Stupid Celebrities Gossip (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Edna Parker, a former Indiana schoolteacher who was the world’s oldest person, died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville, Indiana at the age of 115. It is interesting that Edna Parker was at the same nursing home as the world’s tallest woman, Sandy Allen. Read more on the death of Edna Parker below. Edna [...]
Left In Aboite (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Lifelong Indiana resident and world's oldest living person, Edna Parker, died on Wednesday at her Shelbyville nursing home. Parker had lived in the farmhouse she shared with her husband Earl, who succumbed to a heart attack in 1939, until the age of 100. She remained active until the end, taking daily walks. The supercentenarian outlived her two sons, Clifford and Earl Jr. She...
Great Findings by iWebie (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Edna Scott Parker, born in April 20, 1983 in Morgan County, Indiana died at the age of 115 on November 26, 2008 in a nursing home in Indiana. She became the Guinness World Record holder as the world’s oldest person to live for 115 years. Edna Parker was a Teacher by profession who had 2 sons, [...]
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. -- Edna Parker was in her 80s the day she and her teenage granddaughter found themselves stuck at home with no way to get to Parker's son a few miles away.
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Edna Parker, the world's oldest woman, has died at 115. Parker - who acquired her title in 2007 - was born April 20, 1893, in central Indiana's Morgan County and taught in the community's two-room... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
World (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Edna Parker, the world's oldest person, died on Wednesday at the age of 115, at 5:19 PM Wednesday at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville, according to her obituary.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Dr Stephen Coles, the UCLA gerontologist who maintains a list of the world’s oldest people, said Mrs Parker was the 14th oldest validated super-centenarian in history. Maria de Jesus of Portugal, who was born September 10, 1893, is now the world’s oldest living person, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. - Edna Parker, 115, who more than a year ago became the world's oldest person, has died.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at 115.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Following are key events that Morgan County native Edna Parker, Shelbyville, saw during her 115 years and 120 days of life:
LA Times (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Edna Parker, a former Indiana schoolteacher who was certified as the world's oldest person, died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville, Ind. She was 115.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. - Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.UCLA gerontologist Dr. Stephen Coles said Parker's great-nephew notified him that Parker died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville. She was 115 years, 220 days old, said Robert Young, a senior consultant for gerontology for Guinness World Records.Parker...
DietsInReview.com Diet Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Talk about leading a full life… Edna Parker (pictured right), the world’s oldest person, has died at age 115. Reading about Ms. Parker, I learned a new term - supercentenarian. It’s defined as anyone who reaches the amazingly small club of 110-year-olds. The ever pervasive question is, of course, what was her secret to longevity? She [...]
