Ms. Hester Ford, the oldest person in the United States, passed away on the 17th at the age of 116. When she was alive, whenever people asked her about the secret of her longevity, she always replied “live well”. Ford’s exact date of birth is no longer available, but she was certified by the Gerontology Research Group as the oldest American, and after the death of her husband of 45 years in 1963, she was widowed for life and never remarried. Ford has 288 children and grandchildren: 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and 120 great-grandchildren.
Hester Ford, the oldest person in the United States, died on April 17 at the age of 116. When asked about her secret to longevity, she always replied, “Live well.
Tanisha Myers, the great-granddaughter of North Carolina resident Ford, announced her great-grandmother’s death on social media Facebook, saying that Ford died peacefully at home with her family by her side. A family statement noted, “Although she is gone, her influence and memories will live on through her family and everyone she came in contact with, making this world a better place for future generations.” The statement also reads, “She represented not only the evolution of our family, but also our African American race and culture. Her experience is a reminder of how far we have come as people of the earth.”
According to AFP, Ford had half a banana for breakfast every day, but whenever people asked her about the secret to her longevity, she always simply replied, “All I know is to live well.”
Ford reportedly suffered from dementia in her later years, but she was still able to recite golden verses from the Bible on her 112th birthday.
AFP said the birth of Hester Ford, the oldest person in the United States, coincided with the introduction of ice cream cones, before World War I and the construction of the Panama Canal had just begun.
According to CBS sister station WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ford grew up in rural South Carolina, farming, picking cotton and plowing fields for a living, and later worked as a babysitter for many years.
According to the Geriatrics Research Organization, Ford became the oldest living citizen in the United States after Alelia Murphy, 114, passed away in 2019.
According to the Geriatrics Research Organization, after Ford, the oldest living American is Thelma Sutcliffe, 114, of Omaha, Nebraska.
AFP said the world’s oldest living adult is believed to be 118-year-old resident of Fukuoka, Japan, Kako Tanaka.
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