When Oma Dee turned 100 years old, many people wanted to interview her to ask her what was the secret to her longevity of life. She didn’t think she had anything special to say. But, as we discussed some of her earliest memories, we found that living over 100 years brings an incredible amount of valuable perspective.Born in Reden, Oklahoma, near Stringtown, on October 28, 1918, some of Oma Dee’s first memories include hearing about people homesteading in Oklahoma while her father was drilling water wells there. Though she was young, she recalls the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. The ...