Gifu Prefecture’s Okagi Hayashi, 115, Confirmed as Japan’s Oldest Living Person
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BIOGRAPHY
Libby Alice McLellan was born in McCallum Settlement, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 6 August 1883, to John McCallum and Jessie Bell. She had a brother, James, and a step-brother, Warren Bell. In 1905, she married George Walter McLellan, and together they had three children: Inez Vivian, Lewis, and Alma Doris.
Libby Alice McLellan passed away in Onslow, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 29 April 1995, at the age of 111 years, 266 days. She was survived by her daughter, Alma Higgins, along with 18 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by Anri K., Nick Eriksson, and Ryan McLellan, and validated by LongeviQuest on 21 December 2024.
ATTRIBUTION
* Trury Daily News, 6 August 1992
* Trury Daily News, 1 May 1995
GALLERY
As a young woman, in 1904. (Source: Trury Daily News)
With her husband. (Source: Courtesy of Ryan McLellan)
In November 1979, at the age of 96. (Source: Courtesy of Ryan McLellan)
On her 100th birthday in 1983. (Source: Courtesy of Ryan McLellan)
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