Son remembers world's oldest person

Besse Cooper lived through Great Depression, women's suffrage movement

POSTED: 12:07 PM Dec 08 2012 UPDATED: 1:20 PM Dec 08 2012

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Besse Cooper, the world's oldest person, died last week at 116. Her son shares memories of her life and some of her accomplishments, including her role in the women's suffrage movement.

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