Bessie Davis is 102!

Bessie Davis, who was the first woman to work for the railroad in Bastrop County, has moved back to Elgin and can now be found at the Golden Years Nursing Center. She is 102 this year. She and her husband Harry were both telegraphers and worked in the Interlocker Tower at the Elgin Depot during World War II. Her granddaughter, Mary Hamway, of Paradise Valley, Arizona stopped by the depot today to say hello.