World Oldest Person Dies Six Days After Inheriting the Title

A 116-year-old Arkansas woman passed away on Monday just six days after she was announced as the oldest living person in the world. She inherited the title last Wednesday, after the death of 117-year-old Misao Okawa in Japan, according to the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group. 

Last week Gertrude Weaver, who was already the oldest person in America, asked President Barack Obama to attend her birthday party on the Fourth of July.

The Silver Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center in Camden, where Weaver was a resident, confirmed her death and said they were 'devastated by her loss'.

Weaver passed away from complications due to pneumonia, according to KATV. 

Kathy Langley, the center's administrator, said Weaver was enjoying the spotlight she received in the last week of her life, she told Reuters. 

Culled:dailymail