Tuesday 7 April 2015

Arkansas woman dies at 116 after six-day reign as world's oldest person

Gertrude Weaver is pictured Camden, Arkansas in this undated handout photo By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Gertrude Weaver, who last week became the world's oldest-known living person, has died at the age of 116 at a senior care facility in Arkansas, officials said on Monday. She enjoyed being read news articles about being the oldest person on the planet, said Kathy Langley, the administrator of the Silver Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center in Camden, Arkansas. "She certainly enjoyed it," Langley said, adding, "we are devastated by her loss." Weaver was born on July 4, 1898, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which validates ages of the world's longest-living people. The daughter of sharecroppers, Weaver was born in Arkansas near the Texas border and worked as a domestic helper.




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