Woman who may be Georgia’s oldest living resident turns 114 years ‘young’

ATLANTA – Nina Willis is believed to be Georgia’s oldest dwelling resident.

On Saturday, she turned 114 years ‘younger’ as household and pals got here collectively to rejoice her.

“Glory. God is sweet,” Nina Willis mentioned.

Reward is on her thoughts as she celebrates turning 114 years previous.

“Your fingers are chilly. Your fingers chilly,” Willis mentioned to somebody celebrating her.

Though bedridden, Nina remains to be alert, speaking and can let you realize when your fingers are too chilly to the touch her.

Born Jan. 14, 1909, Willis moved to Atlanta in 1947. Earlier than then, relations mentioned she labored on a farm in Robinson, Ga. as one among 20 siblings.

“It blows my thoughts so much. Not slightly bit, however so much,” Beverly Frazier mentioned.

Family members line up in Nina’s room to want her a ‘Glad Birthday’. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Beverly Frazier is Willis’ niece, and she or he says her aunt is sort of a mom to her. Frazier mentioned even when her aunt turned 100, she was nonetheless simply as sharp as ever.

“Nonetheless studying the newspaper with no glasses. We might be sitting right here and looking the window, and she or he would be capable of see the planes within the sky, and I am like ‘The place?’,” Frazier mentioned.

“I am glad that she made it to 114,” Nina’s sister, Pecola Kirby, mentioned.

Should you ask us, the key to dwelling a protracted life would possibly simply run within the household as a result of Pecola turns 98 years previous March 3.

However, in case you ask these sisters, the trick is far easier than that.

“Doing the appropriate factor and treating folks proper,” Pecola mentioned.

“They’re simply loving folks and caring folks, and so they love God,” Frazier mentioned.

Household and pals informed FOX 5 the true secret to their lengthy lives has been love.

“You possibly can see the love that they exude, and that love comes again to us,” Frazier mentioned.