Alice Banner | |
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Birth: | 13 October 1915 Lemonal Village, Belize District, Belize |
Death: | 12 November 2024 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Age: | 109 years,30 days |
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Centenarian |
Alice Banner (13 October 1915 - 12 November 2024) also known as "Aunt Alice" was a Belizean-American centenarian and second oldest living Belizean woman and second oldest Belizean-born person ever.
Biography[]
Alice Banner was born in Lemonal Village, Belize District, Belize on 13 October 1915. She relocated to the U.S. in the 1950s or 1960s, where she worked for a judge's family until retirement. Later she moved to Brooklyn, New York, united States.
Alice Banner became oldest known living Belizean woman after the death of Leonora Patnett on 9 May 2022. On March 2024 she surpassed the age of Patnett and became oldest known Belizean-born woman ever. She celebrated her 109th birthday on 14 October 2024 becoming second known Belizean woman, who has reached to 109 after Efigenia Cal, who claims to born 21 September 1915.
Alice Banner died in Brooklyn, New York, United States at the age of 109 years, 30 days.
References[]
- Belizean centenarian Alice Banner of New York City celebrates her 107th birthday in solid health Breaking Belize News, 14 October 2022
- 108 Years of Grace: Celebrating Aunt Alice, the Matriarch of the Banner Family: from Lemonal, Belize to Brooklyn, New York! Breaking Belize News, 14 October 2023
- 109th birthday confirmation Facebook post, Hot Off The Press - Belize, 14 October 2024
- Obituary of Alice Banner