At 106, Virginia woman so happy she 'could just bounce like a ball'

NORFOLK, Va., (WAVY) – Dorothy Southall is another year older and wiser at age 106, and she feels as though she has it all.

“I could just bounce like a ball, you know? Bounce up and down with the way I feel," Southall said. "In other words, I’m happy."

Born in 1918, Dorothy, or Dottie as her family calls her, said she feels blessed and grateful to have celebrated her 106th birthday on Thursday.

“God has blessed me to be here on this earth this long and be able to have half of my sense,” Southall said.