Jeralean Talley, the world’s oldest person, died on Thursday at the age of 116. According to her daughter, 77-year-old Thelma Hollaway, Talley was in the hospital for a week before returning home Saturday. Four days later, she “went away peacefully.”

Talley turned 116 on May 23, 2014, and was living in Inkster, Michigan, at the time of her death. When asked for her secret to longevity, Talley, a member of the New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, frequently said that she treated people the way she liked to be treated. She also enjoyed fishing every summer, bowling, and mowing her lawn.

The title of world’s oldest person now belongs to Susannah Mushatt Jones of Alabama. According to the Gerontology Research Group, Jones is 115 years old. Congratulations!

Rest in peace, Jeralean.


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