Ms. Joyce Afflerbach of Cuero celebrated her 101st birthday on January 6. Ms. Afflerbach, who is a resident at Whispering Oaks Rehab and Nursing, had her family in attendance to help commemorate the day.
Raised on a farm in Smiley, Afflerbach enjoyed riding her horse to school. When she graduated in 1940, she married. Afflerbach became a homemaker and mother to 2 sons, Ronald and Gerald. She…