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Ollie Roberts
Ollie Roberts
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Ollie Roberts (née Neeley; 17 January 1906 – 30 April 2016) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known person in Indiana, USA, when she died.

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Ollie Roberts was born in Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA on 17 January 1906, the daughter of John H. Neeley and Elizabeth (née Wireman) Neeley. She married Edward A. Hensley in 1933. She was widowed in 1963. She married E.P. Joseph on 10 November 1963. She was widowed in 1982. She had two children.

Ollie Roberts died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA on 30 April 2016 at the age of 110 years, 104 days. She was survived by one son Paul E. Hensley Welch, one daughter, Barbara Jean McNulty, eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, and one sister Myrtle England.

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