“Miss Betty” celebrated her ninety(90th) birthday last month, surrounded by family and friends.
Her children call her ‘Spicy,’ says she is full of life and energy.
And The Dallas Post Tribune is celebrating these national treasures among us. This is our first story. This is a very timely message because the promise of a longer life is before us with the advances of modern medicine and the recent breakthroughs. Researchers who study aging are no longer just focused on longevity; instead, the end game is long life without many of the diseases that are associated with aging. Older Americans are embracing independence and “redefining aging” in the 21st century.
“Miss Betty” was born Betty Joe Jennings from Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. She was the 5th of six (6) girls in her family. Growing up on a farm, these young ladies knew everything about farm life. To this day, “Miss Betty” enjoys talking about the days growing up on the farm, raising chickens, plowing the fields, planting crops, all with a mighty proud twinkle in her eyes. I think she mentioned that four of her sisters are still living, and they all delight in being together as often as possible. “Miss Betty” was married to Robert Flagg, Sr., for about 50 years before her husband’s death. She called her husband “RB’. They traveled the world while he was in the United States Army. “Miss Betty” loves sharing with young ladies about love and marriage, being a good, loving wife, and being a good person. She is the mother of a daughter and a son, and she speaks fondly of her grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, with one on the way, hopefully by Mother’s Day.
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