More Obituaries

Europe's oldest person, Lucia Lauria of Italy, has died at the age of 113.

She was considered the oldest living person in continental Europe.

A Frenchwoman, Eugenie Blanchard, is actually several weeks older than Lauria, but lives in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France in the Caribbean.

The crown of oldest living person in Europe now passes to an Englishwoman, 113-year-old Florrie Baldwin, who was born on March 31, 1896, according to a ranking compiled by the Gerontology Research Group.

The oldest living person in the world is American Gertrude Baines, who is aged 115.

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TV pitchman Billy Mays, 50, was found dead in his Florida home.
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