Although the Guinness World Records deemed Cooper the world’s oldest person, she was forced to relinquish her title for a short time due to the discovery of Brazilian-born Maria Gomes Valentin who was found to be 48 days older. After Valentin died in July, Cooper was reinstated as the world’s oldest person.
Cooper was born in 1886, moving from Tennessee to Georgia during World War I to work as a teacher. She married her husband Luther in 1924 and together the two are responsible for producing four children, 12 grandchildren, and a plethora of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Cooper says the secret to surviving 116 years of life is to "mind your own business & don’t eat junk food".
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