NORFOLK, Va., ( WAVY ) – Dorothy Southall is another year older and wiser at age 106, and she feels as though she has it all.
“I could just bounce like a ball, you know? Bounce up and down with the way I feel,” Southall said. “In other words, I’m happy.”
Born in 1918, Dorothy, or Dottie as her family calls her, said she feels blessed and grateful to have celebrated her 106th birthday on Thursday.
“God has blessed me to be here on this earth this long and be able to have half of my sense,” Southall said.
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Southall, wearing a birthday tiara, was surrounded by flowers, balloons, and a cake. She made sure to enjoy a slice on her special day.
“You just feel so blessed that she’s here and pretty healthy, you know?” said her great-niece Voncier Kelly. “She’s still alert and she’s talking [and] has a great sense of humor.”
Southall lived on her own until she was 103. Now, she lives in a residential care home in Norfolk, Virginia, with hospice support, and she says it feels like home.