity.

Jack

Best Advice!
Be honest.
Take your faith in God & church seriously. Let your word be as good as your bond.

Laveda

Secret to Longevity!
She attributes her long life to God's grace & the blessings He has bestowed on her and staying active - mentally and physically. 

Mabel

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

Margaret

Achievements!
She is a charter member of Rock Creek Church of God and is still an active member.
 Image courtesy of WLAF News

Mary

Best Advice!
Enjoy yourself. Eat healthy.
Be active in the community. 

Ola Mae

Secret to Longevity!
Live for the Lord and keep a good heart!

Ruby

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

Sarah

Sarah says her secret to longevity is patience! She also reminds us to enjoy life, nature and traveling. She continues to travel! ​​

Sue 

Best Advice!
Treat people how you'd expect to be
treated and don't be afraid to give.
It always comes back to you.

Vincenta

Achievements!
Taught biology, home economics, and general science high school classes, and even after she retired, she taught computer classes to senior adults for 10 years. 

Vivian

Secret to Longevity!
Devotion to her faith and family.

Bob

Achievements!
Life, Legacy, Legend
#BeLikeBob 

Della

Interests/Hobbies!
Enjoys dancing with her husband. Gardening, day trips, and crocheting.

Ed

Achievements!
During WWII, he worked as a mechanic in the Army for the 126th Ordinance Company.

Elza

Interests/Hobbies!
Loved being outdoors gardening and canning, quilting, and raising her children.

Florence

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

Hannah

Secret to Longevity!
Exercise regularly. Keep moving!

Joda

Interests/Hobbies!
Bible Study, Church, Fellowship with
friends and family, crocheted when younger and loves pretty flowers.

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. 

Madge

Achievements!
She is the oldest member of Bridges Chapel Church of God and is known for her delicious sour dough bread rolls. 

Martha

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

Monica

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

Pearl

Best Advice!
Find a good church and keep God first.

Ruth

Secret to Longevity!
Good food and the good Lord just ain't ready for me yet!

Shubert

Achievements!
Graduate of the University of Mississippi. Manhattan Project veteran. 
Photo courtesy: The Daily Times

Thelma

Achievements!
She was an adjunct instructor at Pellissippi State Community College and taught classes at Austin High School Adult Educational School.

Violet

Interests/Hobbies!
Spending time with family, reading,
and collecting antiques.
 
 

Willie Mae

Secret to Longevity!
Serving God is at the core of her life.  She attributes her long life to her trust in God.
Credit: Angela Henderlight / WATE

Cynthia

Best Advice!
Everyday make at least one person laugh.

Dorothy

Best Advice!
Work hard and love your family.

Edna

Interests/Hobbies!
She was an avid reader and loved to watch movies and old Westerns. 

Estelle

Secret to Longevity!
Dance everyday.
Good genes and a good God!

Geneva

Best Advice!
Enjoy life. Enjoy the little things. Keep Christ first in your life. 
Photo courtesy: Elizabethton Star

Helen

Secret to Longevity!
Nourished my body with good food
and sunshine. Always doing whatever needs to be done.

Juanita

Achievement!

She joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in 1944, had a  42-year nursing career, and in 1969, she helped establish Johnson City’s first coronary care unit and served as its supervisor.

Lorrice

Best Advice!
Follow the good Book and honor your mother and father!

Mamie

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

Mary

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

Norma

Achievements!
WW II veteran having served aboard as a nurse. Attributes her long life to good genes and a life of service to others. 

Reta 

Interests/Hobbies!
Enjoys talking on the phone and
gardening. Especially loves tending
to her flowers on her porch. 

Sarah

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

Slick 

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

Velma

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.

Virginia

Secret to Longevity!
God, reading Bible daily,
my family, and eating healthy.