One of the nation's oldest veterans has been celebrated by his Texas hometown on his 111th birthday. Austin Mayor Steve Adler declared Thursday Richard Overton Day in the city and also gave the street ...
AUSTIN — Richard Overton is right where he wants to be.He’s sitting in a lawn chair on the front porch of the Austin home he built nearly 70 years ago, working on his fifth Tampa Sweet cigar on a ...
In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was president. The first forward pass was introduced to the game of football and Ford was still two years away from producing the first "Model T." Times have certainly ...
The oldest living World War II veteran and oldest living man in the U.S. turns 112 Friday, and his family and friends are celebrating by inviting everyone to stop by and see him. Richard Overton, born ...
On most afternoons you can find Richard Overton perched on his East Austin home's elevated porch, overlooking Hamilton Avenue, listening to R&B and smoking his beloved cigars. Passers-by wave when ...
He’s sitting in a lawn chair on the front porch of the Austin home he built nearly 70 years ago, working on his fifth Tampa Sweet cigar on a 91-degree sunny day. The smooth tunes of the Isley Brothers ...