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105? Oh, My!
October 05, 2026
She’s been around a long time. Ruby Whitten – described as a “lovely, wonderful woman” -- has turned 105. Mrs. Whitten’s birthday celebration at the home was nice and perfect for her. She had several family members present along with friends too and was enjoying sharing memories with all.
One can see a lot over 105 years. Imagine, when Mrs. Whitten was a child, she saw more mule-drawn wagons than gasoline-powered vehicles in North Texas, although she certainly saw plenty of the earliest cars on the muddy roads of Lamar and Fannin Counties. She likely saw early airplanes flying over the area and also watched as man landed on the moon a half-century later. No doubt she marvels at the number and variety of vehicles on the roads and in the air today. She was a child during the roaring twenties, and a youngster during the Great Depression. She likely saw plenty of hardship, picked her share of cotton, and survived the 1930s along with her many neighbors and friends. She observed December 7, 1941, and 9/11, two of the darkest days in American history. She began listening to the radio, later saw the rise of television and motion pictures, and eventually tried her hand at the home computer. She saw a sesquicentennial, a bicentennial, and a semi-quincentennial. Her life has spanned the better part of two centuries, and she shows no signs of slowing down today.
Happy birthday, Ruby Whitten. May you have many more to come!
(Photos by Donna Boykin)
One can see a lot over 105 years. Imagine, when Mrs. Whitten was a child, she saw more mule-drawn wagons than gasoline-powered vehicles in North Texas, although she certainly saw plenty of the earliest cars on the muddy roads of Lamar and Fannin Counties. She likely saw early airplanes flying over the area and also watched as man landed on the moon a half-century later. No doubt she marvels at the number and variety of vehicles on the roads and in the air today. She was a child during the roaring twenties, and a youngster during the Great Depression. She likely saw plenty of hardship, picked her share of cotton, and survived the 1930s along with her many neighbors and friends. She observed December 7, 1941, and 9/11, two of the darkest days in American history. She began listening to the radio, later saw the rise of television and motion pictures, and eventually tried her hand at the home computer. She saw a sesquicentennial, a bicentennial, and a semi-quincentennial. Her life has spanned the better part of two centuries, and she shows no signs of slowing down today.
Happy birthday, Ruby Whitten. May you have many more to come!
(Photos by Donna Boykin)