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Jan. 2021 Flashback: Oldest Virginian Avicia Thorpe, 112, Passes Away in Danville

Jan. 2021 Flashback: Oldest Virginian Avicia Thorpe, 112, Passes Away in Danville

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Mar 25, 2022
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Jan. 2021 Flashback: Oldest Virginian Avicia Thorpe, 112, Passes Away in Danville
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Originally published January 2021

DANVILLE – On Thursday morning, the Danville community said its farewells to the woman known as the oldest Virginian. 112-year-old Avicia Thorpe passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve at Stratford Health Health and Rehabilitation Center. Dedicating her life to the church and working as a public school teacher, Thorpe to…

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