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St. Joseph woman turns 106 on Valentine's Day
Posted: 02.14.2010 at 4:10 PM
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ST. JOSEPH, MO. (AP) -- A St. Joseph woman is celebrating her 106th birthday on Valentine's Day.
Lolita McVey got a head start on the festivities Friday at the Vintage Gardens assisted living community. Several family members joined her for a celebration lunch.
She told the St. Joseph News-Press that she never thought she would live so long and called her longevity "nuts." McVey lost her husband, Taylor, a doctor in St. Joseph, in 1989 and lived by herself until a fall forced her to move into the
assisted living facility.
McVey said there is not a real trick to her living so long. She says she stays healthy "by doing nothing" and that staff takes good care of her.
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