He said two days before her death she had been "in excellent shape".
"She was mentally alert. She smiled frequently," he said.
Ms Baines, whose father was once a slave, was believed to be the oldest ever African-American voter when she cast her ballot for US President Barack Obama in November 2008.
She said she was voting for him "because he's for the coloured people".
She celebrated her 115th birthday in April and received a letter of congratulations from Mr Obama.
Kama Chinen of Japan now is the title holder of oldest person in the world.
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Writer and producer Larry Gelbart, 81, best known for his work on the M*A*S*H television series, of cancer.
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