Mississippi Winn, Oldest African American, Dies At 113

Mississippi Winn, Oldest African American, Dies At 113

SHREVEPORT, La. â€" When she turned 113, Mississippi Winn could still stand up on her own and never thought her age was a detriment to her life.

The upbeat former domestic worker from Shreveport, known in the city as "Sweetie," died Friday afternoon at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home, said Milton Carroll, an investigator with the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office. He said he could not release her cause of death.