A century plus one

Mabel Pousson attributes living a healthy lifestyle to reaching a milestone that few people ever do. Pousson’s life began a year before the United States entered World War I. Family and friends threw a party Saturday at her Bayou Vista home to celebrate her 101st birthday. She turned 101 years Thursday. Pousson, a Stephensville native, has lived in Bayou Vista for over 50 years. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, only one of every 5,786 people in the country was at least 100 years old. Pousson still strives to do the things that got her to the age she is ...

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