Besse Cooper passed peacefully in her home Wednesday at the age of 116. She was the world’s oldest person. Born in 1896, Mrs. Cooper grew up in Tennessee (in a log cabin), where she worked as a schoolteacher until 1929. She’s survived by her 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. When asked about the secret of her extraordinarily long life, she told reporters, “I mind by own business and I don’t eat junk food” …
