Valley centenarian Sallie Springmeyer has died

Carson Valley rancher and centenarian Sallie Springmeyer died Sunday at the home she and her husband built nearly 70 years ago. She was 104.

Born Aug. 22, 1903, she came to Nevada in 1931 and met her future husband, attorney George Springmeyer, who handled the case. The two were married May 8, 1931, according to The Record-Courier.

She attended the University of Southern California Law School where she earned a law degree and joined the Nevada Bar in 1936.

She credits her Bar membership with opening doors for a lifetime of public service, including membership on the State Board of Health under three governors. In 2001, the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada recognized Springmeyer as a Distinguished Nevadan, its highest honor, according to an article in "Nevada Law."

Troutner said Springmeyer did so much more throughout her life.

Even into her 90s, Springmeyer gathered flowers with a friend, divided them into small bouquets and took one bouquet to every patient in each of the local nursing homes.

"She spoke to every resident personally, a real conversation that made them feel special," she said.

The Springmeyers had one child, Sally Springmeyer Zanjani. Zanjani is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her son Don Springmeyer is an attorney.