Though Greensburg resident Marian Judy hasn’t spent all of her life here, her fond memories of a life well-lived still give her something positive to look back on.

Much of her life was spent farming in St. Paul, but Marian was born in Trafalgar in central Johnson County.

“I spent my first year or so there,” she said. “My father was a merchant so we were pretty independent.”

Before she arrived in Decatur County, Marian also lived in Cincinnati for several years. The move to Ohio occurred at the request of her husband Benton. His grandmother lived there, where she operated a sort of boarding house and took care of young women who were struggling. But Benton always wanted to be a farmer and own his own farm, and that is when Marian and her husband arrived in St. Paul.

“We came back to farm,” Marian explained. “He was a farmer at heart.”

But the farm wasn’t only for Benton. Marian had her share of duties too.

“I loved it. I liked being with people and the animals, so it was natural. I was born in a small town, and farming was something we all enjoyed. You could do so many things, it was so diverse. You could talk to the animals, but they didn’t talk back,” she joked.

With tending the fields and animals all behind her, Marian now spends her days at the CrownPoint Senior Living Community. There, she spends her time knitting, reading, crocheting and even swimming.

“I like to read and sew, but I like to embroider particularly,” Marian said. “I can crochet, but I’m not that good at it.”

But when her fingers get tired, a good book always lifts Marian’s spirits.

“I like almost anything that I read,” she said. “Particularly any story that is complete.”

While full novels may be her read of choice, Marian also enjoys the poems of famous Indiana writer and poet James Whitcomb Riley.

When she is not found reading, Marian is likely to be spotted sitting outside her community, chatting with friends.

“I’m friends with everybody,” she said. “I like people, so it’s easy to be friends.”

For exercise, Marian does her best to get in the water whenever she can.