
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 15, 1991                   TAG: 9102150695
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: PALATKA, FLA.                                LENGTH: Short

WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING PERSON DIES AT AGE 116

Carrie White, who apparently had been the world's oldest living person, has died.

At 116 years and 88 days old, she was the second oldest person ever whose birth date the Guinness Book of World Records could authenticate reliably.

White, a resident of Putnam Memorial Nursing Home for five years, died there Thursday.

She was born on Nov. 18, 1874. Ulysses S. Grant was president.

Three years ago Guinness declared White the world's oldest living person whose birth date could be authenticated reliably, and the nursing home had held a birthday party for her each year after that. Former President Reagan spoke to her by phone during her last one.

Guinness says the oldest authentic centenarian ever was Shigechiyo Izumi of Japan. He died in 1986 at 120 years and 237 days of age.

Born Carrie Joiner in Gadsden County, White lived and worked near Tallahassee.

by CNB