I don’t have live access to news right now, but I can share what’s publicly documented about Edna Parker up to the last widely reported events.
- Edna Parker (1893–2008) was a validated American supercentenarian who, at the time of her death, was recognized as the world’s oldest living person by some sources. She passed away on November 26, 2008, in Shelbyville, Indiana, at age 115 years, 220 days.[3][4]
- Her longevity record is tied to Indiana records as well; she spent her final years at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville and had notable public attention around meeting other centenarians in 2007.[3]
- Coverage of her death appeared in major outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, which reported her status as the world’s oldest person at the time and noted aspects of her life, including her early years on a family farm and her career as a teacher.[4]
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Edna Ruth Parker (née Scott; 20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008) was a validated American supercentenarian and, until her death, was recognized as the oldest living person in the world following the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan on 13 August 2007. She assumed the title at age 114 years, 115 days. Parker became Indiana's oldest living person on 7 April 2005 at age 111 years, 352 days (following the death of then almost-112-year-old Minnie Kearby, who was just six days older at the time...
gerontology.fandom.comEdna Ruth Parker (née Scott) was a validated American supercentenarian. She is the longevity record holder for the U.S. state of Indiana.
longeviquest.comEdna Parker, a former Indiana schoolteacher who was certified as the world's oldest person, died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville, Ind.
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