Oldest person in the world dies aged 116
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December 6, 2012, Thursday
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THE woman who was listed as the world's oldest person has died in a Georgia, US, nursing home at age 116.
Besse Cooper died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her son Sidney Cooper.
Cooper said his mother had been ill recently with a stomach virus, then felt better on Monday. On Tuesday he said she had her hair set and watched a Christmas video, but later had trouble breathing. She was put on oxygen in her room and died there about 2pm, Cooper said.
"With her hair fixed it looked like she was ready to go," he said.
Besse Cooper was declared the world's oldest person in January 2011.
"It's a sad day for me," said Robert Young, Guinness senior consultant for gerontology. He recalls meeting Cooper when she was 111 and took note of her mental agility.
"At that age she was doing really well, she was able to read books," Young said.
On Cooper's 115th birthday, she celebrated with friends and relatives, enjoyed two small slivers of birthday cake and was serenaded by a Nashville musician.
Sidney Cooper said his family will likely hold a funeral for his mother later this week.
The title of world's oldest person now belongs to 115-year-old Dina Manfredini, of Johnston, Iowa, Young said.
Besse Cooper died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her son Sidney Cooper.
Cooper said his mother had been ill recently with a stomach virus, then felt better on Monday. On Tuesday he said she had her hair set and watched a Christmas video, but later had trouble breathing. She was put on oxygen in her room and died there about 2pm, Cooper said.
"With her hair fixed it looked like she was ready to go," he said.
Besse Cooper was declared the world's oldest person in January 2011.
"It's a sad day for me," said Robert Young, Guinness senior consultant for gerontology. He recalls meeting Cooper when she was 111 and took note of her mental agility.
"At that age she was doing really well, she was able to read books," Young said.
On Cooper's 115th birthday, she celebrated with friends and relatives, enjoyed two small slivers of birthday cake and was serenaded by a Nashville musician.
Sidney Cooper said his family will likely hold a funeral for his mother later this week.
The title of world's oldest person now belongs to 115-year-old Dina Manfredini, of Johnston, Iowa, Young said.
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