Besse Cooper
Besse Cooper | |
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Cooper in 2011 | |
| Born | Besse Berry Brown August 26, 1896 |
| Died | December 4, 2012 (aged 116 years, 100 days) Monroe, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | East Tennessee State Normal School (graduated 1916) |
| Known for | Oldest living person from June 21, 2011 to December 4, 2012 |
| Spouse |
Luther Cooper
(m. 1924; died 1963) |
| Children | 4 |
Besse Berry Cooper (née Brown; August 26, 1896 – December 4, 2012) was an American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person from June 21, 2011 until her death in 2012.