Maggie Mae Thornton Renfro already holds a distinction that has kept her on the record books for more than a year, Sunday, she'll add another. Renfro will be recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest black woman in the united states. Just days shy of her 114th birthday,which falls on Nvember 14th, Renfro is the oldest woman in Louisiana, the fourth oldest in the nation and sixth oldest in the world. "She's now in the all-time top 75," researcher Louis Epstein said of Renfro's characterization as a "super centenarian." Renfro will share the spotlght with her Sunday with her sisters, Carrie Thornton, 107 and Rosie Warren,103, Guinness will recognize the trio as the oldest black siblings.The sisters were born in Claiborne Parish. The two youngest lived most of their lives in Athens before moving to Minden, while Renfro spent most of her life in Texas.
" Miss Maggie," or "Aunt Sugar,"as Renfro is known to family and friends, lives with her great-niece and caretaker--Mattie Ellis and husband , Curtis Ellis. Warren lives with her daughters ,"Ella and Lovie Warren," and Thornton lives in the "Town and Country Health and Rehab Center
They still manage to get together now and then to attend Pleasent Valley Baptist, a church their mother founded in Athens nearly a century ago.And Renfro is a frequent visitor to the Horseshoe Casino where she enjoys the seafood buffet.
****Left to right***Rosie Lee Thornton Warren....Maggie Mae Thornton Renfro and Carrie Lee Thornton Miller.
My take on this: The sisters have had a long and very fulling life, I bet they have some wonderful stories to tell....I would love to meet them...maybe when we get a little dry spell, I only live about 45 minutes or 1 hour drive away.
Kicking back and keeping it real.
When you find out the secret to their longevity,I sure would love to know.One thing I know; the longer you live the more beautuful your spirit becomes.
ReplyDeleteVery nice human interest story.I love to read things like that.What are the odds that all three would live past one hundred??
ReplyDeleteI want to meet them and try conning their secert and I will tell you.
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How is your nephew??
ReplyDeleteWhat was the fianal tally of dead and wounded.I heard the guy was a psychiatrist.
ReplyDeleteYour spirit do become more beautiful for the ones that have a good heart towards others. They are more down to earth. I beat we could learn a lot of things from them if we just take time and listen.
ReplyDeleteThere are few out there that needs to be in the loony bin, you know the ones I mean.
He called his mom this morning, he don't know much or not saying much. They let them call their familes.It's a mess.
ReplyDeleteI think stress is a factor.If you're calm and unstressed you live much longer.Farmers live longer.Doctors die younger
ReplyDeleteHe was...at last count 13 dead..31 hurt.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine the chaos there at the moment.Pete told me 43 people were shot but didn't know how many died.
ReplyDeleteThat was a massacre.All the soldiers there are going to have problems coming to terms with it for a long time.They'll need councilling.
ReplyDeleteYour nephew may not be capable of talking about it while he is still in shock.
One of his buddies was coming to meet them and was shot, he'll live, a lady was the one that took him down.
ReplyDeleteWe heard once she killed him, but now we are hearing he is still alive, don't know for sure. We are still getting little tidbits.
I am at Emily's.
We heard up here that he is still alive.It does not seem that he was going to commit suicide like a lot of them do.The last thing he said before starting the shooting is"God is good."
ReplyDeleteI just asked they say it's 43 maybe more, I sure hope not. They are saying he was fed up with them teasing him about being a muslin, I don't think so, he just got promoted to major.
ReplyDeleteMy nephew was getting ready to be deployed.
ReplyDeleteI think there was more going on in his head than just that.You don't shoot 43 people because someone teases you.
ReplyDeleteHe was overstressed by being on active duty too long.
I figure he has a good case for 'post traumatic stress syndrome.'
ReplyDeleteWhere is dennis going?
ReplyDeleteThey says he had a good record.
ReplyDeleteWell I will hang that one on climate change. Now we have to protect ourselves from each other.
A lot of people iis saying he is a terrorist because of the last name.
I think the piss-ass just lost his mind and had a breakdown, now I can be wrong.
I have post traumatic stress syndrome;I took Jaye and the twins Christmas shopping today.Jeez..they are exhausting.
ReplyDeleteIt took them hours to choose things.They are so picky.Even picking birthday cards for their grandpa and mom.They had to be perfect.We read every damn card at the Hallmark store.
Climate change is affecting people.As their brains slowly bake they are becoming retarded and violent.
ReplyDeleteEmily says Guam, he's not going there, when she calm down I will find out, she says she is going to get her baby, this bitch has went crazy, but I know how she feels.
ReplyDeleteI told Peter today about the amphibians becoming completely extinct in the next twenty years or so and he was quite upset.He had no idea.He said ,as a boy he loved to catch frogs and tadpoles and he can't imagine a world without them.
ReplyDeleteEmily against the US Army,eh?I wonder who will win.
ReplyDelete[giggles] You know Jaye always wear you out and you love it, and you had the pleasure of the twins also, I know you are in high heaven and loving it.
ReplyDeleteJust think Xmas is not here yey and there's still more shpping to do.
The army will win, they'll just lock her crazy ass up and throw away the key.
ReplyDeleteI know how Peter feels.
ReplyDeleteI think we are reaching a lot of people. Like Peter, I never notice it until you made the post about the bears. It peaked my interest and here I am, trying to do the same for others.
Frogs and toads provide the main staple in a snakes diet so that will put the snakes at risk next.
ReplyDeletePete knows I preach to anybody who will listen about global warming and toxic lakes and streams,but he never actually thought about who it was affecting.
ReplyDeleteWell it's just like the old TV show "The Jefferson's", Moving On UP.
ReplyDeleteWe are not as high as we once was on the food chain.
Now you have another preacher,Peter
ReplyDeleteJust think how many people he come in contact with.I got lucky,I know some ladies that know some people and we just work it. Hahaha
I think Pete could be a very passionate convert.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping the twins will carry the torch.They seem interested in the environment.Shayne is quite involved.
ReplyDeleteDid Jaye get your party wardrobe together? This is going to be a great birthday for Brian ---to be continued until next week end when he will get a very personal present.
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You're doing good work CC.Your part of the world is quite uninformed about environmental issues.You have quite a job ahead of you.But you can smarten people up one at a time.
ReplyDeleteI just read that Garrido's wife tried on a couple of occaisions to free Jaycee but he threatened to kill her if she ever told.She made a 911 call and reported him.The police never followed through.
She is turning state's evidence against her husband.
ReplyDeleteI think the twins will become involved , they love the outdoors,Shayne will always be out in front fighting the good battle.
ReplyDeleteThis weather is slowing everything down here,had to cancel some meeting because of flooding, but we have grown from 24 to 56 so far. I am not counting the the club group, it's 9 of us, everyone has to pay dues and we send them to Nature Canada every 2 months. You have to pay your dues if you want to stay in the organization.
Why didn't she turn Jaycee loose when Garrido was in prison for 3 years? Do you think she is just trying to save her own skin? maybe she was afraid of him,a lot of women just don't have any backbone.
ReplyDeleteI hope they lock her crazy ass up to, she knew what he was, she meet him in jail.She was a jailhouse groupie.
I don't know if she is trying to save her ass or if she is afraid of him.What do you think?
ReplyDeleteI'm fairly certain they all were afraid of him.
Their police leaves a lot to be desired, they never follow up.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for the campus security guard...if not fr her, Jaycee/kids would not be free.
Nancy is just trying to save her ass.She knew what he was and it turned her on, now she is shedding a few tears and want people to feel sorry for her,I say hang that bitch high. Remember Squeaky from the Manson clan.
ReplyDeleteShe wanted kids and she was the one that snatched Jaycee .
ReplyDeleteI for one don't feel sorry for her.
I think you're right.She did admit to getting jealous right after they took Jaycee and he began using her as a sex toy.The story is in the Enquirer.There are a lot of juicy stories in the Enquirer this week.
ReplyDeleteApparently the plan was to snatch a child to raise.Not to have sex with her.Nancy couldn't have children.They snatched Jaycee and locked her in a box and starved her;great parents ,huh?He didn't rape her for a month.
ReplyDeleteThen Nancy found out he raped the kid and she wanted to get her out of there.She was jealous.
I will pick up one tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to post about Jaycee?
Date and party tomorrow night.
No I wasn't going to post about Jaycee.But I don't have any better ideas right now.
ReplyDeleteI still think she's bull-shitting.
ReplyDeleteA real woman wouldn't stay,knowing he he raped her, she knew he was a rapist, not she wants people to believe she was scared, hell she may have been the ringleader.
Just thinl what a real woman would do, hell I bet she held the kid down for him.
Date night tomorrow.Party on Sunday.We're just going to snuggle in bed and watch a movie.I'll be cooking all day and making salads.I won't want to go out.
ReplyDeleteWell she's sticking to the story that they wanted a family and were going to steal a child.She was all for that plan.She should go to prison for life just for that.
ReplyDeleteShe didn't know he was going to usse the child as a sex object.That wasn't the deal.But he couldn't keep his filthy hands off her.
It's no way a woman could put up with that shit,how could she put up with that crap for 17/18 years.
ReplyDeleteNancy is lying through her teeth.
Garrido went to prison for 3 years, why not turn her loose and Nancy leave . There is places she could hideout, people do it everyday. Nancy is a liar and the truth is not in her.I hope she rot in hell, and thats being nice.
I don't know why I'm so fascinated with this case when there are so many others.I guess because she survived and overcame the horror and tried to make something of her life and tried to raise her daughters right under terrible circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI think it was three months he was in jail but it's just as true. She could have left and turned Jaycee loose.The kid would not have known where they had kept her.
ReplyDeleteObviously she felt something for that animal.And she was weak and dependant.
Garrido honestly thinks that when he tells his story of how he turned from bad to good they will give him all kinds of breaks.
ReplyDeleteShe knew what he was and what he would do, she's just trying to save her ass.
ReplyDeleteGet a good movie and let Brian know that is just the beginning of a 2 week sexual spree.[giggles]Enjoy your man this weekend, I'll always be here...OKAY...
Are you signing off?
ReplyDeleteI will be posting and leaving you notes , just be with your man sweetie and ride his pole slow and easy. Shit I'm getting horny.
ReplyDeleteHope I can last til I get home. Haha
I don't know if he could keep it up for two weeks.But I may get a sexy movie and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteNot yet..still here.
ReplyDeleteEverything makes you horny...HA!
ReplyDeleteSome of the women I know are attracted to younger men.That seems to be the thing lately.But I have always preferred older men.
ReplyDeleteThat post on what makes a man fall in love which was based on advice for women by experts, was way over the top. I wouldn't do all those things to trap a man.
It will be fun just knowing it's there for the taking.
ReplyDeleteI bet he has hands like an octopus.
This one do, hands everywhere.
Laugh about the silly things you two did, him sneaking up on you and all the good stuff.
If I had married my undertaker I'd have been in 'Home for Worn Out Choochies'by now.
ReplyDeleteWe often laugh about our romantic adventures.The times we were nearly caught.Being on the boat always makes us amorous.We know how to rock the Love Boat.
ReplyDeleteI read the post, they got it all wrong.I like older men,to me a older man know how to make love better and try to satisfy your needs , not just his.
ReplyDeleteI wondered how a man would know the real you.Sometime a man needs to see your mean side,if I do some of the things they say, my man would have me locked away.
I have to confess.I like those evenings at home together,
ReplyDeleteespecially on a wintery night.
The undertaker wasn't for you,it never would have lasted. You got what you wanted, a real man.
ReplyDeleteBrian was the man for you.Things worked out just fine.
Well it's one o'clock here and I have to start the friggin cooking in the morning.The chili is better when it sits overnight.I don't like cooking the way you do.If you lived up here,I'd be dragging you over here to help me.I bet your cake would be much better than mine.Anyway I'll sign off and I hope your sister feels better.Her son is safe.That's the important thing.You're a good sister....Have a good weekend...see you on the other side...PIC
ReplyDeleteThe Love Boat...I always heard it was the motion of the ocean..lake in your case. I bet that boat sure rocks easy. watch for the water patrol. HA ! Word out choochies, no way , the fool would never keep up, you would have to get a tire pump to jack it up.haha
ReplyDeleteHave a great time and I will see you ...
ReplyDeletegoodnite....PIC....