| Phyllis Furness | |
| Birth: | 23 May 1915 Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death: | 12 August 2024 Galway, Ireland |
| Age: | 109 years, 81 days |
| Country: |  UK  IRL
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| Centenarian | |
Phyllis Olwyn "Phyl" Furness (née Ryder) (23 May 1915 - 12 Aug 2024) was a British-born Irish centenarian who was the oldest known living person in Ireland at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Phyllis Furness was born as Phyllis Olwyn Ryder in Newark, Northampton, England on 23 May 1915. She married John Furness in 1940 and they had a son named Michael.
She became the oldest known living person in Ireland, following the death of 109-year-old Kitty Jeffery on 17 January 2024.
Phyllis Furness died at a nursing home in Oughterard, Galway, Ireland on 12 August 2024 at the age of 109 years, 81 days. After her death, Ruby Druce became the oldest known living person in Ireland.
References[]
- Galway woman thought to be Ireland’s oldest living person dies at 109 IrishCentral, 13 August 2024