Learn From These Influential Oklahomans
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100th Interview
CentenariansVoices of Oklahoma celebrates 100 interviews with Oklahoma centenarians Vida Culvern and Opal Moss, sharing the lessons and wisdom they have learned.
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Dr. Herb Lipe
WWII Veteran, Centenarian, OptometristDr. Herb Lipe, a veteran of World War II and accomplished optometrist, shares his wisdom, his experiences, and his reflections on becoming one of Oklahoma's esteemed centenarians.
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George Krumme
World War II Veteran, Partner at Krumme Oil CompanyGeorge Krumme, a World War II veteran, Ph.D of Earth Sciences, and partner of the highly-successful Krumme Oil Company shares the story of his incredible life — living during the depression, J. Paul Getty, the Battle of the Bulge — and other fascinating aspects to his life
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Mary Helen Stanley
Owner of Stanley Funeral Home, Centenarian, Grief ExpertMary Helen Stanley is a centenarian who's not afraid to tell you exactly how she feels. A longtime teacher and always a hard worker, she was the owner of Stanley Funeral home, working until the age of 85 as a funeral director offering compassionate council to the grieving for decades.
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Wavel Ashbaugh
CentenarianHer advice for living to 105 is to "put one foot in front of the other and keep going."
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