Ms. Jones died on May 12 at a senior housing facility in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she has lived for the past 30 years. She had been sick for the last 10 days, according to the report.
On her 116th birthday in July 2015, Ms. Jones became the record holder for the Guinness World Records title of oldest living female.
Before her passing, Ms. Jones revealed her secret to a long life: sleep and bacon. Ms. Jones told the Guinness World Records that she kept a regular diet of bacon, eggs and grits for breakfast. A sign in her kitchen states, “Bacon makes everything better,” according to the report.
Ms. Jones was born in 1899 near Montgomery, Ala., and was one of 11 siblings. After graduating high school in 1922, she took up the family business picking crops before becoming a nanny in New Jersey and New York. While in New York, Ms. Jones started a scholarship programs to support black women going to college. She was also involved in her public housing’s building tenant patrol until she was 106.
Ms. Jones was beloved by her family, including 100 nieces and nephews.
Now, 116-year-old Emma Morano of Verbania, Italy, is the world’ oldest living person.
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