Renfrewshire resident who is Scotland's oldest person at 110 on secret to long life

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Scotland’s oldest person has celebrated an incredible 110th birthday.Marion Dawson from Houston says the secret to her longevity is abstaining from alcohol.The teetotaler has never had a drop of booze and says this could be the reason she’s managed to make it to 110.The great-grandmother has a wealth of experience accumulated over her more than a century living in Renfrewshire.

She has survived two world wars, the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and the coronavirus pandemic.The Paisley Daily Express reported how Marion received her Covid-19 vaccine jab on her 108th birthday two years ago.She was vaccinated by Dr Diane Fisher at her beloved Houston and Killellan Kirk on Tuesday, January 2021.

According to the minister of the church, Rev Gary Noonan, Marion had never never missed a week at church until the coronavirus pandemic.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialUp until last year Marion was living at home with her family in Houston.