Bessie Hendricks, the oldest person in the United States, died on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the age of 115 at the Shady Oaks Care Center in Lake City, Iowa.
The world's 10 verified oldest living people are all women, according to the Gerontology Research Group's website. three were born in the United States, one was born in France and one was born in Brazil. California womanThe second-oldest verified person in the world, Maria Branyas Morera, was born in California, but moved to Spain as a child, says the Gerontology Research Group's website. Hendricks' favorite song was reportedly, "You Are My Sunshine.
The oldest living person in the world is believed to be Sr. André Randon, a 118-year-old nun living in France, Fox News Digital previously reported. Randon, who was born Lucile Randon in 1904, also holds the record of oldest living nun and is the oldest person known to have survived COVID-19. Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more.
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The oldest person in the US, Bessie Hendricks, dies at 115 in Iowa nursing homeBessie Hendricks lived through the roaring '20s, the Great Depression, two World Wars and a global pandemic. At age 115, she was believed to be the oldest person in the U.S. when she died Tuesday at a senior living facility in Lake City.
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Iowa woman believed to be oldest in US dies at 115 years oldLAKE CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest living person in the U.S. has died at the age of 115. Bessie Laurena Hendricks, of Lake City, died Tuesday at the Shady Oaks Care Center, according to Lampe & Powers Funeral Home in Lake City.
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Iowa woman believed to be oldest in US dies at 115Bessie Laurena Hendricks celebrated her 115th birthday Nov. 7 and was listed by the Gerontology Research Group as the nation's oldest living person.
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Iowa woman believed to be oldest in US dies at 115 years oldBorn in 1907, Bessie Laurena Hendricks was alive to witness news of the sinking of the Titanic, World War I and II, the Great Depression and both the Spanish flu and COVID-19 pandemics.
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Iowa woman believed to be oldest in US dies at 115Bessie Laurena Hendricks celebrated her 115th birthday Nov. 7 and was listed by the Gerontology Research Group as the nation's oldest living person.
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