Northeast Arkansas woman celebrates 100 years of success

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – A Northeast Arkansas girl is reflecting on her previous as she has hit a uncommon milestone.

Family and friends gathered Wednesday, Oct. 19 to have fun the centennial birthday of Bessie McEntire, a resident of Ridgecrest Well being and Rehabilitation.

McEntire is a Walnut Ridge native and has been residing on the facility since 2014.

Area 8 Information beforehand met McEntire in 2020 as many nursing properties throughout the nation had been closed to guests attributable to rising COVID-19 instances.

McEntire stated she felt grateful for the celebration and was comfortable to see what the nursing dwelling did for her.

“I’m so glad for the whole lot the (nursing dwelling and household) are doing for me. I’m simply comfortable. The nursing dwelling has been so good to me,” she stated.

Reaching 100 birthdays is a milestone for these fortunate sufficient to achieve it, and McEntire stated she wasn’t planning on stopping there.

“I’m 100 years previous right now and I’ve had a extremely good life. I’ve lived comfortable, nonetheless comfortable and I’m not going to surrender. I could have some extra birthdays,” she stated.

The celebration was not with no somber reminder of the dual sister McEntire has misplaced. She stated she knew her sister was additionally celebrating, even when it was not together with her.

“My twin sister, Essie, handed away about 9 years in the past and we’re celebrating her birthday with mine, even when she’s not right here,” McEntire stated. “We’re celebrating my twin sister’s birthday too.”

The celebration gained’t cease on the nursing dwelling. McEntire stated there’s one other celebration deliberate for Saturday, Oct. 22, and members of the family from out of state are planning to make it to that celebration.

When requested in regards to the secret to her age, McEntire had one factor to say.

“I’ll let you know one factor; keep comfortable, don’t fear about the whole lot, and put it in God’s palms and he’ll care for it, and also you’ll be rather a lot higher off.”

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