Edna Parker

Who was Edna Parker?

Edna Ruth Parker was an American supercentenarian and, until her death, was recognized as the oldest person in the world following the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan on August 13, 2007. She assumed the title at age 114 years 115 days. Parker became Indiana's oldest living person on April 7, 2005 and the state's all-time recordholder on January 19, 2007, surpassing Mary Parr. She became the oldest living American on February 14, 2007, following the death of then fellow 113-year-old Corinne Dixon Taylor of Washington, D.C. Parker was the 20th verified, undisputed supercentenarian to reach age 115. At the time of her death, Parker was listed as the 11th longest lived person ever.