At 106 years old, Columbia woman continues voting streak

At 106 years old, Columbia resident Donella Wilson is continuing her voting streak.

Wilson, who voted Saturday in South Carolina’s primary election, said she knows voting is important.

Wilson, who’s black and was born in 1909, waited until 1948 to vote with her husband. Her daughter, Minnie Wilson-Bivins, said Wilson hasn’t missed an election since.

One of Wilson’s goals is to meet President Barack Obama, just as 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin did recently. Video of the centenarian shaking her groove with excitement quickly went viral on the Internet after a Black History Month reception Feb. 18 at the White House.

Wilson-Bivins said they plan on visiting the White House sometime this year. It’ll be Wilson’s second visit. She was invited to meet President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s.