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Apr 25, 2013 News
Ursula Victoria Forbes was the centre of attraction yesterday. Relatives and friends who had travelled from overseas to be with her, as well as close friends, flocked her Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara home. Ursula Forbes was celebrating her 102nd Birth Anniversary.
Born on April 24, 1911, she is now believed to be the oldest resident in the village but her appearance belies her age. And apart from some hearing loss (she now uses a hearing aid) she is as mentally alert as she ever was.
Mrs. Forbes still manages to rattle off the names of her children and some of her grandchildren; to recall people who walked the streets with her more than seventy years ago; was up to date with everyday happenings and proud of all this. The centenarian, according to her daughter Doreen, still reads the newspapers and keeps abreast with everything happening in Guyana.
She was born Ursula Adams. Today she can still recall the various Adamses and the Damons and the Hillimans, all of them her relatives. Forbes said that she is blessed to have caring and loving children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Up until two years ago she was travelling to the United States to be with her children and other relatives who now reside in that foreign land. She returned home just before her 100th birthday and has been here ever since.
Her daughter, Doreen, has also returned home from overseas, leaving her children and her property, to be in Guyana to care for the centenarian.
Ursula Forbes, when asked about some of the things that might have been responsible for her longevity, said that being “helpful” is one of the contributory factors. The other factor might be her diet. She said that she still loves “foo foo soup” and a touch of scotch.
In fact, she had her Johnny Walker Double Black Label, while reminiscing about the past 101 years.
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