Dorothy Mimms, a resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, celebrated her 112th birthday on 5 July.
Mimms was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on 5 July 1913. She was raised by her great-grandmother, Easter Boyd. Mimms attended beauty school in Louisville, Kentucky, and in 1953, she moved to Washington, D.C., with her husband and children.
A devoted homemaker, she cared for her three sons—Bart, Wayne, and Stephen—as well as her husband, Robert Mimms. He was active in the Civil Rights Movement, worked for the General Services Administration, and was a member of the Building Service Employees Union. In the 1960s, she began working as a teacher’s aide in D.C. Public Schools, a role she held until her retirement in 1984.
On 12 September 2024, following the passing of Mary Franklin, she became the oldest known living person in Maryland.
LongeviQuest extends warm congratulations to Dorothy Mimms on her 112th birthday.
