Oldest Farmgirl, Oldest Colts Fan

A very special Virtual Farmgirl thanks to the husband for directing me to a story in the Indianapolis Star headlined, “Just a Very Thankful Farm Girl,” about 113-year-old Edna Parker, who reigns as the oldest person in the United States. She also happens to be a Colts fan! I was wondering how I’d manage to work the Super Bowl into a post. At 113, it’s no surprise Edna was born into farming or that she married a neighbor farmer. And she still prefers the simple life, according to the Star, which says Edna “never watches television, preferring the radio and newspapers.” This AP story from WTHR has just a few more details about Edna giving up her teaching career after having graduated from my sister-in-law’s alma mater, Franklin College, to take care of her family and cook for the farmhands. Hats off to Edna and her caregivers in lovely Shelby County.