‘Queen Elizabeth of Houston’, 3rd oldest in the world, dies at 115

Women lived through turbulent periods in the history of the United States. In her lifetime, she witnessed 20 presidents, two world wars, and civil rights movements. In 2024, when he celebrated his 115th birthday, he received a letter from Barack and Michelle Obama. In the message, the couple recognizes their life story and their contributions to society.

Over the course of a century, you have created extraordinary memories and woven your own unique story into the American narrative. You are part of a generation that has summoned compassion and strength to guide our country through some of our greatest challenges and triumphs, and we trust that you are tremendously proud of all that you have contributed to our great nation. Excerpt from the message sent by the Obama couple.

At the beginning of this year, when asked about her feeling of being one of the oldest people in the world, Dona Elizabeth responded. “I just feel like living each day!” she said in an interview with KTRK, a CNN affiliate.

Brazil has 14 supercentenarians

The oldest person in the world is Japanese and is called Tomiko Itooka, according to a survey by the GRG (Gerontology Research Group, or Gerontology Research Group, in Portuguese). The second oldest is the Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, 116 years old, born in São Francisco de Assis, in Rio Grande do Sul. The two are 116 years old, but two months apart.

They are considered supercentenarians. This term is given to elderly people who are over 110 years old. Brazil has at least 14 living people in this age group — worldwide, there are 310, according to a report made by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo.