Survived 21 presidents, two world wars, a Spaniard and COVID-19: the oldest American woman died

Bessie Hendrix has died at the age of 115 in Iowa. She was the oldest resident of the United States. Writes about it Ukrainian Truth.

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According to the funeral home Lampe and Powers, the woman passed away on January 3 at the age of 115 in Lake City, Iowa.

Bessie Hendrix (nee Bessie Lorena) was born near Auburn, Iowa on November 7, 1907.

She worked as a teacher, then in 1930 she married Paul Hendrix.

Bessie's husband died in 1995 after 65 years of marriage.

Hendrix lived in her own home until the age of 102, after which she moved to the Elderly Care Center and lived there until her death.

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Two of Bessie's five children predeceased her. The woman left 14 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

“For mom, family always came first,” Leon Hendrix told reporters at his mother’s 115th birthday celebration.

By the time of her death, Bessie was considered the oldest person in the United States. She was in 5th place in terms of age among the 10 living supercentenarians of the world.

She has lived through 21 presidents, the Spanish flu, the tumultuous 1920s, two world wars, the Great Depression, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, the Cold War, and the COVID-19 pandemic. New York Post.

When she was 110 years old, Hendrix admitted that the secret to a long and successful life is "hard work." And her son said that she "likes sweets."

“A strong will and love for the family keeps Bessie going,” the administrator of the Elderly Care Center said on her birthday in 2019. “She really appreciates life.”

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According to the Gerontology Research Group, now the oldest American is 114-year-old Edie Ceccarelli, who lives in California. Ceccarelli also took the 5th line in the list of the oldest living centenarians.

And the oldest woman in the world is 118-year-old Lucille Randon living in France.

Previously the oldest person in the world was Japanese Kane Tanakabut she died at the age of 119.

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