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'''Edna Ruth Parker''' ({{née}} '''Scott''')<ref> {{wayback|url=http://www.in.gov/newsroom.htm?detailContent=125_6131.htm&backEnabled=true |date=20131203002107 }}</ref> (April 20, 1893 – November 26, 2008) was an American ] and, until her death, was recognized as the ] following the death of ] of Japan on August 13, 2007.<ref name="Minagawa"> – ].</ref> She assumed the title at age 114 years 115 days. Parker became ]'s oldest living person on April 7, 2005 (age 111 years 352 days) (following the death of then almost-112-year-old Minnie Kearby, who was just 6 days older at the time) and ] on January 19, 2007 (age 113 years 274 days), surpassing Mary Parr. She became the oldest living American on February 14, 2007 (age 113 years 300 days), following the death of then fellow 113-year-old ] of Washington, D.C.<ref name="GRG"></ref> Parker was the 20th verified, undisputed supercentenarian to reach the age of 115. At the time of her death, Parker was listed as the 11th ]. '''Edna Ruth Parker''' ({{née}} '''Scott''')<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002107/http://www.in.gov/newsroom.htm?detailContent=125_6131.htm&backEnabled=true |date=December 3, 2013 }}</ref> (April 20, 1893 – November 26, 2008) was an American ] who, for 15 months, was recognized as the ]. She was featured in two documentaries and included in a ] ] of supercentenarians.


==Biography== == Biography ==
Parker was born in 1893, on a farm in ], near Bengal in Hendricks township and raised eating a typical farm diet of meat and starch. She attended Franklin High School, then took classes at ] to obtain a teaching certificate. Parker taught at a two-room schoolhouse in ] for several years, until she married her next door neighbor, Earl Parker, on April 12, 1913.<ref>Source Citation: Title: Shelby County, Indiana, Index To Marriage Record 1856–1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 21;Page: 243</ref> Earl died on February 23, 1939. They had two sons, Clifford and Earl Jr.,<ref>1920 US Census; Place: Needham, Johnson, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 133.</ref> both of whom she outlived.<ref name="Indy">{{cite news|title=Indiana Woman Now World's Oldest Person|date=2007-08-14|url=http://www.theindychannel.com/family/13886143/detail.html}}</ref> As of April 2008, she had five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and thirteen great-great-grandchildren. Her two sisters also are deceased; Georgia lived to be 99, while her sister Opal died at age 88. Edna Ruth Parker was born on April 20, 1893, on a farm in ], and raised eating a typical farm diet of meat and starch. She attended ], then took classes at ] to obtain a teaching certificate. Parker taught at a two-room schoolhouse in ] for a few years, until she married her next door neighbor, Earl Parker, on April 12, 1913.<ref>Source Citation: Title: Shelby County, Indiana, Index To Marriage Record 1856–1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 21;Page: 24</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Parker-Scott |journal=The Evening Star |date=April 14, 1913 |page=3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/83259147/?terms=%22Parker%2BScott%22 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |location=Franklin, Indiana}}</ref> Earl died on February 23, 1939. They had two sons, Clifford and Earl Jr.,<ref>1920 US Census; Place: Needham, Johnson, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 133.</ref> both of whom she outlived.<ref name=answers>{{cite journal |last1=Callahan |first1=Rick |title=World's oldest known person, 115, could hold answers |journal=The Tennessean |date=April 19, 2008 |page=A3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/278981350/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> Her two sisters predeceased her, one dying aged 99 and the other at 88.<ref name="Indy">{{cite news|title=Indiana Woman Now World's Oldest Person|date=August 14, 2007|url=http://www.theindychannel.com/family/13886143/detail.html|access-date=2007-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024802/http://www.theindychannel.com/family/13886143/detail.html|archive-date=2007-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the time of her death, Parker had five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and thirteen great-great-grandchildren.<ref name=aol.com>{{cite web|url=http://news.aol.com/article/worlds-oldest-person-dies-at-115/262048|title=World's Oldest Person Dies at 115|access-date=February 19, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201091324/http://news.aol.com/article/worlds-oldest-person-dies-at-115/262048|archive-date=December 1, 2008}}</ref>


Parker lived alone on a farm from the age of 45, when her husband died, until 1993, aged 100 when, still in very strong health, she lived briefly with her son Clifford, before moving to a nursing home at Heritage House Convalescent Center, a retirement community in ].<ref name=Zogg>{{cite journal |last1=Zogg |first1=Jeff |title=109-year-old says she doesn't feel old yet |journal=The Indianapolis Star |date=April 20, 2002 |page=15 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107652044/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> Until her death, Parker read the newspaper every day and enjoyed reading and reciting poetry, especially the works of ], and according to family liked to quote his poetry to visitors.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Eddings |first1=Cordell |title=Just a very thankful farm girl |journal=The Indianapolis Star |date=February 3, 2007 |pages=A1, A9 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/126788190/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=November 2, 2018}}</ref>
===Later years===
Parker lived alone on a farm on Blueridge Road after her husband had died when she was 45. She remained there until 1993, aged 100 when, still in very strong health, she moved in with her oldest son Clifford. One winter night, she was left alone while Clifford and his wife went to a basketball game. When they returned, she was in the back yard, unconscious, in the snow, and visible in the poor light only because she was wearing her favorite red sweater. Her family feared her death, but medics arrived and she made a full recovery except for only mild injuries. Afterwards it was decided that she needed to move to a nursing home.<ref name ="Shelbynews">{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref>


===Final years=== === Final years ===
While Parker's 100th birthday was celebrated by her family and recognised in the local newspaper,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=Annette |title=Area resident celebrates 100th birthday with party |journal=The Daily Journal |date=April 17, 1993 |page=16 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/155482209/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |location=Franklin, Indiana}}</ref> by the time she reached 109, the occasion was noted state-wide.<ref name=Zogg /> On her 111th birthday in 2004, she received accolades from both the state governor and the president.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Talbert |first1=Steve |title=111-year-old won't give away secret |journal=The Indianapolis Star |date=May 1, 2004 |page=116 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/127407176/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> The ] ] took a sample of Parker's DNA in 2006, as part of a study of the genetics of extreme longevity.<ref name=answers /> In January 2007, Parker became the oldest person in the United States,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Indiana woman is nation's oldest |journal=The Courier-Journal |date=February 3, 2007 |page=B5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/181990629/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |location=Louisville, Kentucky}}</ref> and seven months later, following the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan on August 13, 2007, she became the oldest person in the world. The occasion is recorded as a "Moment of Indiana History".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ksander |first1=Yael |title=Edna Parker |url=https://indianapublicmedia.org/momentofindianahistory/edna-parker/ |website=Moment of Indiana History |publisher=Indiana Public Media |access-date=November 2, 2018 |date=November 5, 2007}}</ref> Parker featured in an episode of ]'s documentary ''The World's ... and Me'' in 2008,{{cn|date=April 2022}} and in another documentary called ], released in 2009.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burr |first1=Ty |title=How to Live Forever: Far more than the same old, same old |journal=The Boston Globe |date=August 19, 2011 |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/08/19/how_to_live_forever_offers_an_entertaining_look_at_how_people_approach_aging_and_death/ |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> On her 114th birthday, she received a letter from Vice-President ], who thanked her for "sharing her wisdom and experiences" with younger generations,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Oldest American celebrates 114th birthday |journal=The Call-Leader |date=April 21, 2007 |page=5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/90878345/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22%2BGovernor |access-date=November 2, 2018 |location=Elwood, Indiana}}</ref> received the key to the city of Shelbyville from the Mayor, and was visited by the state Governor and Senator.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Koch |first1=Gail |title=Country's oldest women, both Hoosiers, meet |journal=The Star Press |date=April 22, 2007 |page=1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/253978175/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22%2BGovernor |access-date=November 2, 2018 |location=Muncie, Indiana}}</ref> On April 21, 2007, she met with ] of ], who was 113 at the time,<ref name=Gillers>{{cite journal |last1=Gillers |first1=Heather |title=At 115, she was the oldest person in the world |journal=The Indianapolis Star |date=November 28, 2008 |page=A15 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/126830280/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> which set the highest combined age (227 years 142 days) for a meeting of two supercentenarians; both were awarded certificates in person by a representative of '']''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Higgins |first1=Will |title=Record for the ages |journal=The Indianapolis Star |date=April 22, 2007 |pages=B1, B5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/126798029/ |access-date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> Parker lived in the same nursing home as ], the tallest living woman verified by ''Guinness World Records'', until Allen's death on August 13, 2008.<ref>{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref> Parker reportedly did not offer an explanation for her long life, and simply advised questioners that the most important thing was "more education".<ref name=Gillers />
Until her death, Parker lived at Heritage House Convalescent Center, a retirement community in ]. On April 21, 2007, at the age of 114, she met with the 2nd-oldest Indiana inhabitant and then 5th-oldest living person in the world, ]. Fry, who lived in ], was 113 at the time, which set the highest combined age for a meeting of two supercentenarians, at 227 years 142 days. Parker lived in the same home as ], the tallest living woman verified by '']'', until Allen's death on August 13, 2008.<ref>{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref> Parker enjoyed reading and reciting poetry, especially the works of ], and according to family liked to quote his poetry to visitors.<ref name ="Shelbynews"/> She read the newspaper every day, enjoyed cards from well-wishers, and often sent autographs to people asking for them. In 2007, she received a letter from President ] on her 114th birthday, who thanked her for “sharing her wisdom and experiences” with younger generations.<ref name ="Shelbynews"/> Also at that time, she was given the key to the city of Shelbyville from the Mayor, and was visited by the state Governor and Senator.


The Heritage House Convalescent Center planned two separate birthday parties to celebrate her 115th birthday. At each one they released one hundred fifteen multicolored balloons, because she enjoyed watching balloons float into the sky{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}. The public celebration was on April 18, 2008, while the private family one was on April 20, 2008, her actual birthday. At the time, she was one of only 21 ] to have reached 115 years of age. Parker died at her nursing home in Indiana, around 5:19PM ] on Wednesday November 26, 2008, at age 115 years 220 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.aol.com/article/worlds-oldest-person-dies-at-115/262048 |accessdate=February 19, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081201091324/http://news.aol.com:80/article/worlds-oldest-person-dies-at-115/262048? |archivedate=December 1, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/spa/swl/snno/shmvf/p1/2/hi/americas/7753764.stm| work=BBC News | title=World's oldest person dies at 115 | date=28 November 2008 | accessdate= 1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref> The Heritage House Convalescent Center planned two parties to celebrate her 115th birthday, a public celebration one and a private family one. One hundred fifteen multicolored balloons were released at each, because Parker enjoyed watching them float into the sky.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Callahan |first1=Rick |title=Long, full life: World's oldest person nears 115 |journal=The Courier-Journal |date=April 19, 2008 |pages=B1, B3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/181484919/?terms=%22Edna%2BParker%22 |access-date=November 2, 2018 |location=Louisville, Kentucky}}</ref> Parker was included in a book for children, ''Girls are Best'' (2009), as the oldest woman in the world.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Toksvig |first1=Sandi |title=Girls Are Best |date=2009 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-86230-429-1 |page=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LOk4G7DZ78oC}}</ref> She died at her nursing home seven months after her birthday, on November 26, 2008, aged 115 years 220 days. Her death was reported around the world.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Strange |first1=Hannah |title=World's oldest person, Edna Parker, dies at 115 |journal=The Times |date=November 28, 2008 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/worlds-oldest-person-edna-parker-dies-at-115-ff5mzt5wllp |access-date=November 2, 2018 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=World's oldest person dies |journal=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=November 28, 2008 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/worlds-oldest-person-dies-20081128-gdt4le.html |access-date=November 2, 2018 |location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> Parker is buried in Shelbyville's Miller Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/sbgpzlpauyk/sqrs/p1/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=58513&SectionID=34&SubSectionID=&S=1 |title= Edna Parker|access-date=2009-04-07 |date=November 28, 2008|publisher=The Shelbyville News}}{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref> After her death, a Portuguese woman Maria de Jesus became the world's oldest person.<ref name=aol.com />
Parker is buried in Shelbyville's Miller Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/sbgpzlpauyk/sqrs/p1/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=58513&SectionID=34&SubSectionID=&S=1 |title= Edna Parker|accessdate=2009-04-07 |date=2008-11-28|publisher=The Shelbyville News}}{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref>


==See also== == See also ==
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==References== == References ==
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==External links== == External links ==
* {{cite news|title=Living history: Edna Parker shares memories as she approaches 113|work=|date=2006-04-19|url=https://kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/sbgpzlpauyk/sqrs/p1/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=37713&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&S=1}} * {{cite news|title=Living history: Edna Parker shares memories as she approaches 113|journal=The Shelbyville News|date=April 19, 2006|url=https://kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/sbgpzlpauyk/sqrs/p1/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=37713&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&S=1}}
* {{cite news|title=Edna ready for No. 115|work= The Shelbyville News | date=2008-04-16 |url=https://kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/sbgpzlpauyk/sqrs/p1/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&ArticleID=55039&TM=54564.66}} * {{cite news|title=Edna ready for No. 115|work= The Shelbyville News | date=April 16, 2008 |url=https://kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/sbgpzlpauyk/sqrs/p1/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&ArticleID=55039&TM=54564.66}} {{dead link|date=February 2017}}
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American supercentenarian (1893–2008) For the United States Tax Court judge, see Edna G. Parker.

Edna Parker
Parker in 2007 at age 114
BornEdna Ruth Scott
(1893-04-20)April 20, 1893
Morgan County, Indiana, U.S.
Died(2008-11-26)November 26, 2008
(aged 115 years, 220 days)
Shelbyville, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeShelbyville's Miller Cemetery
EducationFranklin College
Known forThe oldest living person from August 13, 2007, to November 26, 2008
Spouse Earl Parker ​ ​(m. 1913; died 1939)​
Children2
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Edna Ruth Parker (née Scott) (April 20, 1893 – November 26, 2008) was an American supercentenarian who, for 15 months, was recognized as the oldest person in the world. She was featured in two documentaries and included in a Boston University DNA database of supercentenarians.

Biography

Edna Ruth Parker was born on April 20, 1893, on a farm in Morgan County, Indiana, and raised eating a typical farm diet of meat and starch. She attended Franklin Senior High School, then took classes at Franklin College to obtain a teaching certificate. Parker taught at a two-room schoolhouse in Smithland for a few years, until she married her next door neighbor, Earl Parker, on April 12, 1913. Earl died on February 23, 1939. They had two sons, Clifford and Earl Jr., both of whom she outlived. Her two sisters predeceased her, one dying aged 99 and the other at 88. At the time of her death, Parker had five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and thirteen great-great-grandchildren.

Parker lived alone on a farm from the age of 45, when her husband died, until 1993, aged 100 when, still in very strong health, she lived briefly with her son Clifford, before moving to a nursing home at Heritage House Convalescent Center, a retirement community in Shelbyville, Indiana. Until her death, Parker read the newspaper every day and enjoyed reading and reciting poetry, especially the works of James Whitcomb Riley, and according to family liked to quote his poetry to visitors.

Final years

While Parker's 100th birthday was celebrated by her family and recognised in the local newspaper, by the time she reached 109, the occasion was noted state-wide. On her 111th birthday in 2004, she received accolades from both the state governor and the president. The Boston University New England Centenarian Study took a sample of Parker's DNA in 2006, as part of a study of the genetics of extreme longevity. In January 2007, Parker became the oldest person in the United States, and seven months later, following the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan on August 13, 2007, she became the oldest person in the world. The occasion is recorded as a "Moment of Indiana History". Parker featured in an episode of Mark Dolan's documentary The World's ... and Me in 2008, and in another documentary called How to Live Forever, released in 2009. On her 114th birthday, she received a letter from Vice-President Dick Cheney, who thanked her for "sharing her wisdom and experiences" with younger generations, received the key to the city of Shelbyville from the Mayor, and was visited by the state Governor and Senator. On April 21, 2007, she met with Bertha Fry of Muncie, who was 113 at the time, which set the highest combined age (227 years 142 days) for a meeting of two supercentenarians; both were awarded certificates in person by a representative of Guinness World Records. Parker lived in the same nursing home as Sandy Allen, the tallest living woman verified by Guinness World Records, until Allen's death on August 13, 2008. Parker reportedly did not offer an explanation for her long life, and simply advised questioners that the most important thing was "more education".

The Heritage House Convalescent Center planned two parties to celebrate her 115th birthday, a public celebration one and a private family one. One hundred fifteen multicolored balloons were released at each, because Parker enjoyed watching them float into the sky. Parker was included in a book for children, Girls are Best (2009), as the oldest woman in the world. She died at her nursing home seven months after her birthday, on November 26, 2008, aged 115 years 220 days. Her death was reported around the world. Parker is buried in Shelbyville's Miller Cemetery. After her death, a Portuguese woman Maria de Jesus became the world's oldest person.

See also

References

  1. Governor meets with country's two oldest, both Hoosiers Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Source Citation: Title: Shelby County, Indiana, Index To Marriage Record 1856–1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 21;Page: 24
  3. "Parker-Scott". The Evening Star. Franklin, Indiana: 3. April 14, 1913. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. 1920 US Census; Place: Needham, Johnson, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 133.
  5. ^ Callahan, Rick (April 19, 2008). "World's oldest known person, 115, could hold answers". The Tennessean: A3. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. "Indiana Woman Now World's Oldest Person". August 14, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "World's Oldest Person Dies at 115". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Zogg, Jeff (April 20, 2002). "109-year-old says she doesn't feel old yet". The Indianapolis Star: 15. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  9. Eddings, Cordell (February 3, 2007). "Just a very thankful farm girl". The Indianapolis Star: A1, A9. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  10. Jones, Annette (April 17, 1993). "Area resident celebrates 100th birthday with party". The Daily Journal. Franklin, Indiana: 16. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  11. Talbert, Steve (May 1, 2004). "111-year-old won't give away secret". The Indianapolis Star: 116. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  12. "Indiana woman is nation's oldest". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: B5. February 3, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  13. Ksander, Yael (November 5, 2007). "Edna Parker". Moment of Indiana History. Indiana Public Media. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  14. Burr, Ty (August 19, 2011). "How to Live Forever: Far more than the same old, same old". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  15. "Oldest American celebrates 114th birthday". The Call-Leader. Elwood, Indiana: 5. April 21, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  16. Koch, Gail (April 22, 2007). "Country's oldest women, both Hoosiers, meet". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana: 1. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  17. ^ Gillers, Heather (November 28, 2008). "At 115, she was the oldest person in the world". The Indianapolis Star: A15. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  18. Higgins, Will (April 22, 2007). "Record for the ages". The Indianapolis Star: B1, B5. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  19. Governor pays weekend visit to honor Edna's 114th birthday
  20. Callahan, Rick (April 19, 2008). "Long, full life: World's oldest person nears 115". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: B1, B3. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  21. Toksvig, Sandi (2009). Girls Are Best. Random House. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-86230-429-1.
  22. Strange, Hannah (November 28, 2008). "World's oldest person, Edna Parker, dies at 115". The Times. London. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  23. "World's oldest person dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia. November 28, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  24. "Edna Parker". The Shelbyville News. November 28, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.

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