<\/a><\/p>\n With her nieces and caretaker wheeling her to her party, Ms. Jones held her head high as she wore a navy blue dress covered with small white flowers, a matching hat, and sunglasses. Not long thereafter, her head was drooping, and her nieces wheeled her upstairs for some rest. Ms. Jones\u2019 family, friends, and well-wishers got together at the Brooklyn senior center <\/a>where she lives to celebrate her 114th birthday.<\/p>\n (Related: Considering The Move To A Nursing Home: Some Questions To Ask<\/a>)<\/p>\n Ms. Jones is the oldest resident of the state of New York, the second-oldest American and the third-oldest person in the world, among those whose ages have been verified by the Gerontology Research Group.<\/p>\n She\u2019s living history and a blessing, a true blessing,\u201d said Richard Clay, her 69-year-old godson. \u201cI have a little ways to go to catch up with her.\u201d<\/p>\n Born July 6, 1899, in Lowndes County, Alabama, Ms. Jones is one (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With her nieces and caretaker wheeling her to her party, Ms. Jones held her head high as she wore a navy blue dress covered with small white flowers, a matching hat, and sunglasses. Not long thereafter, her head was drooping,…<\/span><\/p>\n