Woman, oldest living US citizen, dies at 114
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In this Apr 16, 2008 photo, Mamie J. Rearden, poses in Edgefield, S.C. Mamie Readen, a 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday, Jan 5, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
(AP) - A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living US citizen has died.
Two daughters say Mamie Rearden of Edgefield, who held the title as the oldest person in the country for about two weeks, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Georgia.
Ms Sara Rearden of Burtonsville, Maryland, said on Saturday that her mother broke her hip after a fall about three weeks ago.
Robert Young of the Gerontology Research Group said Mamie Rearden's September 1898 birth was recorded in the 1900 US Census. The group, which verifies age information for Guinness World Records, listed Mrs Rearden as the oldest living US citizen after last month's passing of 115-year-old Dina Manfredini of Iowa.
