95-year-old reaches 35 gallons of donating blood By Lesya Feinstein | March 11, 2021 at 12:22 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 8:56 PM
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - The world record-holder for the oldest regular blood donor has hit another milestone.
At 95 years old, Dale Faughn has donated nearly every eight weeks for the past 43 years.
On Thursday, Faughn topped off his 35th gallon.
“I know blood is essential for life, and I know that some people surely wouldn’t have life if they couldn’t get the blood,” he said.
Faughn is a former marine and was a school teacher in Caldwell for 61 years.
He grew up in the depression and lived off of donations to eat.