| Elvira Montoya Ordonez | |
 Montoya Ordonez at the age of 106. | |
| Birth: | 13 July 1904 Sandona, Narino Department, Colombia |
| Death: | 16 July 2015 Sandona, Narino Department, Colombia |
| Age: | 111 years, 3 days |
| Country: |  COL
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| Validated | |
Maria Elvira Montoya Ordonez [Spanish: Ordóñez] (13 July 1904 – 16 July 2015) was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Colombia.
Biography
Montoya Ordonez was born in Sandona, Narino Department, Colombia on 13 July 1904. She was baptized on 16 July 1904 by the priest Teofilo Alban. After her family lost their home when Elvira was 9 years old, she had to work hard to support her three siblings. She had one brother that went to Peru and Elvira never saw him again. At the age of 22, she married Isaias Nazmin. The couple had four children, three of whom died at an early age, leaving only Rosario who cared for her mother in her final years.
At the age of 108, she had four grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Her daughter, Rosario Nasmin, said that Elvira has not been walking for a year at that time. She lived in the Melendez neighborhood of the municipality of Sandona, Narino Department, Colombia. Following the death of Heroina Rivero Penaranda, she became the oldest known living person in Colombia.
Montoya Ordonez died on 16 July 2015 at the age of 111 years, 3 days. Her funeral was held on 18 July 2015.
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References
- 2020 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Sandoneña cumplió 108 años de vida INFORMATIVO DEL GUAICO, 17 July 2012
- En Sandoná vive la mujer más anciana de Colombia Diario del Sur, 12 July 2015
- Fallecio Elvira Montoya Ordonez 111 anos INFORMATIVO DEL GUAICO, 16 July 2015
- “Los funerales de la Mamá Grande” INFORMATIVO DEL GUAICO, 19 July 2015
| Colombia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Transito Ayala • Benilda Ospino Altamar • Magdalena Hernandez • Clementina Saldarriaga Correa • Aurora Soto Rubio • Heroina Rivero Penaranda • Elvira Montoya Ordonez • Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez • Alicia Castillo • Carmen Jaramillo Chavarria • Juana Aritama • Sofia Rojas • Eusebio Quintero Lopez • Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia • Francisca Mangonez Martinez • Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo • Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez |