A woman, who holds the world record for being the oldest
living person on the planet, celebrated her 116th birthday on Sunday in
her home town of Monroe, Georgia.
According to the Guinness World Records’ website, Besse
Cooper, was certified as the “world’s oldest person” in January 2011,
but she had to relinquish the title for a few months when it was
discovered that Maria Gomes Valentim was 48 days older.
However, Cooper was reinstated when Valentim died in June 2011; and Robert Young, senior consultant of gerontology for Guinness World Records, presented her with another plaque at her birthday party on Sunday, Fox News reported.
The website also said that a bridge on New Hope Church Road was dedicated in her honor.
Cooper, who was born in Tennessee, moved to Georgia during World War I to find employment as a teacher.
She currently has 12 grandchildren and more than a dozen great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Luther, her husband, died in 1963.
Cooper told Guinness World Records that the secret to her long life was abstinence from junk food and “I mind my own business.”
However, Cooper was reinstated when Valentim died in June 2011; and Robert Young, senior consultant of gerontology for Guinness World Records, presented her with another plaque at her birthday party on Sunday, Fox News reported.
The website also said that a bridge on New Hope Church Road was dedicated in her honor.
Cooper, who was born in Tennessee, moved to Georgia during World War I to find employment as a teacher.
She currently has 12 grandchildren and more than a dozen great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Luther, her husband, died in 1963.
Cooper told Guinness World Records that the secret to her long life was abstinence from junk food and “I mind my own business.”
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