Saluting 2024
Notable Nineties,
Sensational Centenarians
From Time to Thyme
By Paula Dunn
Normally, I would have saluted our Notable Nineties and Sensational Centenarians in the last column of 2024, but the holidays interfered with that, so I’m paying tribute to them at the beginning of 2025 instead.
For anyone who doesn’t know about the Notable Nineties, it’s something Jerry Snyder came up with when she was writing her column for the Times several years ago.
Jerry noticed that Hamilton County had an unusual number of people older than 90. She felt that was an achievement worthy of some kind of special recognition, so she created the Notable Nineties list.
After Jerry passed away, I kept her list going and added the “Sensational Centenarian” designation (“100+!”) for people who have celebrated their 100th birthday.
You don’t have to do anything special to get on the list. Any Hamilton County resident who has observed his or her 90th birthday can be a Notable Ninety.
If you’re aware of someone who meets that requirement and would enjoy seeing their name in the paper, let me know — at any time during the year. I’ll make a special note in the column and put them on the list.
My only condition is that someone asks for a name to be added to the list. That way I know it’s okay for me to make that person’s age public. (You can even add yourself, if you want!) I’m aware that some people would rather have their age remain private and I want to respect that.
Keeping the Notable Nineties list current is more difficult than it used to be. Although I’ve done my best, I can’t guarantee the list below is 100 percent accurate.
If you’re aware of any changes or corrections, please let me know — again, at ANY time during the year. I’d especially like to know when a Notable Ninety turns 100, so I can recognize them as a Sensational Centenarian.
A belated Happy New Year to everyone, especially to our Notable Nineties and Sensational Centenarians!
(Thanks to Nancy Massey and Lisa Hayner for additional research help.)
Richard “Dick” Beaver
Charlotte “Char” Beer
Clarence “Clem” Beer
Betty Brattain
Charles Burkhardt
Barbara Cartwright
Sarah Cloud
Eunice Collins
Jay Curnutt
Kathryn Mildred Dierdorf
Clifford Eckles
Gwen Galbreath
Don Garrison
Nancy Garrison
Bernice (Reel) Heiny
Glen Heiny
Peggy Hodges
Geraldine (Whelcher) Kinzer
Nancy Lacy
Wilbur Lacy
Helen LeCount (100+!)
Joan Love
Billye Meadows
Ruby Sanders Randall Mendell
Joyce Menefee
Peggy Randall Merrill
Geraldine (Burwell) Miller
Ronald Miller
Rosemary (Leonard) Miller
Jane (Long) Morton
Pat Mosbaugh
Winona Moss
Marianna Mounsey
Helen Nelson
Pat (Guilkey) Paskins
Cathy Rodgers
Jane Roudebush
Alice (Simmerman) Rulon
Carol Rushton
Evelyn Harvey Schmollinger
Ivan “Sonny” Sherman
Iva Lou Sission
Ruth (Guilkey) Stoops
Marilyn Sutton
Carol A. (Roudebush) Swaynie
Mary Waltz
Harriet (Guilkey) Wise
Peggy Yancey