Doris Punchard | |
Doris Punchard at the age of 111 | |
Birth: | 19 July 1904 Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK |
Death: | 12 August 2015 Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK |
Age: | 111 years, 24 days |
Country: | UK |
Validated |
Doris May Punchard (19 July 1904 – 12 August 2015) was a British supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the sixth-oldest known person in the United Kingdom at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Doris Punchard was born on 19 July 1904 in Ipswich, England. As an adult, she worked as a treasurer at a church. She lived alone until 2013 before moving into a care home at the age of 109. As a centenarian, she was affectionately known as “Punch”.
Punchard passed away on 12 August 2015 after a short illness in Ipswich, England at the age of 111 years, 24 days. She was the county of Suffolk’s oldest resident at the time of her death.