TONY COX, host:
The world's oldest person passed away in Connecticut on Sunday at age 114. Emma Faust Tillman was the daughter of freed slaves, and she had been deeply religious since childhood, always attributing her longevity to God's will, friends and family.
Tillman was the world's oldest person for just four days - said to be the shortest time on record. So now the world's oldest person is believed to reside in Japan. She, too, is 114.
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