CHESTERVILLE — With advancing age, some people may not be able to do things once accomplished with ease. While Theresa Besson is not as spry as she once was and uses a walker, she is still doing what she loves.

Theresa Besson is seen on Aug. 22 during a music picking party in Chesterville. She sang, danced and played the spoons at almost 100 years old. Submitted photo

On Aug. 22, Besson was treated to a country music “picking party” at her home.

“She sang, yodeled and got up and danced,” friend Caroline Tibbetts said recently. “There were 50 people there. She sang ‘I Wanna Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart’ and ‘Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy.’ It was just wonderful. She played the spoons and never missed a beat.”

Besson has been to picking parties and dances held around the state, Tibbetts noted. Last year she yodeled at one in Embden, where she played the harmonica, according to an article in The Franklin Journal.

Theresa Besson of Chesterville at left dances on Aug. 22. She will be 100 in January. Submitted photo

A radio station in Skowhegan saw the article and called Besson about having her come to the station to sing, Tibbetts noted. However, Besson wasn’t able to do so.

Tibbetts said originally four people were expected to play Aug. 22 but 15 musicians from all over the state ended up performing. “The neighbors all came in,” she said. “It was a big deal, was amazing. They call her Chesterville’s cowboy sweetheart.”