centenarians

Happy 114th Birthday to the Oldest Living American!

Posted on 05/23/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Home & Family | Personal HealthOK, so Jeralean Talley of Inkster, Mich., who was born on May 23, 1899, isn’t quite the oldest person in the world — that distinction belongs to Jiromon Kimura, a Japanese man who turned 116 in April. That said, the oldest living American has been around for a long, long time. When Talley was born in Montrose, Ga., William McKinley was President, Henry Ford was just getting started as an automobile maker, music was played on phonographs with big horns instead …

Ohio Woman, 106, Finally Gets High School Diploma

Posted on 03/14/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayFrom The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A 106-year-old central Ohio woman who completed classes but didn’t graduate in a dispute over a book has received her high school diploma. The News Journal in Mansfield reports the Mount Vernon superintendent presented Reba Williams with the diploma Wednesday at her apartment in Columbus. She even got to wear a traditional graduation cap brought by the retired Mount Vernon English teacher who urged the school board to award the diploma. Williams …

106-Year-Old Man Gets High School Diploma

Posted on 03/5/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayFrom The Associated Press BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — Fred Butler was married for 65 years, raised five children, served in the Army during World War II and worked for years for the local water department, but the fact he never earned a high school diploma always bothered him. Not anymore. The 106-year-old was awarded his honorary diploma Monday during an emotional ceremony attended by school officials, state lawmakers and Beverly Mayor Bill Scanlon. “I thank everybody who is responsible for …

Woman, 104, Forced to Lie About Age on Facebook

Posted on 02/21/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Home & FamilyFrom The Associated Press GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. (AP) — Facebook is apologizing for a problem that made a 104-year-old Michigan woman lie about her age on the social media website. Marguerite Joseph’s granddaughter says Facebook won’t let Joseph list her real age. Gail Marlow says when she tries inputting her grandmother’s birth year as 1908, Facebook changes it to 1928. So for the past two years, the Grosse Pointe Shores centenarian has remained 99 — online, anyway. Joseph is …

First Lady Will Host 102-Year-Old Determined Voter

Posted on 02/12/2013 by | General News | Comments

PoliticsBy Suzanne Gamboa of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A delicate centenarian from Florida will sit with first lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday’s State of the Union, symbolizing the ferocity and determination of a voter and giving testament to problems with America’s voting system. Desiline Victor, 102, of Miami, endured a weather-delayed flight to Washington on Monday in order to get to town for President Barack Obama’s address. She will be among the guests seated with Mrs. Obama, an …

Who Lives to 100? Women More Often Than Men

Posted on 12/11/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthIf you’re a woman with 100 or more candles on your birthday cake, the 2010 Census says you’re probably white and living in the South. And if you’d like to date a man of the same age, the odds aren’t in your favor: For every 100 women who have lived to the century mark or older in the U.S., there are only 20.7 men who have done the same. In a special report released this week, the Census Bureau says …

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