Gertrude Weaver dies at 116 days after becoming world's oldest person

Gertrude Weaver has died at the age of 116, days after becoming the world's oldest person.

The Williams Funeral Home in Arkansas confirmed she had passed away just after 10am on Monday at her home at the Silver Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Camden.

Last week she had told staff there that she wanted a visit from the US president.

She said she had voted for Barack Obama twice.

Kathy Langley, an administrator at the nursing home, said staff were "devastated" by their loss.

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