Obituaries : Woman Dies at 114; Was World’s Oldest
Two weeks after being recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest person, Florence Knapp died Monday at age 114.
Miss Knapp, a teacher who marched in support of women’s suffrage in 1919 and lived for 110 years in her parents’ farmhouse, died at a nursing home here.
Donald McFarlan, editor of the Guinness book, said Tuesday that Miss Knapp was recognized as the world’s oldest person. Guinness restricts recognition to those who can provide birth records and other documentation.
Her successor is Maren Torp, 111, of Norway, according to Guinness record keepers.
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