Joyce Cagle has lived through 18 presidents, the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement, astronaut Neil Armstrong’s moon walk and so much more that many have only read about in history books.
Born Sept. 28, 1918 in Decatur to Dud and Byrtie Roark, Joyce is one of 90,000 centenarians in the United States, according to U.S. Census Bureau demographers.
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