Grandmother dies, riding coasters into her 90s

Posted | Contributed by Sarah Jackson

Mellie Juliette (Cox) Thomas, an enthusiast into her final years, dies Monday at age 95. She described Millennium Force as "just another roller coaster." In her later years, she also rode the Beast at Kings Island and Space Mountain at Disney World.

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