Charlotte's Hester Ford, Who Was Oldest American, Has Died
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...
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