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Mary Josephine Ray, the oldest person in the United States, died at age 114 years, 294 days, according to Associated Press reports.
This longevous woman passed away Sunday at a nursing home in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. However, she was still vigorous until about two weeks before her death, her granddaughter Katherine Ray recalled.
"She just enjoyed life. She never thought of dying at all," Katherine Ray said. "She was planning for her birthday party."
Mary was certified as the oldest person in the U.S. and the second-oldest in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group. The oldest person in the world now is Japans Kama Chinen at age 114 years, 301 days.
Mary was born May 17, 1895, in Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She moved to the United States at age 3.
Her husband died in 1957 and her two sons are still alive. She has eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
Now, Neva Morris, of Ames, Iowa, becomes the oldest living American at age 114 years, 216 days. |
