Mary Phelps

Mary Lucretia Phelps (née Miller; 5 August 1900 – 19 November 2012) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group.

Biography
Phelps was born 5 August 1900 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Andrew and May Miller. At the age of 17, she moved to Akron, Ohio to work at Goodrich, building dirigibles during World War I. She was married for 53 years to her husband, Dennis Phelps.

After her husband's death in 1980, Phelps moved to New Franklin, Ohio, live with her only child and caregiver, Cleta Boyce. She died on 19 November 2012 at the age of 112 years, 106 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Ohio.