Eva Dunn reading a newspaper with headline, Hello, 100 Year Old Eva Dunn. Eva Dunn was born in Mt. Vernon, IN on December 11, 1874, and later moved to Evansville with her husband. After his 1944 death, she sold hats in the Bon Marche store downtown. She lived alone in her residence until 1977, and died in 1984 at the age of 109.