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22/05/2026 11:02 am
Dollie Berry, a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia (USA), sadly passed away on 16 May 2026, aged 112.
Berry was born in Reva, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 7 March 1914, to Burnette Booten and Sallie Shanks. She had nine siblings (eight of whom were older). When she was 13, her father died, and she was sent to New York to live with her aunt Mary. She eventually became an accomplished seamstress, fashion designer, and social worker.
In 1936, she married Arthur Berry, and the couple went on to have two children. Throughout her life, she maintained a home in Culpeper County, which she continued to visit once or twice a year, even in her old age.
At the time of her death, she was one of the 10 OLP in the USA.
https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/dollie-berry/
Rest in peace.
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22/05/2026 11:25 am
R.I.P. Ms. Berry.
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23/05/2026 11:37 pm
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American Woman Dollie Berry Dies at 112
Dollie Berry, a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, USA, passed away on 16 May, at the age of 112 years, 70 days, according to the Culpeper Star-Exponent.
Berry was born in Reva, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA, on 7 March 1914, to Burnette Booten and Sallie Shanks. When she was 13, her father died, and she was sent to New York to live with her aunt Mary. She attended the Textile High School in New York, where she learned how to create her own patterns. She eventually became an accomplished seamstress, fashion designer, and social worker.
In 1936, she married Arthur Berry, and the couple went on to have two children. Throughout her life, she maintained a home in Culpeper County, which she continued to visit once or twice a year, even in her old age.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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24/05/2026 1:35 am
Rest in peace Ms Berry.
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13/06/2026 2:28 am
She was the 2nd oldest living person in Virginia.
She was the 11th oldest living person in the USA.
She is the 3rd oldest person born in 1914 to die.
She is the 392nd oldest person in US history.
She is the 1037th oldest person in history.
She was the 52nd oldest living person in the world.