One Hundred and Fifteen years old, the oldest woman in Shelbyville at least, another of the topr three just had her birthday a few weeks ago, and the oldest woman on earth is only 3 years older and lives in Brazil according to this website.
The big 115:
The Shelby News "Edna Parker was alert and eager to party on Friday morning as family, friends, dignitaries and their representatives gathered at Heritage House Convalescent Center to honor Shelbyville's own certified oldest person in the world as she turns 115 years old on Sunday.
Shelbyville Mayor Scott Furgeson announced at the party that the city has ordered signs that will promote Shelbyville as the 'Home of Edna Parker, the world's oldest person.'
'It is a great honor to have Edna and her great family in Shelbyville,' Furgeson said."
Dressed in a new blue and white polka dot dress with a crisp, white collar and sporting her trademark white pearls, Edna seemed proud of her freshly washed and curled snow-white hair and brightly painted red fingernails. As numerous people complimented Edna on her vivid appearance, she simply smiled and said "thank you."
Many in the crowd were amazed by the alertness of the soon-to-be 115 year-old supercentenarian as she seemed to understand everything that was said to her and responded appropriately to questions and comments by her well-wishers.
When viewing her large turquoise blue birthday cake, which congratulated her on reaching 115 years, Edna shook her head and said clearly, "Well, I don't think that I am quite that old." continued
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