World’s Oldest Person To Turn 116

Posted by | May 22, 2015 16:00 | Filed under: Planet Pot Luck


Jeralean Tally was born in Georgia on May 23, 1899.

She’s been in Michigan since 1935. Relatives say she remains active and aware of what’s going on around her.

Talley was named world’s oldest person in April after the death of Gertrude Weaver,who passed away at the age of 116. Weaver died just five days after 117-year-old Misao Okawa died in Japan.

Only one in 5 million people in the U.S. live to be 110 or older, according to experts.

Talley’s husband, Alfred Talley, passed away in 1988. The couple had one child, Thelma Holloway, 77, who lives with her mother and helps take care of her.

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3 responses to World’s Oldest Person To Turn 116

  1. whatthe46 May 22nd, 2015 at 20:31

    awesome. the things this woman has seen. i bet she never thought she’d live to see the day Obama became president.

  2. zerowolfe May 22nd, 2015 at 23:01

    that lady looks sharp…if her daughter is 77, did she have her at 39?would be fun to talk to her!

    • whatthe46 May 22nd, 2015 at 23:31

      can you imagine the stories the daughter knows to pass on as well? i would LOVE to sit with this mother too. i’d have to bring my own beach towel for all the tears. both sad tears and happy tears.

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