Snow Hill woman turns 108

Snow hill native Lizzie Waters celebrated her 108th birthday today at the Harrison Home Nursing and Rehabilitation center surrounded by family and friends.

Her children say she has always drunk plenty of water, and has never driven a car.

Delores Donohue, Lizzie’s daughter says, “It’s such an honor that she has been kept and preserved for this many years of 108, and what a mother. We love her very much, we’ll always be grateful and take care of our mom.”

The flip side of not driving, always walking. Mrs. Water’s has a cousin who’s 106 and a sister who’s 93.

Born in the same year and out-lived by Lizzie Waters, John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, and of course, Dutch ornithologist Nikolaas Tinbergen.