HUNTINGDON, PA.—A 114-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was the oldest person in the United States has died, according to a funeral home. The Robert D Heath Funeral Home in Mount Union said that Delphine Gibson died Wednesday. “Frances and I are saddened to hear of the passing of Delphine Gibson, America’s oldest citizen,” said Democratic Gov. She is a treasure to the nation.” On her 112th birthday, Huntingdon Mayor Dee Dee Brown declared it “Delphine Gibson Week” in the borough. She became the country’s oldest person following the February 2017 death of 114-year-old Adele Dunlap, of Flemington, N.J. Gibson’s funeral will be Saturday at Mount Hope Baptist Church in Mount Union.

Source: thestar May 10, 2018 23:48 UTC