Here are more elderly and
centenarians that will amaze you, with their health and vitality
Jeralean Talley(nee Kurtz)
Jeralean was an African American born in May 1899 in
Montrose. She was one of eleven children. She spend her early years living on a
farm picking cotton, peanuts and harvesting sweet potatoes. In 1935 she moved
to Inkster and married Alfred Talley. She had one daughter. She had a long
marriage of fifty two years. Her husband died at the age of ninety years. She
lives with her daughter. Her secret to longevity is to stay active. She bowled until she turned one hundred and
four. In her later life she did sewing and bible study. She enjoys potato
salad, honey buns.
Jiroeman Kimura
Jiroeman was born in Japan in April 1897. He died in June
2013 at the age of one hundred and sixteen years. Four of his siblings lived
past ninety years. And his youngest brother lived to one hundred. He was born
to a farming family in a fishing village, one of six children. After leaving
school at fourteen he worked for the Post Office. He retired when he was sixty
five and then worked as a farmer until he was ninety. He attributes his
longevity with early rising, reading the papers and having a interest in world
affair. He lived with his grandson’s widow and used to enjoy a breakfast of
rice porridge and soup.
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