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Christian faith is life key for Norfolk centenarian
 Staunch Great Yarmouth church-goer Marjorie Dye has celebrated her 100th birthday and says she owes her long life to her Christian faith and being teetotal.
Marjorie was the centre of attention on Wednesday January 14, at The Old Vicarage residential home at Hopton, where she was surrounded by family, friends, flowers and cards - one of them from the Queen.
Marjorie is Yarmouth born and bred and recalls events from many, many years ago almost instantly.
One of her earliest recollections is the outbreak of the first world war. She said: “I was only five, and for a time I lived with my grandparents, who owned a sweet shop in Gorleston."
Marjorie counts her blessings for her family and has six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She still attends church in summer when she can and believes there has been a decline in the country.
“It is very sad to see the way this country has gone. It is going downhill badly, and the trouble is too many people are putting God out of their lives. Too many people think they know it all.
“But I am still a Christian and I have had a good life,” she said.
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., 19/01/2009 |
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