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The oldest person in the United States has died at the age of 114.

Delphine Gibson died on Wednesday, according to the Robert D Heath Funeral Home in Ohio.

Ms Gibson became the oldest person in the United States in 2017 and attributed her long life to good food and her faith in god.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said he was "saddened to hear of the passing of Delphine Gibson, America's oldest citizen."

He wrote on Twitter: "Born in 1903, she lived in PA for more than 90 years. She was an incredible Pennsylvanian and she will be missed."

Miranda Glover, the unit manager at her nursing home in 2017 said she didn't take any medication aside from a vitamin a day.

Ms Gibson was born Delphine Tucker in 1903 and married Taylor Gibson in 1928.

They originally lived in South Carolina before moving to Pennsylvania.

The pair had three children together.

Her husband died in 1980.

Leslie Brown from Ohio has now become the oldest American at the age of 113.

The current world's oldest living person is Chiyo Miyako from Japan. Born on 2 May 1901, she is 117-years-old.

Additional reporting from AP.