'World Oldest' Dies at Age 116.

Feb. 1, 2011. Besse Cooper
 

The Worlds Oldest person died on Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, Georgia at the rightful age of 116. Besse Cooper, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon in her nursing house. '"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."'
'She was born in Tennessee and moved to Georgia during World War I to look for work as a teacher.'

Dina Manfredini, June 14, 2012

The title of world's oldest person now belongs to 115-year-old Dina Manfredini, of Johnston, Iowa, Young said. (Right)



Jeanne Calment, 122 years old

The oldest known person of all time was Jeanne Calment, a French woman who lived to be 122 years old and died in 1997. (Left)