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- Mabel Dunbar turned 112 on Sept. 5, 2026.
- She moved to Fayetteville in August 2025 to live with her granddaughter.
- Dunbar credits close family ties and strong religious faith for her longevity.
- A 2016 JAMA study found weekly religious attendance cut women’s mortality risk by 33%.
- England’s Ethel Caterham, the oldest documented person, turned 117 in August and cites “never arguing.”
