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                  US Woman, World's Oldest Person, Dies at 116

   by Associated Press

   A 116-year-old woman deemed the world's oldest person has died in
   Michigan.

   Jeralean Talley died Wednesday at her home in the Detroit suburb of
   Inkster. Her daughter, Thelma Holloway, confirmed the death.

   Holloway said Thursday that her mother had recently been hospitalized
   and treated for fluid in her lungs but was grateful to return home,
   "just where she wanted to be.''

   Talley turned 116 last month. She celebrated at her church and a local
   office of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

   The Gerontology Research Group considered Talley to be the world's
   oldest person, based on available records, followed by Susannah Jones
   of Brooklyn, New York. The group said Jones would turn 116 in July.

   Talley was born in the state of Georgia in 1899. Her husband died in
   1988, at age 95.
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