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Oldest Person in the World dies
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If Emma was one of 23 children, not counting twins but just single births means, her mother was great with child for 17.25 years. 
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Two weeks after she became the oldest known living person, Connecticut's Emma Faust Tillman has died at a nursing home at the age of 114.
Karen Chadderton, administrator of Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center, said Tillman went peacefully Sunday night with her family with her.
Her reign as the world's oldest person was short-lived; she assumed the title Jan. 14 with the death of 115-year-old Emiliano Mercado del Toro, of Puerto Rico.
Karen Chadderton, administrator of Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center, said Tillman went peacefully Sunday night with her family with her.
Her reign as the world's oldest person was short-lived; she assumed the title Jan. 14 with the death of 115-year-old Emiliano Mercado del Toro, of Puerto Rico.
Actually, it's only been four days. She held the title of world's oldest woman for ten days. Wow.
The presumed oldest person is now Yone Minagawa, who just turned 114 earlier this month.
The presumed oldest person is now Yone Minagawa, who just turned 114 earlier this month.
For a change, how 'bout some news about somebody who is still with us?
Tonite I learned something about our family: It seems that Grandma's brother's son's wife's mother's brother's girlfriend's mother turned 108 last Fall!
She doesn't get around much any more, but she lives in a senior center, not a nursing home, and that's pretty good for 108!
Tonite I learned something about our family: It seems that Grandma's brother's son's wife's mother's brother's girlfriend's mother turned 108 last Fall!
She doesn't get around much any more, but she lives in a senior center, not a nursing home, and that's pretty good for 108!
Trying to shake that tree a while, that would be the mother of the girlfriend of your great uncle's by marriage, uncle just turned 108 last Fall? Wow, that's so close to home.....like Arkansas.
Must be a comfort to know those genes are resident in the family pool, even though it may be just a creek.
I may not share her genes, but this means I might get to ask her what the secret is.Must be a comfort to know those genes are resident in the family pool, even though it may be just a creek.
Of course we already know how to live to be 108. First live to 107, then be verrrrrrrrrrrry careful!
My great grandma lived to 101 (and 9 months). I wonder how old todays babies will live to be, with the speed of medical advancements? I'm sure that life expectancy will improve hugely in our lifetimes. I'm 16, and as long as i don't have some kind of fatal accident or illness, i will be suprised to not make it past 100. If i become fairly rich, I hope to have my body frozen for future revivement. Even if it is unlikely to work, i will do it just so that on my death bed i know that this is (possibly) not the end.
What I think is more amazing is that someone who is likely about 80-85 (seems as though they'd be your grandmother's age) still refers to their SO as their "girlfriend".
There is some evidence/speculation that the life expectancy of the most recent generation will actually be lower than the previous generation for, I believe, the first time ever. At least in the U.S. due to obesity.
Now, for people that take care of themselves, I would expect that seeing people reach 100-110 will be far less unusual. I think we've even had discussions in this thread about the likelihood of people living to 150 and beyond with medical advancements.
At that age, the men are so far outnumbered by the women that they can say whatever they like!What I think is more amazing is that someone who is likely about 80-85 (seems as though they'd be your grandmother's age) still refers to their SO as their "girlfriend".
Some senior couples don't marry (and never learned the phrase "significant other") for legal or tax reasons or because it would upset the "kids".
I wonder if the ratio of senior women to men will even out more in the coming generations.
Count me in on that effort, too. Most of us would love to be able to enjoy quality time with the grandkids.
My dad passed away on May 7th, last month. I admit, I was checking on how to send in his picture to Willard for the Smucker's 100 birthday list, but he made it to 98, two years short. Since the 50's are now conidered the new 40's, and 40's the new 30's, etc., this upcoming generation has a different mindset about aging.
I'm sorry to hear that you lost your dad, xsedrinam. It must also be disappointing that he was short of a milestone everyone would have noted.
Let's hope you inherited his longevity and reach a number of milestones yourself.
Yone Minagawa has passed away. The title of world's oldest person now apparently falls to Edna Parker of Indiana.
Edna Parker celebrated her new title with some cake...must be tough to more-or-less celebrate the death of someone else. Hopefully she's focused on her own remarkable longevity. She certainly seems to be in decent health and is at least aware of her surroundings and communicative...it's nice that's able to enjoy her fame.
It really puts her age in perspective when you see that her husband passed away nearly 70 years ago.
It really puts her age in perspective when you see that her husband passed away nearly 70 years ago.
It's a "real life" version of what happens in sports all the time. In sports where you take turns (spelling bees, gymnastics, pole vault) people often become winners because somebody else fails as they watch. A good sport will celebrate the positive of winning, not the negative of somebody else's loss.
The Circle of Death. I wonder how many times teh "oldest person in the world" has died? Work on that one.And we've come full circle back to Post #5 in this thread...
That makes my brain hurt. I don't care if anyone's the oldest person, it's not how long you live your life, it's how well you lived it and how much you learned and had fun with your time. Just remember, The best thing you can buy is time.
Just breathe a bit of life back into this thread (if you'll excuse the expression), a challenger to Edna Parker's crown died on Friday. Hryhoriy Nestor of Ukraine was said to be 116 years-old, although he died before this claim could be verified.
Full story here.
Full story here.