Eva Bearce

Eva Bearce
Eva Bearce on March 8, 1990, 6 days before her 109th birthday.
Birth:	14 March 1881 Sweden, Oxford, Maine, USA
Death:	12 October 1991 Norway, Oxford, Maine, USA
Age:	110 years, 212 days
Country:	USA
Validated

Eva Belle Bearce (née Evans; 14 March 1881 – 12 October 1991) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

She was born as Eva Evans in Sweden, Oxford County, Maine, USA on 14 March 1881. She was the youngest of 12 children. At the age of 6, she started helping out with washing the dishes in the house. At the age of 12, she started cooking for the household when her father died.

She was married to Vivian Bearce. The couple had five children, including one who died as an infant. She became a widow in 1938. She then moved from Hebron to South Paris. She was a talented card player. On her 104th birthday in 1985, it was revealed that her eyesight had detoriated. On the occasion of her 108th birthday in 1989, she said that the secret to her longevity was being with people. She also had a positive outlook on life. Bearce enjoyed listening to music and dancing.

Eva Bearce died in Norway, Oxford, Maine, USA on 12 October 1991, at the age of 110 years, 212 days.

Gallery

Aged 103

Bearce (age 105) with family on her 105th birthday on March 14, 1986.

Dancing on her 107th birthday party with Sen. Don Twitchell in 1988

References

• The Lewiston Daily Sun, July 27, 1983
• The Lewiston Daily Sun, March 20, 1985
• The Lewiston Daily Sun, March 13, 1989
• Sun Journal, March 9, 1990
• Eva Belle Bearce (Evans) (1881 - 1991) Geni