Mary Thompson is seen in this Aug. 2000 photo taken in DeWitt, Ark. Thompson, believed to have been 119 when she died Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, was buried Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, near Tiller, Ark. Thompson was born to former slaves in the Mississippi Delta on Aug. 2, 1882, according to Social Security records. She lived in a DeWitt, Ark., nursing home since age 112 and had a taste for Crown Royal whiskey and Juicy Fruit gum. (AP Photo/Pine Bluff Commercial, R.J. Oriez)