Edna Parker | |
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Born | Edna Ruth Scott April 20, 1893 Morgan County, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | (aged 115 years, 220 days) Shelbyville, Indiana, U.S. | November 26, 2008
Resting place | Shelbyville's Miller Cemetery |
Education | Franklin College |
Known for | The oldest living person from August 13, 2007, to November 26, 2008 |
Spouse |
Earl Parker
(m. 1913; died 1939) |
Children | 2 |
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Edna Ruth Parker (née Scott)[1] (April 20, 1893 – November 26, 2008) was an American supercentenarian who, for 15 months, was recognized as the oldest person in the world. She was featured in two documentaries and included in a Boston University DNA database of supercentenarians.