Sally Finger, Missouri Woman, Celebrates Her 110th Birthday

Velma Finger, also known as Sally Finger, a resident of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, celebrated her 110th birthday on 26 July, two days earlier than her actual birthdate, as confirmed by her family.

Sally Finger was born on 28 July 1915 to parents William Cleveland Hinkle (1887-1969) and Bessie Susan Reed (1889-1966) on a farm near the small town of Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. Sally was one of eight children, three boys and five girls. She had a twin sister named Johnnie (Alma) and Sally was the oldest twin by fifteen minutes.

As a young child, Sally and her family had to face the Spanish Flu, the first pandemic. She remembered her mother being very ill but surviving. Sally went on to live through the second pandemic in 2020 by surviving COVID-19 twice at the age at 108 and 109.

When asked about her secret to longevity, she stated that keep moving and stay active are important. She did this by being an avid golfer who refused to ride a golf cart. She could be seen on the course pulling her clubs down the fairway. Sally also said that you need to keep your mind as active as possible. She accomplished this by working as many cross word puzzles as possible.

LongeviQuest extends warm congratulations to Sally Finger on her 110th birthday. We would also like to thank her family for sharing photos of the celebration with us. We hope she had a wonderful day and wish her many more years of health and happiness.

Happy 110th Birthday!