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27/03/2026 7:37 pm
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)
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27/03/2026 7:47 pm
Rest in peace, Ms. Avery. https://longeviquest.com/2026/03/american-woman-willie-mae-avery-dies-at-110/
American Woman Willie Mae Avery Dies at 110
Willie Mae Avery, a resident of Washington, D.C., passed away on 11 March, at the age of 110 years, 287 days.
Willie Mae Avery was born in Newton, North Carolina, on 28 May 1915. Her parents were Fred Avery and Eve Ransour. She attended grade school through the eighth grade. In 1937, her mother moved to Northwest Washington, D.C., where she raised her and her four siblings as a single parent.
As a young woman, she developed an interest in the medical field and aspired to become an operating room technician. She studied at George Washington Hospital for three years, eventually working her way up to the position of medical technician. Later in her career, she received training to become an operating room technician.
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http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
27/03/2026 7:52 pm
R.I.P. Ms. Avery.
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
27/03/2026 9:47 pm
Rest in peace Ms Avery.
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20/04/2026 3:12 am
Does anyone know who the oldest person in Columbia D.C. is right now?
She died at the same age as
Lena Filter F August 17, 1888 May 31, 1999 110 years, 287 days Michigan Michigan
Lula Lykins F February 3, 1898 November 16, 2008 110 years, 287 days United States USA
Elsa Everly F April 11, 1898 January 23, 2009 110 years, 287 days United States USA
Jennie Pattist F March 24, 1903 January 5, 2014 110 years, 287 days United States USA
Shingo Kitamura M March 18, 1904 December 30, 2014 110 years, 287 days Japan Japan
Shojiro Shirai M October 29, 1909 August 11, 2020 110 years, 287 days JapanJPN
She was the 42nd oldest living person in the USA
She was the 164th oldest living person in the world
