
10:45AM EST December 5. 2012 – MONROE, Ga. (AP) — The woman who was listed as the world’s oldest person died Tuesday in a Georgia nursing home at age 116.Besse Cooper died peacefully Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her son Sidney Cooper. Monroe is about 45 miles east of Atlanta.
Cooper said his mother had been ill recently with a stomach virus, then felt better Monday.
On Tuesday, he said she had her hair set and watched a Christmas video, but later had trouble breathing. She was put on oxygen in her room and died there about 2 p.m., Cooper said.
“With her hair fixed it looked like she was ready to go,” he said.
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Love your metaphor about the sand in the hour glass. I lost my mother and father when they were too young to go, but treasured that I had known them at their best and never had to see them decline with illness.
Great blog!
That was beautiful, Wendy. You are such an inspiration, and a bright light in this world.
THANK YOU Lynnette! I really appreciate your kind words!
I agree with your metaphor, Wendy. God gives us a certain amount of time and we get to make a masterpiece out of it! Thanks for putting your heart out there for all of us to learn from. You’re an inspirational educator!