Bonita Gibson, a resident of Canton, Michigan, is celebrating her 114th birthday today, according to Upper Michigan’s Source.
Gibson was born in Hoxie, Sheridan County, Kansas, on 4 July 1911. She grew up with her older brother, Daryl. After their parents separated, their uncle and aunt in Mound City, Missouri, took them in and raised them.
Gibson met her future husband, Kenneth, in high school—he was a senior, and she was a sophomore. They married in 1930 during the Great Depression. She later recalled how tough those times were, but they managed to get by with hard work and resourcefulness. The couple raised chickens, tended a large garden, and grew various fruit trees to keep food on the table…