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95-year-old crossing guard in South Carolina returns to school saying retirement was boring
Stephanie Moore
Digital Media Manager
95-year-old crossing guard in South Carolina returns to school saying retirement was boring
I've been retired for six months, went back to the meeting this morning and go back to work Tuesday. What happened? It doesn't happen. I just I just got bored. But you were doing other things too. Like what hospital? In the hospital? And that wasn't enough. That wasn't enough. Are we gonna have to go back to the museum and get your gear out of there? Are you going to bring out new gear? They gave me *** new gear this morning. All right. Tell me what they gave you the same thing. Crossing God, raincoat. My hat. Works. What about the sign sign? You got *** new sign? Yeah. New life. Everything new. And you're how old, 95 are you crazy? Yeah. Mm.
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95-year-old crossing guard in South Carolina returns to school saying retirement was boring
Stephanie Moore
Digital Media Manager
Estella Williams is back.You may remember the 95-year-old crossing guard in Anderson County, South Carolina from earlier this year. (Watch her in action in the video below)She hung up her crossing guard vest and retired in March. Williams had been a crossing guard at Westside High School for 27 years.Well, Williams showed up to crossing guard orientation Wednesday morning and got a standing ovation. "They were happy to see me come in," Williams told WYFF News 4 after orientation. When asked why she wanted to come back, she said, "I just got bored."She said she had been volunteering for Meals on Wheels, Hospice and the Veterans Hospital. "That wasn't enough," Williams said. Williams crossing guard gear had been put on display at the Anderson Museum. She said they gave her new gear at the orientation. Williams returns to work on Tuesday.

Estella Williams is back.

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You may remember the 95-year-old crossing guard in Anderson County, South Carolina from earlier this year.

(Watch her in action in the video below)


She hung up her crossing guard vest and retired in March. Williams had been a crossing guard at Westside High School for 27 years.

Well, Williams showed up to crossing guard orientation Wednesday morning and got a standing ovation.

"They were happy to see me come in," Williams told WYFF News 4 after orientation.

When asked why she wanted to come back, she said, "I just got bored."

She said she had been volunteering for Meals on Wheels, Hospice and the Veterans Hospital.

"That wasn't enough," Williams said.

Williams crossing guard gear had been put on display at the Anderson Museum.

She said they gave her new gear at the orientation.

Williams returns to work on Tuesday.