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13/07/2026 2:21 pm
Ms. Bessie Riley of Poughkeepsie, New York, United States sadly passed away on 7 July 2026, aged 112 years and 41 days.
She was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, on 27 May 1914 (claimed 28 May).
She was the 3rd oldest living person in New York, USA.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Bessie M.
Riley
May 14, 1914 — Jul 7, 2026
https://www.darrowfuneralhome.org/obituaries/bessie-riley
Rest in peace.
This topic was modified 1 month ago by Ale76
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13/07/2026 3:12 pm
R.I.P. Ms. Riley.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
14/07/2026 12:45 am
Rest in peace Ms Riley.
14/07/2026 11:16 am
Obituary text now says 9 July. Separate obituary says 9 July and social media posts seemingly support that, so final age was 112 years, 43 days.Ms. Bessie Riley of Poughkeepsie, New York, United States sadly passed away on 7 July 2026, aged 112 years and 41 days.
She was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, on 27 May 1914 (claimed 28 May).
She was the 3rd oldest living person in New York, USA.
https://www.darrowfuneralhome.org/obituaries/bessie-riley
Rest in peace.
Edit: Post from Instagram supports her death being on 9 July as they said "Today". I know the top of the obituary says 7 July, but the obituary text says 9 July and the Instagram posts points to it. It also said that her birthdate was "14 May", instead of 28 May (her claimed birthdate).
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11/08/2026 10:17 pm
She is the 414th oldest person in U.S. history
She was the 14th oldest living person in the U.S.
She is the 1,106th oldest person in history, tied with
Jessie Penn F 18 May 1889 30 June 2001 USA
Geneva McNicholl F 10 Dec 1889 22 Jan 2002 USA
Gertrude Stern F 27 Feb 1910 11 Apr 2022 USA
She was the 62nd oldest living person in the world
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