World’s oldest and tallest women both pass away
A woman listed as the world’s oldest person has died in a Georgia nursing home at 116.
Besse Cooper died peacefully in Monroe, east of Atlanta, according to her son Sidney.
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LIMITED OFFERA woman listed as the world’s oldest person has died in a Georgia nursing home at 116.
Besse Cooper died peacefully in Monroe, east of Atlanta, according to her son Sidney.
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