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.</s>TONY COX, host: 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.</s>TONY COX, host: That's our show for today. Thanks for being with us. To listen to the show, visit npr.org. NEWS & NOTES was created by NPR News and the African-American Public Radio Consortium.</s>TONY COX, host: I'm Tony Cox. This is NEWS & NOTES.
The world's oldest person died Sunday at the age of 114. Emma Faust Tillman, the daughter of freed slaves, was the world's oldest person for just four days; that's said to be the shortest time on record. Now, the world's oldest person is believed to reside in Japan. She is also 114.