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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 28 > Indiana woman dies at 115 as the world’s oldest person

Indiana woman dies at 115 as the world’s oldest person

By Elaine Woo / The Bulletin
November 28, 2008

Edna Parker, a former Indiana schoolteacher who was certified as the world’s oldest person, died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville, Ind. She was 115.

Her death was announced by Dr. Stephen Coles of the Gerontology Research Group, which validates claims of extreme old....

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