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attended Whitworth Women?s College in Brookhaven and married on July 14, 1914.
The couple enjoyed a 58-year marriage until Lamar Otis? death in 1972.
Now her days are spent watching television. She particularly enjoys musical programs, ?Jeopardy?, ?Wheel of Fortune? and the news.
Her sitter, Wanda Hale, commented the centenarian often beats contestants with the correct answers, attesting to the sharpness of her mind. ?She is a pleasure to be with,? she said.
Asked how she achieved longevity and good health?she commented, ?I never smoked or drank? and advises others to ?live a straight, good life?.
The formula worked for her.
?...I don?t see what the fuss is all about?a lot of people live to be 100? ?Otis
She has seen Hailey's comet twice...remembers the Wright Brothers? flight and the Hurricane of 1909...
Christmas in 1963-Cobum L. Weston Gladys W. Chapman, Mrs. Otis, Pearl W. Rousseaiix


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