The Oldest Person You Have Met/Spoken With.

[Kevin J.]

Today I met the oldest person I personally have ever met let alone was able to have a conversation with.
I was in the waiting area of the Mayo eye doctor today and this smaller old man wearing his WWII Vet hat walks up to the check in desk with a cane.You know how the doctors check in desk asks your name and birth date, well he says Marvin, July 16, 1918. I do a double take thinking I definitely heard it wrong. Nope he is actually 105 1/2 years old. He sits near me so I ask him about his service (heavy artillery), and just general talk. Other than he was hard of hearing (hey he was artillery, right) he was fully aware like he was 50 and walking damn good. He did have his niece, an older lady, with him as his driver but other than that he was good on his own. Amazing….

 

[ameridaddy]

At her wedding, I met my next door neighbor's grandmother who was born in 1906, was 105 at the time I met her, and seemed pretty sharp. She made it to 107.
I believe the earliest born person I've known and talked with at length was my great grandmother, who was born in 1877. She passed in 1963 at age 85.

 

[steelslaver]

I have know several people over 100, One of them was my Great grandmother who died at 101. Her 3 older sisters, one 107 attended the funeral. My late wife looked after a fairly well off lady who made it to 103 or 4 before she cratered.

 

[Kinman]

I went to Jr. High and High School in Utah St. Most of my friends were of the L.D.S. faith. One day in the Spring of '69 we had a Senior "Sluff" Day. There were a couple of us wondering what to do with this bonus, we were hanging out in the parking lot and someone said "Lets take a drive up the canyon to the dam." Sounded good, we piled in one of the other guy's car and headed out. We got up to the dam and were again wondering how far we should wander and one of the guys said "Lets go see my grandpa." I didn't know who his grandpa was but he guided us through Huntsville, we turned down a drive and there was a mailbox with a faded name McKay. Still clueless we got down the road, piled out of the car. An old guy comes out on the porch and Richard runs over and gives him a big hug and introduces us to his grandpa. Grandpa was David O. McKay, even I knew who Mr. McKay was, at the time he was President of the Church. He died the following year and was just short of a hundred years. I'd never met anyone that old before and expected the worst. He was one of the most engaging and interesting people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Right up to date with current knowledge on everything, bright eyed and clear as a bell. I've known a few people that were active in their 90's but from memory he was the oldest and sharp as a carpet tack. I was the only non L.D.S. guy in the group but still knew of him due to his being on T.V. a few times a year especially during "Mormon Mania" when they flooded the local stations with church stuff.

 

[walnutred]

In the mid 70's I was studying for a history test when my dad walked by and asked what I was doing. When I told him I was studying for a history test he commented that he always enjoyed that subject when he was in school. I commented "Well, there was less of it to learn when you were my age".

He was starting to get angry and said "Look Dad, you were born in 1922 and it's 1975, you've lived through 25% of all history since the United States was founded. He though for a moment and said: When I was a kid my dad took me to the County Veteran Home to meet a person who had served at the battle of Gettysburg. I wasn't sure what to say and the old man simply laughed and said: I know how you feel son, when I was a kid my dad took me to meet a man who had been at Yorktown."

It struck me how young our nation really was. I was only a couple acquaintances from someone who had served in the Revolution.

 

[Mike0251]

I shoot skeet every week with a gent named Sam, he's 94. Bless his soul.

 

[WCCPHD]

Truly the greatest generation.

 

[lihpster]

The last time I talked to my great grandma she was 104. Lived another 2 years after that. Tough old bird.

 

[bluetopper]

Probably my wife's grandmother. Born in Germany in 1904, her father was in the German Army and received orders to go on a multi-year deployment to Africa in 1906. Her parents decided to hop a ship with her and her siblings bound for Galveston. We had a big shindig for her on her 100th birthday with all her descendants and many of her siblings descendants. She still lived by herself and walked the six blocks to the downtown coffee shop every morning. God bless her, she made it to 103.

 

[pawngal]

My Aunt Ethyl, lived to 103. Lived on her own past 100. My oldest sister is planning to live to 100+, she is currently 93 and probably in better shape than I am.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Went with my wife to see her grandma in the home in Friday Harbor.
Old gal was a 102 when she passed.
Buried 5 husbands.....
We told her stop chasing all the men around..
LOL!

 

[arjay]

I’ve known a number of women on both sides of my family who have made it well into their 90s,tough but sweet birds and still pretty sharp. The men on the other hand….. (I’m hoping for 80 lol)

 

[Hair Trigger]

Today I met the oldest person I personally have ever met let alone was able to have a conversation with.

I had an interesting conversation several months ago, actually I was "translating" for two very elderly ladies who live 2300 miles apart.

My Mom is 96 and almost completely deaf. She can't hear over the phone. A friend of hers called to wish her a Happy Birthday; this lady was 104 and almost as deaf as my mom. She'd wheeze out something to me that I could barely understand; I'd repeat it to my Mom, who would say "I didn't quite get that" and I'd have to increase my volume and say it again. Then My mom would say something, I'd repeat it to the lady 2500 miles away, who would say "I didn't her you" and I'd have to say it a couple more times until she got it all. That lasted for about 10 minutes, almost drove me crazy.

I got an email about a week ago, the lady 2500 miles away passed early Christmas Eve morning. She would have been 105 in April, same month my Mom will turn 97 if she makes it that far. They've known each other over 70 years.

 

[DWalt]

My M-I-L was 108 years and 7 months old when she died in 2018. She lived with us for about five years before she died in our back bedroom and was still mentally sharp until just a few months before she died in her sleep. A grand old Southern lady from LA (lower Alabama) who married a New York Yankee and lived there most of her life. We sent her ashes back to Alabama for burial in her family's cemetery plot. That should win me the prize.

 

[Rpg]

The oldest person I knew and interacted with was a client who died at 108.

She and her sister immigrated from Scotland during WWII. Her sister died at 102.

 

[Warren Sear]

Stolen from another thread...

 

[Pete99004]

The oldest person I've ever known was my mother, who recently passed (Dec 5th) at 99 years old. Always had a glass that was 1/2 full and was there to help anyone who needed help. God bless her soul. She will be missed by many people and mostly - by me. Screen is getting blurry, got to go.

Pete99004

 

[Rudi]

My Grandpa Herbert, on Mom's side. He made it to 104. Many stories to tell.

 

[Colokeb]

I am from 1942.
My Grandma was born in 1881, So I knew her until 1956 as she lived upsatairs. But her Mom, Mary Earle (nee Warmington) of Eagle, WI was my Great Grandmother. She was born in 1852, and I knew her for 10 years. Boys in her school would have gone to the Civil War. I have many photos of her, I will try to post some. There is a rocking chair here from her living room.

She would have know men who were in the Revolution.

There is a photo of the two of them taken about 1879....that is when families could get home Kodaks.

 

[jeffrefrig]

My great uncle Bill (Dad's uncle) was 100 when he died. He was a real wild child back in the day. Had a couple Harleys with the suicide shift, hopped a train to Wisconsin, smoked Camels, then married my aunt & she straightened him up! He ended up as the president of a fastener factory that began as a horse nail co. Funny, my dad was valedictorian of his HS class before running off with the Navy, he said his uncle Bill was the smartest man he knew. Tough old dude at a massive 5'4"! I used to tell people when they asked me what he died of I said motorcycle accident!