Ms. Willie Mae Avery of Washington, D.C., USA, sadly passed away on 11 March 2026, aged 110 years, 287 days.
She was born in Newton, North Carolina, USA, on 28 May 1915.
She was the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Washington, D.C.
Rest in Peace Ms. Mae Avery
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/willie-avery-obituary?id=61075819
(I've confirmed through Social Media that the obituary is her)
Rest in peace, Ms. Avery.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
R.I.P. Ms. Avery.
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
Rest in peace Ms Avery.