E. Beatrice Riley
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Emily Beatrice "Bea" Riley (née Ogilvy; 13 October 1896 – 15 May 2009) was a supercentenarian
, who at age of 112, the oldest verified living person in Australia following the death of 112-year-old Myra Nicholson
on 20 September 2007. She was also one of the 20 oldest verified people in the world, and the oldest living person in the Southern Hemisphere
since the death of Marie-Louise Lhuillier on 28 December 2007.
. She has been battling illness almost all of her life after she had one of her kidneys removed. While she was young, one of her hobbies was horse-riding. Later on, she moved to Melbourne to become a nurse. Beatrice married Alexander Hele Riley in Victoria in 1926. They had two children, Clifford David Riley and Marilyn Beatrice Riley. Alexander died in 1986, aged 86 years.
Riley lived independently until she was 99 years old. She later moved to View Bank nursing home in Melbourne. In c. 2003, she was able to keep up with her daily exercises, which included touching her toes.
On the occasion of her 112th birthday in 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
and the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot
showed their congratulations.
Riley died on 15 May 2009 in View Bank nursing home in Melbourne. At the time of her death, she was survived by her son Cliff, six grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
, who at age of 112, the oldest verified living person in Australia following the death of 112-year-old Myra Nicholson
Myra Nicholson
Myra Leviston "Nicky" Nicholson was the thrid oldest living Australian and the eleventh-oldest validated person in the world following the death of French doyenne Marie-Simone Capony on 15 September 2007.-Biography:...
on 20 September 2007. She was also one of the 20 oldest verified people in the world, and the oldest living person in the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
since the death of Marie-Louise Lhuillier on 28 December 2007.
Biography
Beatrice Ogilvy was born on 13 October 1896 in Morwell, VictoriaMorwell, Victoria
-Transport:The main form of transport in Morwell is the automobile. The Princes Freeway now bypasses the town to the south while the old Princes Highway which once passed through east-west through its centre is now Princes Drive and Commercial Road. The highway connects Morwell with other...
. She has been battling illness almost all of her life after she had one of her kidneys removed. While she was young, one of her hobbies was horse-riding. Later on, she moved to Melbourne to become a nurse. Beatrice married Alexander Hele Riley in Victoria in 1926. They had two children, Clifford David Riley and Marilyn Beatrice Riley. Alexander died in 1986, aged 86 years.
Riley lived independently until she was 99 years old. She later moved to View Bank nursing home in Melbourne. In c. 2003, she was able to keep up with her daily exercises, which included touching her toes.
On the occasion of her 112th birthday in 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
and the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot
Justine Elliot
Maria Justine Elliot, MP is an Australian politician who was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Richmond, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election....
showed their congratulations.
Riley died on 15 May 2009 in View Bank nursing home in Melbourne. At the time of her death, she was survived by her son Cliff, six grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.