Mrs Davey, who turned 100 on Tuesday, was born, raised and has lived in or close to Raymond Terrace all her life, minus a few years during World War II.

Born on January 27, 1915, Mrs Davey was raised on a property just outside the township of Raymond Terrace.

In 1937 the family moved into William Street, to the house next to the old Commonwealth Bank, where Mrs Davey and her sisters were dressmakers.

When war broke out, Mrs Davey moved to Melbourne to work in a munitions factory.

"It was a huge adventure for a woman who had lived in Raymond Terrace all her life," Mrs Davey's daughter, Robyn Lilley, said.

There was one more move, to Sydney, before returning home to get married to Jim Davey, who was from Gloucester.

The pair married in the old Methodist Church, now the Uniting, in Raymond Terrace in May 1944.

Mr Davey had fought in the war and returned to Australia to work at the masonite factory in Heatherbrae.

After marrying they rented a house from Mrs Davey's parents before buying it.

It is the same house Mrs Davey lives in today.

The Daveys had four children, three girls and a boy.

Mr Davey died in 2002.

When asked the secret to her long life, Mrs Davey smiled and said she had no idea but her mother, who lived to 93, had told her never to grow old.

Mrs Lilley said it could have something to do with her mother's adage of "everything in moderation".

The family will celebrate Mrs Davey's milestone with a party on Saturday.