General News
16 May, 2023
Celebrating a century
Nancy Pilmore celebrated her 100th birthday over the weekend, and the Grampians Health Dimboola campus resident believes that luck has helped her enjoy a long life. . Nancy Eileen Crocker was born in Hopetoun on May 6 1923, and lived there until age...
Nancy Pilmore celebrated her 100th birthday over the weekend, and the Grampians Health Dimboola campus resident believes that luck has helped her enjoy a long life. .
Nancy Eileen Crocker was born in Hopetoun on May 6 1923, and lived there until age five, when her family moved to Jeparit after her father was transferred in his job with the Country Roads Board.
Nancy moved to Dimboola 80 years ago to work in a clothing factory.
She met her husband Clive Pilmore, and they married at Jeparit’s Church of England when she was 25. The couple honeymooned in Adelaide.
While working at the clothing factory, Nancy made overalls for the army before becoming a mum and housewife.
When her daughter went to school and her husband was away in his truck, she began cleaning other people’s homes.
Nancy said her greatest memories from those days were of playing tennis at Arkona with Clive, and their close friends Roley and Valeria Klinge. Roley is depicted in full colour on Arkona’s silo art.
“I loved tennis, but I enjoyed a variety of sports including golf, lawn bowls and badminton,” Nancy said.
“These days I enjoy the sunshine and when the young children come to visit.”
Nancy, who also has two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, said she didn’t really know the secret to a long life.
“I didn’t drink much, only a shandy at the tennis some weekends,” she said.
“But I think a lot of it comes down to luck”.