World’s Oldest Person Dies at Age 116 in Arkansas
World’s oldest person dies at age 116 in Arkansas – Just days after becoming the world’s oldest documented person, 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver died Monday in Arkansas.
According to records kept by the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group, Weaver became the oldest person in the world after the death of a 117-year-old Japanese woman last week.
The Research Group was able to verify Weaver’s age using census records and a marriage certificate from 1915 that listed her age as 17. Other records pointed to a possible April birthday, but since those could not be confirmed, the group used the day Weaver had always celebrated her birthday — July 4.
Weaver was living at the Silver Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center in Camden, Ark., where the staff was planning her 117th birthday party. She told the staff she wanted to invite President Obama for her party because she voted for him twice.
Her advice on how to live long? “Use a lot of skin moisturizer, treat everyone nice, love your neighbor and eat your own cooking. Don’t eat at fast food places.”
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