Jeralean L. Talley (née Kurtz; 23 May 1899 - 17 June 2015) was an American supercentenarian who was at the age of 116 years, 25 days the oldest living person in the world, and the oldest verified living American, orignally believed to have got the title upon the death of 113-year-old Elsie Thompson on 21 March 2013. However on 4 July 2014, Gertrude Weaver was confirmed to be older; Talley became the oldest living person after Gertrude Weaver's death on 6 April 2015 and held the title until dying on 17 June 2015 passing the title to Susannah Mushatt Jones.