Flossie Page

Flossie E. Page (Haven, Kansas, June 12, 1893 – Butler County, Kansas, February 22, 2006) [Social Security Death Index; 509689388] was an American supercentenarian who broke the record for the oldest person of Kansas on record on February 9, 2006, the previous record of 112 years 241 days having been set by Katherine Jones in 1992, but she died exactly two weeks after achieving this feat. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Rosalia Women Turns 110. |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FBBAD83AA1A6AA6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |quote=Flossie Page says 110 years of life will make you wise, content . . . and tired. She should know. She celebrated her 110th birthday Thursday at her Rosalia home. "I don't want to live a long while longer," she said Friday. "I think I've lived my life." She said she is glad she has lived so many years, but she would not recommend it to others. "Not unless you can help other people who |publisher=Wichita Eagle |date= |accessdate=2007-12-09 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Flossie Page. |url= |quote=Flossie page, the oldest Kansan on record, died Wednesday of pneumonia, according to granddaughter Becky Humig. She was 112 years, eight months and ... |publisher=Associated Press |date=February 25, 2006 |accessdate=2007-12-09 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Oldest Kansan Dies at 112. |url= |quote=Flossie Page didn't drink liquor or soda pop. She didn't smoke or cuss. But she did drink strong coffee and wasn't above killing an occasional snake in her garden with a hoe. Mrs. Page died Wednesday morning from pneumonia at the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado. She had lived 112 years, eight months and 10 days, making her the oldest Kansan on record, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which research es the lifestyles of ... |publisher=Wichita Eagle |date=February 24, 2006 |accessdate=2007-12-09 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Flossie Page. |url=http://www.kake.com/news/features/4/765737.html |quote=We don’t often get a chance to meet history. But here she is. Flossie Page who next month will celebrate 111 years of life. |publisher=KAKE |date=May 9, 2004 |accessdate=2007-12-09 ]

Page ranked as the sixth-oldest person in the U.S. and eleventh in the world when she died, aged 112 years and 255 days.

After graduating from high school, she taught at a one room school house near Lewis, and later worked at the War Risk Insurance Department in Washington, D.C. upon the start of World War I. Page married Fredric William Page in 1926. He died in 1967. She attributed her longevity to living a moral life, and taking no medication whatsoever.

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ee also

* List of the oldest people
* Oldest people
* Supercentenarian
* U.S. state longevity recordholders