Oldest Woman in the world,Reportedly dead at 117years

Misao Okawa,a Japanese woman,who is a Guiness world record holder as the Oldest Woman in the world,died on Wednesday, a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday.

She died of heart failure and stopped breathing as her grandson and nursing home workers stood by her side,
praising her for achieving a long, healthy life, said Tomohiro Okada, an official at her Osaka nursing home.

“She went so peacefully, as if she had just fallen asleep,”
Okada said. “We miss her a lot.”