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National News Apr 19, 2021 File-This Aug. 13, 2016, file photo shows Roosevelt Patterson greeting his grandmother Hester "Granny" Ford during Ford's 111th birthday party. Ford was either 115 or 116 years old depending on which census report was accurate. Either way, she was the oldest living American when she died Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Charlotte, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks “supercentenarians.” They listed her age as 115 years and 245 days. (Diedra Laird/The Charlotte Observer via AP, File) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman who grew up ...

Mother Hester McCardell Ford, The Oldest Living American, Has Died At 116 The Charlotte, NC grand-matriarch left behind a legacy of love. Hester Ford | Diedra Laird/Charlotte Observer “It’s a sad day but it’s also a great day in heaven,” Hestor Ford’s great-granddaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe said. Ford, who was the oldest living American, died at the age of 116 surrounded by her loved ones at home, which is a rare and beautiful grace. According to her family members, Ford lived in the same home in Charlotte for more than 58 years. Born on August 15, 1904, in Lancast...

Hester Ford, the oldest living American, has died Hester Ford, a North Carolina woman who was recognized as the oldest living American, died peacefully on Saturday in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, her great-granddaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe confirmed. Ford was at least 115 years and 245 days old at the time of her death, according to the Gerontology Research Group, who verified her as the oldest living American in 2019. Her family, however, told CNN she was born on August 15, 1904, which would make her 116 years old. Ford was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, to Peter and Frances...

Apr 19, 2021 The Charlotte, Carolina resident died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family.  According to a report, she had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, and 108 great-grandchildren.  She was born on August 15, 1904. Not only did she live through the Covid pandemic, but she also lived through the 1918 influenza pandemic. When asked what the secret to longevity is, she replied, "I just live right, all I know." Hear “Cleveland’s Morning News with Wills and Snyder” weekdays 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.

WASHINGTON: She was born long before World War I, the year the ice cream cone was invented and as work was beginning on the Panama Canal. America’s oldest citizen, 116-year-old Hester Ford, has died, her family announced. The death of the North Carolina resident was announced on Facebook by great-granddaughter Tanisha Myers, who said Ford passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family. She had 288 descendants: 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren and 120 great-great-grandchildren. “Although she has passed, her legacy and memory will continue to live on through her famil...