world's oldest person

She passed away at her home in Inkster, peacefully, and lived by the motto, "Treat people how you want to be treated."

Regardless of your age, this story will make you feel young!

She was the oldest person in the world about a year ago, until the folks from Guinness World Records found a woman in Brazil that was a few months older.  That woman has since passed away, and Bessie Cooper of Monroe, Georgia became only the 8th person in the world to be verified as reaching 116 years of age.