This is a list of supercentenarians that were born or died in the US state of Arkansas. The current state record holder is Gertrude Weaver, who is recognized by the Gerontology Research Group as having lived to the age of 116 years, 276 days. The oldest known man ever born in Arkansas is James King, who died in Louisiana in 1967 aged 112 years, 202 days. The oldest known man ever who died in Arkansas is James Wiggins, who died in 1991 aged 112 years, 1 day.
Supercentenarians who died in Arkansas
Deceased (GRG-Validated) Living (GRG-Validated) Disputable (GRG-Validated) Limbo (GRG-Validated) GRG-Pending Unvalidated
| Place of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Gertrude Weaver | F | 4 July 1898 | 6 Apr 2015 | 116 years, 276 days | ? | Camden |
| 2 | Delcia Sockwell | F | 7 Mar 1888 | 4 Sept 2000 | 112 years, 181 days | ? | ? |
| 3 | Martha Williams | F | 12 Sept 1889 | 24 Feb 2002 | 112 years, 165 days | ? | ? |
| 4 | Mary Bittlebrun | F | 19 Mar 1864 | 6 Aug 1976 | 112 years, 165 days | Bloomington, Illinois | ? |
| 5 | Edna Runyon | F | 25 Jan 1908 | 6 Apr 2020 | 112 years, 72 days | Willisville | Magnolia |
| 6 | Mamie Lou McGoogan | F | 12 Jan 1892 | 1 Mar 2004 | 112 years, 49 days | ?, Louisiana | ? |
| 7 | Leta Nolen | F | 17 Feb 1905 | 28 Mar 2017 | 112 years, 39 days | Vilonia | North Little Rock |
| 8 | James Wiggins | M | 15 Oct 1879 | 16 Oct 1991 | 112 years, 1 day | ? | ? |
| 9 | Ruth Lincoln | F | 30 Sept 1897 | 17 Sept 2009 | 111 years, 352 days | ?, Oklahoma Territory | ? |
| 10 | Dorothy Wagner | F | 2 Sept 1904 | 21 June 2016 | 111 years, 293 days | Centralia, Illinois | Horseshoe Bend |
| Florence Rowland | F | 16 Mar 1879 | 26 Dec 1990 | 111 years, 285 days | ? | Newport | |
| Darthular Garner | F | 3 July 1890 | 8 Mar 2002 | 111 years, 248 days | McCrory | Patterson | |
| A. Janie Robinson | F | 14 June 1890 | 26 Nov 2001 | 111 years, 165 days | ? | (unknown) | |
| 11 | Nettie Johnson | F | 22 Jan 1884 | 26 June 1995 | 111 years, 155 days | Altheimer | Pine Bluff |
| Alice Hoops | F | 18 Jan 1887 | 7 June 1998 | 111 years, 140 days | Nady | Faulkner | |
| Sue Blanton | F | 3 Feb 1870 | 14 Apr 1981 | 111 years, 70 days | Gurdon | Gurdon | |
| Ivory Ross-Lambert | F | 16 Sept 1901 | 10 Oct 2012 | 111 years, 24 days | ? | Fordyce | |
| Rosamund McCuskey | F | 4 Nov 1887 | 31 Aug 1998 | 110 years, 300 days | ?, Illinois | ? | |
| 12 | Betty Rutherford | F | 4 May 1898 | 11 Dec 2008 | 110 years, 221 days | ?, Missouri | ? |
| Willie Coggins | F | 25 Feb 1911 | 26 July 2021 | 110 years, 151 days | ?, Louisiana | El Dorado | |
| Ben Haymon | M | 8 Nov 1909 | 18 Dec 2019 | 110 years, 40 days | McKamie | Hot Springs | |
| Catherine Waller | F | 1 Dec 1848 | 4 Jan 1959 | 110 years, 34 days | Somerville, Tennessee | Luxora | |
| 13 | Rosemary Quinn | F | 17 Jan 1899 | 17 Jan 2009 | 110 years, 0 days | Morrilton | Barling |
Questionable claims
| Place of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| Boua Keophannga | F | 17 May 1897? | 17 Nov 2007 | 110 years, 180? days |  LAO |
Mabelvale |
| Augusta Fisher | F | 2 Aug 1906? | 28 Aug 2016 | 110 years, 26? days | Olive Branch, Mississippi | Turrell |
Supercentenarians who were born in Arkansas
People who were born in Arkansas, but moved to another state or another country, are listed here. Deceased (Validated) Living (Validated) Disputable Limbo (Validated) Pending Unvalidated
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Place of birth |
State/country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnie Whicker | F | 24 July 1906 | 23 Oct 2020 | 114 years, 90 days | ? | California |
| 2 | Mary Randall | F | 1 Apr 1887 | 12 Nov 2000 | 113 years, 225 days | Malvern | Texas |
| 3 | Frances Johns | F | 3 Feb 1886 | 24 May 1999 | 113 years, 110 days | ? | California |
| Suzy Ford | F | 24 Dec 1907 | 31 Aug 2020 | 112 years, 251 days | Watkins | Missouri | |
| Leola Washington | F | 2 Mar 1901 | 13 Oct 2013 | 112 years, 225 days | Little Rock | Missouri | |
| James King | M | 15 Nov 1854 | 5 June 1967 | 112 years, 202 days | Independence | Louisiana | |
| 4 | Amy Harris | F | 6 Nov 1881 | 26 Jan 1994 | 112 years, 81 days | ? | California |
| Georgia Cooper | F | 19 Oct 1883 | 6 Oct 1995 | 111 years, 352 days | Brookland | Oklahoma | |
| Ladonia Wilson | F | 1 Oct 1890 | 29 Aug 2002 | 111 years, 332 days | ? | Texas | |
| Bernice Wallace | F | 25 Mar 1907 | 15 Feb 2019 | 111 years, 327 days | ? | Texas | |
| 5 | Georgia Chorpening | F | 6 Sep 1903 | 16 July 2015 | 111 years, 313 days | Thornton | Florida |
| 6 | Rubye Cox | F | 31 Jan 1904 | 2 Dec 2015 | 111 years, 305 days | Emery | Rhode Island |
| Mary Johnson | F | 7 Apr 1908 | 12 Jan 2020 | 111 years, 280 days | Little Rock | Missouri | |
| Mayetta Miller | F | 15 Apr 1901 | 31 Dec 2012 | 111 years, 260 days | Lewisville | Illinois | |
| 7 | Ruby Clawson | F | 15 July 1901 | 11 Feb 2013 | 111 years, 211 days | Rogers | California |
| Merle Phillips | F | 2 Apr 1907 | 18 Aug 2018 | 111 years, 138 days | Kingston | Illinois | |
| Mildred Layfield | F | 22 Nov 1908 | 30 Jan 2020 | 111 years, 69 days | ? | California | |
| Beulah Elchert | F | 22 July 1897 | 1 July 2008 | 110 years, 345 days | ? | Ohio | |
| 8 | Emma Ricks | F | 30 Dec 1885 | 8 Nov 1995 | 110 years, 314 days | ? | Oklahoma |
| Henry Wright | M | 31 Jan 1893 | 4 Aug 2003 | 110 years, 185 days | ? | Georgia | |
| Susie Lewis | F | 11 Aug 1911 | Living | 111 years, 8 days | Helena | Illinois | |
| 9 | N. Addie Rudolph | F | 25 Sept 1890 | 22 Jan 2001 | 110 years, 119 days | ? | Oklahoma |
| Settie Watson | F | 30 Jan 1871 | 4 Apr 1981 | 110 years, 63 days | ? | Texas | |
| 10 | Anna Mae Pendley | F | 18 Feb 1899 | 19 Apr 2009 | 110 years, 60 days | Clarksville | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Lenna Currie | F | 30 Mar 1890 | 23 May 2000 | 110 years, 54 days | ? | Texas |
| 12 | Minnie Satchell | F | 12 June 1885 | 1 Aug 1995 | 110 years, 50 days | ? | Oklahoma |
| Beatrice Pruitt | F | 22 May 1912 | Living | 110 years, 89 days | Hope | California |
Chronological list of the oldest person in Arkansas since 2020
Validated/Under 110
Pending
Unvalidated Supercentenarian
Current Titleholder
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Place of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 6 Apr 2020 (? yrs, ? days) |
Edna Runyon | F | ? – 112 | 25 Jan 1908 – 6 Apr 2020 112 years, 72 days |
Magnolia |
| 6 Apr 2020 | 26 July 2021 (1 yr, 111 days) |
Willie Coggins | F | 109 – 110 | 25 Feb 1911 – 26 July 2021 110 years, 151 days |
El Dorado |
References
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
- GRG Pending Cases List As of 15 March 2015
- Table A - Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) GRG, As of 1 January 2015
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