{"id":3006,"date":"2024-04-24T00:41:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2024-04-24T00:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:42:27","slug":"heres-the-real-three-sisters-margaret-mary-and-rene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/heres-the-real-three-sisters-margaret-mary-and-rene\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s the real three sisters: Margaret, Mary, and Rene"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3006\" class=\"elementor elementor-3006\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35896ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35896ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b2f568\" data-id=\"9b2f568\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defce49 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"defce49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>M<strong>argaret Morrison, 97, Mary Stuart, 96, and Rene Pearson, 95, reside at Southern Cross Care (NSW &amp; ACT) Village Parkes in the town in the NSW Central West.<\/strong><\/p><p>Despite their different surnames, there is no mistaking the strong bond they share with each other.<\/p><p>They are sisters, formerly the Webb sisters, who were born and brought up in the town, now most known for its annual Elvis festival.<\/p><p>Having lived through wars, moon landings and even 25 Australian Prime Ministers, they attribute their longevity to their faith, family, and good genes.<\/p><p>Living independently up until four years ago when they moved into the village within six months of each other, the three sisters are thrilled to be living under the one roof again, something they haven\u2019t done since childhood.<\/p><p>They acknowledge that while these days they may be a little frail and forgetful, they love living in the village pursuing both their individual and shared interests.<\/p><p>Margaret, a former local historian, and proofreader with the Parkes Champion Post newspaper, loves nothing more than spending time in the garden where she feeds the birds.<\/p><p>Mary, who still gets up every morning at 5am to pray for the village community and a former teacher\u2019s aide, can usually be found on her computer checking the daily weather forecast, reading emails, and watching church services.<\/p><p>While the youngest sibling Rene, who worked as a stenographer with local accountants J.W Reid\u2019s, today spends her time knitting outfits for underprivileged babies in Africa and since moving into the village has knitted 340.<\/p><p>Village Lifestyle Coordinator Maree Hando said the sisters often remark that they never imagined that they would find themselves growing old and living together and feel very grateful to God and Southern Cross Care for being there for them.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are so fortunate to have all three sisters living with us, they are so close and look out for each other, it\u2019s lovely,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>\u201cSadly, we see residents who have no family and rarely receive visitors, so it\u2019s great to see these three sisters here together.<\/p><p>\u201cWe do what we can to organise opportunities for them to spend time with each other like afternoon teas and other events, and you\u2019ll often see them pop into each other\u2019s rooms just to check in and make sure they are ok.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cRarely do we see two siblings at the same time, but three is incredibly rare and such a joy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Margaret Morrison, 97, Mary Stuart, 96, and Rene Pearson, 95, reside at Southern Cross Care (NSW &amp; ACT) Village Parkes in the town in the NSW Central West. 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