Oklahoma Centenarians
Hear and learn from Oklahomans who have lived 100 or more years and learn what they consider to be the secrets to a live well lived for over a century.
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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.
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.
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
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.
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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