BIOGRAPHY

Bouton was born as Yvonne Berthe Edmée Schmidt in Noël-Cerneux, Doubs department, on 24 June 1907. She worked for several organisations in Pagnoz, Jura department, before moving to a nursing home in Salins-les-Bains in her later years.

As a centenarian, Bouton was an independent person, wanting to do as much as possible by herself. She died on 31 August 2017 at the age of 110 years, 68 days; her successor as Bourgogne-Franche-Comté’s oldest resident was Madeleine Chat (1907 – 2020).

RECOGNITION

Bouton’s age was verified by Antoine Demarais, Laurent Toussaint, and Les Grands Centenaires Français, and was validated by the ESO on 23 February 2020.

ATTRIBUTION

• Anim’age est venu aider Yvonne à souffler ses 108 bougies Le Progrès, 20 June 2015

• La doyenne des Jurassiens, Yvonne Bouton s’est éteinte Le Progrès, 7 September 2017

• Madame Yvonne BOUTON née SCHMIDT Libra Memoria, 6 September 2017

GALLERY