Beese Cooper passed away at the age of 116. Just imagine what she saw in her lifetime. She was born in 1896 lived through two world wars, the advancement of the automobile, the invention of the computer, the first man on the moon, two space shuttle disasters, 911, two Gulf wars, a war in Korea and Vietnam, the rise and fall of communism, women's suffrage, prohibition, 25 different U.S. Presidents and much much more.
Further Reading:
-http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/04/us/georgia-oldest-person-dies/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Further Reading:
-http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/04/us/georgia-oldest-person-dies/index.html?hpt=hp_c2