Joy Scott turns 100
The centenarian was involved in the Women's Institute for many years.
Joy Scott from the Summerhill Lodge Retirement Village in Scottburgh, celebrated her milestone 100th birthday on July 1, with friends and family.
This incredible woman had a lot to say about the life she has lived, and believes she has lived a full and happy life simply by keeping busy throughout the years, and by being kind and good to everyone she interacts with.
Joy was born in Benoni in 1923 in a small-holding in Putfontein. After school she did her nurse’s training at Germiston General Hospital where she met Ted Davies who she married in 1944 and had three children – Laura, Ralph and Joan.
The couple later moved to Pinetown where Joy became the founder and president of the Pinelands Women’s Institute (WI). She held many portfolios at the WI level and later went on to the executive level of the Federation of Women’s Institutes, as their Family and Child Welfare member.
Joy was awarded her WI 60-year service badge and Life Membership of the Pinelands WI.
Ted died after 19 years of marriage and Joy began working as a nursing sister in local doctors rooms. She then met Ken Scott from Kelso, got married and settled on the South Coast. Here, she joined the Scottburgh WI and was president several times.
Through her passion for district nursing, Joy became involved in polio immunization in neighbouring townships and a mobile clinic enabled her to reach those in need.
This compassionate woman also headed up teams for the disabled; the Crippled Care Association – raising funds and providing hands on care. Her community work earned her the Scottburgh Rotary Service Award.
Joy still has a heart for helping the community. To this day, she is involved with teams of ladies who knit beanies and scarves for orphans at Siyabonga.
Joy has lived a very interesting life, and she has seen many parts of the world too. She travelled with Ken and sailed in the Caribbean on a yacht, and to Hong Kong on an ocean liner. The couple also flew over the glaciers in New Zealand in a helicopter and regularly hiked in the Drakensberg.
Twenty-one years ago, they retired at Summerhill and Ken died in 2005 at the age of 96.
Joy is still surrounded by her beloved family and friends who all gathered to celebrate her big day last week. Everyone wished her well and congratulated her on reaching the century mark.
“To everyone at Summerhill, my family and friends, thank you for being so marvellous and making me feel so very special,” said Joy.
“I am grateful for my 100 busy years in this world.”
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