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Nina Frazier Willis (born 14 January 1909) is an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Nina Willis was born on 14 January 1909 in Robinson, Georgia, USA, and grew up in the town working as a farmer. She was one of 20 children. Her brother, Bethuel Frazier (1902-2011), lived to be 109. In 1947, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she did domestic work and worked in Kessler's Department Store. She was married to Charles Willis, and the couple did not have any children.

Willis currently lives in a retirement home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she celebrated her 111th birthday in January 2020. She reportedly still watches baseball and basketball whenever there are games on TV, and reads the newspaper every day when she wakes up. Her caretaker is her sister, Pecola Kirby, with whom she is very close.

Gallery

References

Atlanta woman celebrates 107th Birthday Detroit Free Press, 14 January 2016
109th birthday Facebook (better source needed)
110th birthday Facebook (better source needed)
Georgia woman celebrating 111th birthday Fox5 Atlanta, 14 January 2020
Bethuel Frazier Obituary Legacy.com

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+|birthyr = 1909 |birthplace = Robinson, Georgia, USA
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-}}'''Nina Frazier Willis''' (born 14 January 1909) is an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]].
+}}'''Nina Frazier Willis''' (born 14 January 1909) is an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG).
 ==Biography==
-Nina Willis was born in the USA on 14 January 1909. She currently lives in a retirement home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she celebrated her 110th birthday in January 2019. Her sister Bethuel Frazier (1902-2011) lived to be 109.
+Nina Willis was born on 14 January 1909 in Robinson, Georgia, USA, and grew up in the town working as a farmer. She was one of 20 children. Her brother, Bethuel Frazier (1902-2011), lived to be 109. In 1947, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she did domestic work and worked in Kessler's Department Store. She was married to Charles Willis, and the couple did not have any children.
+Willis currently lives in a retirement home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she celebrated her 111th birthday in January 2020. She reportedly still watches baseball and basketball whenever there are games on TV, and reads the newspaper every day when she wakes up. Her caretaker is her sister, Pecola Kirby, with whom she is very close.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Nina Willis 100th.jpg|The Atlanta Constitution, 18 Jan 2009.
+Nina Willis.jpg|Nina Willis on her 107th birthday.
+</gallery>
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 ==References==
 *[https://eu.freep.com/story/news/2016/01/14/atlanta-woman-celebrates-107th-birthday/78780706/ Atlanta woman celebrates 107th Birthday] Detroit Free Press, 14 January 2016
 *[https://www.facebook.com/beverly.frazier1/posts/10155407165244542?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D 109th birthday] Facebook (better source needed)
 *[https://www.facebook.com/beverly.frazier1/posts/10156212784949542?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D 110th birthday] Facebook (better source needed)
+*[https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-woman-celebrating-111th-birthday Georgia woman celebrating 111th birthday] Fox5 Atlanta, 14 January 2020
 *[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/onlineathens/obituary.aspx?n=bethuel-frazier&pid=150085443 Bethuel Frazier Obituary] Legacy.com
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 [[Category:United States births]]
 [[Category:Supercentenarians with centenarian siblings]]
+[[Category:Georgia births]]