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13/03/2026 2:40 am
Ms. Bonita Bell Gibson (née Spear), of Canton, Michigan, United States, the 7th-oldest living person in the world, sadly passed away on 10 March 2026 at the age of 114 years, 249 days. She was born on 4 July 1911. Rest in peace.
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13/03/2026 7:27 am
Rest in eternal peace, Ms. Bonita Gibson (1911-2026).
13/03/2026 7:32 am
Rest in peace, Ms. Gibson.
https://longeviquest.com/2026/03/bonita-gibson-americas-second-oldest-person-dies-at-114/
Bonita Gibson, America’s Second-Oldest Person, Dies at 114
Bonita Gibson, the second-oldest living person in the USA, passed away in Michigan on 10 March, at the age of 114 years, 249 days.
Gibson was born in Hoxie, Sheridan County, Kansas, on 4 July 1911. She grew up with her older brother, Daryl. After their parents separated, their uncle and aunt in Mound City, Missouri, took them in and raised them.
Gibson met her future husband, Kenneth, in high school—he was a senior, and she was a sophomore. They married in 1930 during the Great Depression. She later recalled how tough those times were, but they managed to get by with hard work and resourcefulness. The couple raised chickens, tended a large garden, and grew various fruit trees to keep food on the table.
In the 1930s, they moved to Idaho to join one of Kenneth’s relatives who owned a farm. This move introduced them to the potato industry. Kenneth handled potato shipments to places like Chicago, while Gibson managed the office work. They welcomed their son, also named Kenneth, in January 1937.
After Kenneth passed away in 2003, Gibson relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to her son. Later, she moved again to be near her grandchildren in Metro Detroit, Michigan.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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13/03/2026 7:35 am
Rest in peace Ms Gibson.
Second oldest person in the USA.
13/03/2026 10:12 am
Very sad news. May she rest in peace.
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13/03/2026 12:48 pm
R.I.P. Ms. Gibson.
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