Oldest living person, an ETSU grad, dies
POSTED: 10:22 PM Dec 04 2012
UPDATED: 12:12 PM Dec 04 2012
We have learned that the oldest living person has passed away, and she has ties to our region.
One hundred and sixteen year old Besse Copper has passed away. Cooper was born in Sullivan County Tennessee in 1896, and graduated from East Tennessee State Normal School just five years after it opened.
Cooper was honored at ETSU's Centennial Celebration last year.
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