“Good, clean living,” 102-year-old Girard woman shares longevity secret
GIRARD, Kan. — Her birthday isn’t until Saturday — but a Girard-area woman got to celebrate it early, Thursday.
Willadean Bever is a resident at the Homestead Senior Living facility in Girard. On Saturday — she’ll turn 102.
The facility posted her latest milestone on its Facebook page and organized a party for her. There were plenty of treats for residents and visitors — as well as handmade cards from Haderlein Elementary School children.
One of its teachers is a former student of Ms. Bever — who was a longtime educator in Hepler.
“She’s always really treasured her students from Hepler. Here’s another one over here, and they have been really good to her. It was mutual, I think,” said Susan Friggeri, daughter.
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“What’s the secret to, to living this long?”
“Like my husband said, ‘good, clean living,'” said Bever.
“What do you mean by that?”
“I don’t know… being good’s all I know. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke,” added Bever.
Bever was born in Arcadia, Kansas in 1922. She’s been a resident at Homestead since the end of last year.
