Kathryn Jacobs Jones turns 105

Wednesday, August 21, 2019
WOODBURY, N.J. (WPVI) -- There was a big celebration for a woman who has lived more than century.

Kathryn Jacobs Jones turned 105 Wednesday.
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Her family and friends gathered for a party in her honor at the Atrium Post Acute Care in Woodbury New Jersey.

There were cupcakes, cake, balloons, and pizza for the festive occasion.

Always a South Jersey resident, Jones was born and raised on her family farm in Swedesboro on August 21, 1914.
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She graduated from Woodbury High School in 1930 and received her RN license at West Jersey Nursing School.

She was married for 52 years and is a mother of three, grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of eight.



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