An Ayrshire lady celebrated her a hundred and fifth birthday yesterday surrounded by family members.
Catherine (Katie) Fulton Macdiarmid marked the milestone with a particular celebration with household and employees at Templeton Home Care House in Ayr, the place she lives and is the oldest resident.
She was offered with a card from The Queen by Deputy Lieutenant Nigel Martin — making it her fifth card from Her Majesty.
Katie, who has lived by way of two World Wars and two pandemics, has three kids, six grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
She was born in Kilmarnock on April 5, 1917 and moved to Prestwick Toll aged two.
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Katie was Dux of Prestwick Public College, receiving a gold medal and a set of 4 books — works of Sir Walter Scott — as her prize.
After leaving college aged 14, Katie bought a job in native bakery store doing menial duties earlier than changing into a ‘clippie’ on the buses aged 18, together with her favorite route being the Glasgow/ Newton Road run.
She married John, who has since handed away, in September 1939 aged 22, and the couple had three kids collectively.
Katie introduced up the children and went on to work half time in retail.
And as a younger mom, she joined the Moms Union Beginner Society the place she loved appearing of their varied productions within the church corridor.
Katie loved her backyard, which was all the time neat with vibrant shows, and in addition loved stitching, making garments and curtains on her Singer stitching machine.
And she or he is understood for having fun with a scenic stroll, as she infrequently took the bus into city, preferring to walk- a lot to the disgust of any stayover grandchild.
When requested what her recommendation for all times could be, Katie stated: “Take issues as they arrive.
“Stay inside your means and be variety to others.”
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