{"id":7222,"date":"2025-06-26T14:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:39:16","slug":"arlington-resident-reflects-on-105-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/blog\/2025\/06\/26\/arlington-resident-reflects-on-105-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington\u2019s Own Turns 105 \u2014 And She\u2019s Still Crocheting and Cracking Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7222\" class=\"elementor elementor-7222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-341823b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"341823b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efaccc4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efaccc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/town-village-crossing-effie-105-birthday-713x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7227\" alt=\"Town Village Crossing | Resident Reflects on 105 Years\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/town-village-crossing-effie-105-birthday-713x1024.jpeg 713w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/town-village-crossing-effie-105-birthday-209x300.jpeg 209w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/town-village-crossing-effie-105-birthday-768x1102.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/town-village-crossing-effie-105-birthday.jpeg 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Effie shines at Town Village Crossing, where senior living means celebrating 105 years with joy, warmth, and a loving community.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa06ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa06ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAll of my family is gone but me,\u201d Effie F. admitted, reflecting back at 105 years of life. \u201cBut now I have my own family here.\u201d<\/p><p>Effie spoke highly of the physical, emotional, and social support found within senior living communities. Her \u201cnew\u201d family celebrated her remarkable milestone birthday on June 10 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/\">Town Village Crossing<\/a>.<\/p><p>Born in 1920, the now 105-year-old senior has watched Arlington change dramatically over the past century. \u201cWe always had to help work in the fields and pick cotton until all the cotton was harvested and then we could go to school,\u201d she told reporter Chris Moss, of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2025\/06\/18\/she-watched-arlington-transform-from-rural-to-urban-now-at-105-this-resident-looks-back\/\">Arlington Report<\/a>. \u201cWe walked 2\u00bd miles to school \u2014 and back \u2014 on a gravel road.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274d6f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"274d6f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463f842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463f842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lifetime Arlington resident built a life focused on family and hard work, raising two daughters. Her family now spans four generations, including two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Today, she continues to enjoy quilting, crocheting, and reading.<\/p><p>Though she once aspired to become a nurse, financial challenges made it difficult to pursue a degree. Still, Effie found meaningful roles throughout her life, including five years working in a school cafeteria and more than a decade at the Army and Air Force commissary in Dallas.<\/p><p>When asked what she believes has contributed most to her longevity, Effie doesn\u2019t hesitate: \u201cThe Lord\u2019s blessings and hard work,\u201d she says.<\/p><p>She has witnessed tremendous changes in the world during her lifetime. Among the developments she finds most valuable are modern medicine, the availability of electricity and natural gas, and expanded access to education.<\/p><p>\u201cEffie doesn\u2019t just remember history. 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Many of our residents find comfort, laughter, and a deep sense of connection in our community. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/town-village-crossing\/contact\/\">Schedule a tour today<\/a> and experience the warmth for yourself.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effie shines at Town Village Crossing, where senior living means celebrating 105 years with joy, warmth, and a loving community. \u201cAll of my family is gone but me,\u201d Effie F. admitted, reflecting back at 105 years of life. \u201cBut now I have my own family here.\u201d Effie spoke highly of the physical, emotional, and social 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