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Susie Lewis
Susie Lewis
Susie Lewis at the age of 110.
Birth: 11 August 1911
Moark, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
Death: 8 June 2024
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Age: 112 years, 302 days
Country: United StatesUSA
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Susie Lewis (sometimes Suzie; née Jackson; 11 August 1911 – 8 June 2024) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Susie Lewis was born in Moark, Clay County, Arkansas, USA on 11 August 1911 as the daughter of Horace and Helen (née Bell) Jackson. When she was 9, her parents moved to Chicago, Illinois, USA, where she would grow up.

Lewis had three children, but outlived all of them. In August 2021, she celebrated her 110th birthday. She reportedly reads the Bible every day.

On 23 February 2023, following the death of 111-year-old Vivian Forst, she became the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Her age was verified by Robert Young, Oliver Trim and Waclaw Jan Kroczek, and validated by the GRG on 11 August 2023, her 112th birthday.

Susie Lewis died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA on 8 June 2024 at the age of 112 years, 302 days. Following her death, then 111-year-old Wenonah Bish became the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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