Chichester 103-year-old shares her secret to a long life

Doris ‘Dorrie’ James was born in West Ashling in 1918, the sixth of eight children, where she was a Girl Guide and a pupil at Funtington Council School.

Dorrie and her family moved to St Martins Street in Chichester in 1935/36 and she went on to work for Shippam’s for a number of years.

In the early 1960s Dorrie married Vivian James at Chichester Congregational Church.

The great-grandmother and great-great-aunt marked her special day at home at Pegasus Court, in Deanery Close.

Dorrie said her secret to a long life is ‘straightforward living and moderation in all things’ and she had a great friend in ‘Mr Will Power’ who has helped her through any difficulties.

Her family said she is fun to be with and is a good listener, while her many friends, both old and new, bear testimony to her loyalty and joy in living.

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