Ciggie lover lived to 105

The Sun (U.K.) ^ | December 15, 2004 | LUCY HAGAN

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Ciggie lover lived to 105

Life's one long drag ... Marie Ellis puffs away at her nursing home
 

By LUCY HAGAN

CIGGIE-loving Marie Ellis was laid to rest yesterday — after living to 105 despite smoking nearly half a million fags.

Marie, who died from heart failure caused by old age, had puffed 15 a day since she was 15-years-old.

The ex-typist was cremated clutching a packet of her favourite Benson & Hedges with flowers in the shape of a cigarette laid on top of her coffin.

Staff and residents from the nursing home she had lived in for the past 15 years sent her off with a rousing version of the song Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.

Maria Kallis, matron of Eaton Lodge in Westgate, Kent, said: “We all remember Marie for smoking, so we are getting a concrete ashtray out in the garden as a memorial to her.

“She smoked right up to the end, having her last cigarette just two days before her death.”


 

Ashes to ashes ... floral tribute in shape of ciggie
 

Marie, who never married or had kids, also delighted in an unhealthy diet.

She always had three sugars in her coffee, loved a drop of sherry and scoffed sweets and cakes — often refusing to eat savoury food.

But Marie remained incredibly healthy.

She had all her teeth and never even suffered as much as a smoker’s cough from her ciggies.

Mrs Kallis said: “Our doctor used to raise his arms in bewilderment when he came to see her.

“He’d say, ‘Don’t encourage her’ — but she defied all medical reasoning.

“She had a lovely send-off. A couple of people had a smoke outside the chapel in her honour both before and after the service.”
 

[Rebelbase]

Cut down in her prime. Smoking will do that to you. :-)

[martin_fierro]

Puff Ping.

[martin_fierro]

Now that's creative.

[G.Mason]

"Cut down in her prime. Smoking will do that to you. :-)"

That's right ... and just in time too.

Now we'll all be able to breath easier. ;)

[MaryFromMichigan]

Wonder how long she would have lived if she didn't smoke!

[Rebelbase]

Absolutely. She's been a menace to society for 90 years.

[G.Mason]

"Absolutely. She's been a menace to society for 90 years."

To top that ... they cremated her!

Don't these people realize that they put all that smoke in the air?

No consideration for we, the living, or those little creepy, crawling underground critters. ;)

[Ptaz]

Wonder how long she would have lived if she didn't smoke!

At least 65.

[chainsaw]

Wonder how long she would have lived if she didn't smoke!

Just a guess but she probably would not have made it to collect SS.

[jocon307]

"Now that's creative."

You should have seen the most beautiful display I saw at the funeral of the father of a co-worker of mine. The Boy Scout insignia, perfectly done in black & white, her dad was very active with Scouting his whole life. It was like something out of the Rose Bowl parade, which I will hopefully be happily watching in a few weeks.

That is one of my dreams, to see that parade live. The things folks do with flowers is just amazing to me.

[leadpenny]

Mrs. Castanza: "How old would Aunt Marie be had she not smoked all those fags?"

Mr. Castanza: "She never would've made it."

[OpusatFR]

Amazing. I see one elderly woman who has smoked since age 13, still puffing at 80 with no problems.

You have to wonder about the genetics at that point.

[SheLion]

Bless her heart.

Well, she did it her way. May she rest in peace.

[sgtbono2002]

I knew an old man 90 who used to say "When I die people will say Cigars and Booze killed that old man". They did too he got drunk one night and went to bed with a cigar and went to sleep. The cigar set the bed on fire and he died in the fire.

[Mike Bates]

I once met a man who lived to be 106. He attributed his long life to not drinking AND always voting Republican.

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[Conspiracy Guy]

Another needless smoking death. Stop the insanity! Are the Smoke Gnatzies on this yet?

[Taliesan]

Yes, there are statistical outliers. In other news, a man put one bullet in a revolver, put the gun to his head, pulled the trigger, and lived.

[metesky]

Bump

[SheLion]

Another needless smoking death. Stop the insanity! Are the Smoke Gnatzies on this yet?

She was lucky to live in a nursing home that allowed smoking. The AARP (barf) has been trying to stop smoking in all nursing homes around the US. Poor old souls have so little, and the anti's even want to take the pleasure of smoking from them. I sure hope "I" never have to go to a home!