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Hester Ford, oldest living American, dies at 116 By Chris Williams Hester Ford (Credit: Tanisha Patterson-Powe) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Hester Ford, the country’s oldest living citizen, died Saturday at the age of 116, according to the family. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother Hester McCardell Ford today," the family posted on Facebook. "She was a pillar and stalwart to our family and provided much needed love, support and understanding to us all." According to officials in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Hester McCardell Ford was born in Lancaster ...

Hester Ford, center, is seen surrounded by family members in an undated photo. Hester Ford, a Charlotte woman believed to the oldest American, died Saturday, as first reported by QCity Metro. She was at least 115, though some family members say she was 116. “She was a pillar and stalwart to our family and provided much needed love, support and understanding to us all," Ford's great-grandaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe said in a statement posted to Facebook. "... Her light shined beyond her local area and she lived beyond a century with memories containing real life experience of over 100 y...

Hester Ford, the oldest living American, passed away at 116 surrounded by those she loved, family members said.

‘Her light shined’: Charlotte’s Hester Ford, oldest living American, dies at 116 years old Charlotte’s Hester Ford, previously oldest living American, dies at 115 years old (Source: WBTV) By WBTV Web Staff | April 17, 2021 at 5:47 PM CDT - Updated April 17 at 10:20 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Hester Ford, born in 1904, moved to Charlotte in the 1950s. Ford has seen a lot in her lifetime, more than anyone in the United States. She had been known as the oldest living American at 116 years old. Ford died Saturday, according to her great-granddaughter. “Her light s...

Hester Ford, oldest living American, dead at 115 Published:  Tags:  Hester Ford, the oldest person in the United States, died on April 17, 2021. (Courtesy: WCNC) (Copyright 2021 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Hester Ford, the oldest living person in the United States, died Saturday at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, her family said. She was 115. Hester McCardell Ford was born Aug. 15, 1905, in Lancaster County, South Carolina, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Some U.S. census records place her birth year as 1904. She became the oldest person in the...