"I feel the same at 100", says centenarian, Olive Dixon
Dec 9th, 2020 | Category: News & Features | 11:08#Gleaner #Centenarian #OliveDixon DECEMBER 9, 2020: Olive Dixon, a retired dietician, was born on November 14, 1920, in Kingston and recently celebrated her 100th birthday at her Meadowbrook home. “Apart from a little discomfort, I feel the same. I hear about this 100, but I don’t know that it feels any different; but I like to be involved in activities,” the centenarian told The Gleaner last Monday. She is the second of three sisters, both of whom predeceased her – the eldest at 90 in 2007, and the youngest at 93 in 2019.
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