Retired Walterboro teacher celebrating milestone birthday

Thelma Johnson turned 100 on March 4.
Published: Mar. 7, 2024 at 11:03 AM EST

WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC) - A Walterboro woman is celebrating a milestone birthday.

Thelma C. Johnson is 100 years old.

She was born March 4, 1924.

She was born and reared on a farm in Belton in the upstate.

After graduating from Morris College in Sumter, she moved to Walterboro for her first job as a kindergarten teacher.

She lived in a boarding house and that’s where she met the love of her life. They’ve been married for 72 years.

Welcome to the 100 and wonderful club Thelma Johnson of Walterboro.