A 103-year-old Georgia woman, who is still employed at a job where she works every day, credits her work and trusting God for her longevity.
Ethel Stevenson, who has held down many jobs since the age 13, works every day at the Ethel V. Stevenson Senior Center in Ecorse—a building that bears her name to honor her 60-year career at the community center.
Ethel told WJBK that her job is to coordinate senior transportation, and sometimes sees senior citizens younger than her at her job complaining about getting old.
Her advice…. “If nothing’s wrong getting old, they should be thankful. That’s what I tell them,”
The centenarian has lived in Georgia since birth and moved with her family to Ecorse at age 10. She has outlived all 11 of her siblings, her husband, and 2 sons.
Ethel said her secret to longevity consists of trusting God, explaining…. “treating people right, doing what I can to help everybody,” and eating healthy—which she says she has done since 1948. But she also credits her job for giving her a purpose in life.
Her boss even says that the sprightly 103-year-old is a reliable employee.
The Ecorse Senior Center Birthday Club will throw a birthday party in her honor this month, and Ethel says that her one wish for her birthday is for people to help each other.
Ethel says she has just started to think about retirement, although she does not plan on quitting her job anytime soon.