By Cathy Free – The Washington Post –
‘She’s led a simple life and has always stayed busy with her family,’ said Elizabeth Francis’s granddaughter Ethel Harrison, 69.
When Elizabeth Francis turned 114 years old last year, she said if she made it to her 115th birthday, she had a simple wish: two slices of cake.
Today, Francis — the oldest person in the U.S. — celebrated that birthday. Her family plans to present her with a large floral-covered vanilla cream sheet cake, her favorite flavor.