AUSTIN, Texas –- When America’s oldest veteran is buried Saturday at the Texas State Cemetery, he will rest in the company of many other notable figures of American military history. Richard Overton, ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The World War II veteran who lived to be 112 years old while drinking whiskey and smoking cigars every day was laid to rest by family, friends and community members Saturday. Richard ...

Born on May 11, 1906, Richard Arvin Overton, a member of what is often called America’s “Greatest Generation,” died on December 27th in Austin, Texas. At 112 years and 230 days, Overton was believed ...

Richard Overton, the oldest U.S. war veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living American male, died Thursday at age 112. Overton, a longtime resident of Austin, Texas, had been hospitalized ...

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 ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Richard Overton, the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died Thursday in Texas, a family member said. He was 112. The ...

Richard Overton, who was the oldest World War II veteran when he died in 2018 at 112, is still waiting on a headstone for his grave at Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas. Overton, who was also the ...

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 ...