by Stefan Maglov | Jan 9, 2026 | Death Reports, News
Urcille Brown, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, USA, passed away on 29 December 2025, at the age of 110 years, 337 days. Brown was born on 26 January 1915. At 100, she remarked that her secret to longevity was simple: drinking beer—her favorite being Miller. She also...
by Stefan Maglov | Jan 5, 2026 | Death Reports, News
Edith Renfrow Smith, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, USA, passed away on 2 January, at the age of 111 years, 172 days, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. She was the first African American woman to graduate from Grinnell College, in Grinnell, Iowa. Renfrow Smith was...
by Stefan Maglov | Jul 14, 2025 | Birthday Reports, News
Edith Renfrow Smith, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is celebrating her 111th birthday today. Her birthday was reported by the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple on their Facebook profile. Renfrow Smith was born in Grinnell, Iowa, on 14 July...
by Rollan Albano | Oct 9, 2024 | Validation
Mary Cantway is a validated American supercentenarian born on 30 September 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She secured a job at Swift & Co., where she worked until marrying Elmo Emery Cantway on 22 June 1940. At some point in her life, she got married...
by Rollan Albano | Oct 8, 2024 | Validation
Hosea Peeples was a validated American supercentenarian born on 3 February 1901 in Holcomb, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. In 1934, she married Genry Peeples and the couple were married for 50 years. After moving to Chicago, she joined Grant Memorial...
by Rollan Albano | Oct 2, 2024 | Birthday Reports
It is with great pleasure for LongeviQuest to share that Mary Cantway of Chicago, Illinois, turns 110 years old. Mary Cantway currently resides in Homewood, Chicago, Illinois, where she celebrated her 108th and 110th birthday. Her daughter stated that she has been...
